Engaging & Practical Cultural Competence CEU Courses for Social Workers, Nurses, Dental Staff, Psychologists, Therapists, Counselors, and many other Healthcare Providers.
As a nurse, mental health provider, dental staff or therapist, gaining continuing education that is useful and accessible is important as you don’t have time or money to waste. We provide board approved CEUs for healthcare providers so they can do their jobs with more ease and knowledge. Having the tools and resources to provide the best care.
Currently there are three different on-demand options for CEU’s to choose from.
Vision & hearing loss can make for awkward interactions and miscommunication. Few of us know how to help in a way that empowers and allows your client to feel cared for. These engaging and practical courses will prepare you for the best interactions to help you promote outcomes that benefit everybody. You are encouraged to do the experiential exercises, in order to actually experience the viewpoint of someone with limited sight or hearing.
Many positive comments have been captured in the course evaluations by nurses, counselors, psychologists, and others who say:
“I wish everybody had to take this course.” “Great Course!” “I learned so much.”
6HR Providing Culturally Competent Health Care for Those Aging with Dual Sensory Impairment Course: Addresses the unique needs of the older adult, who may just isolate, and give up agency - hope. They can easily find that adapting is too frustrating if not encouraged by healthcare providers. Learn easy ways to screen for both mild progressive hearing and vision loss. Provide hope and pathways for better outcomes, regardless of client’s income level. So many resources are available to improved their daily living. Course is OHA approved for Cultural Competence.
4HR Understanding the Diversity of Legal Blindness, It’s Impacts & Solutions course provides you with a holistic viewpoint of the many different ways that vision loss can occur and what to do about it. The same solutions don’t work for everybody. You will learn the importance of providing care and access to documents in a way that will be safe and effective. This course is OHA approved & NASW-OR for 4HR CE Cultural Competence or 4HR Ethics (CRCC).
2HR Ensuring Effective Communication with Clients Who are Hard of Hearing is a class that will not only provide your required CE hours but will provide you with practical tips you can use every day in your work and life to mitigate vision or hearing loss in your patients. OHA, CRCC and NASW-OR Approved Cultural Competence 2HR CEU Course - On Demand.
Not being understood is a frustration for all of us. Just because hearing loss is part of the equation, does not mean miscommunication needs to be the norm. Shari Eberts states “Does Hearing Loss Cause Us to Misread Emotions?” Not paying attention to what is being missed, can change what is meant. Come learn how to recognize when hearing loss might be present and why just yelling does not work, and implement effective strategies. Make your message kind and clear.
Printable vision simulators for AMD, Glaucoma, Cataracts or Corneal Issues, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt’s, diabetes, TBI and macular degeneration
Statistics
If you are wondering how big this population of significant vision loss is?
The newest research is showing a striking number of 10% of all Americans over 40, and 23% of those over 85, have uncorrectable vision loss impacts. Though, not all are "legally blind.” They may just have a diagnosis of going blind or significant difficulty seeing. The following link is to a research project by a cooperative agreement with the CDC's Vision Health Initiative (VHI), NORC at the University of Chicago is leading a 4-year effort to develop the national Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS): https://www.norc.org/Research/Projects/Pages/vision-and-eye-health-surveillance-system.aspx
About 100K in OR are listed "legally blind" by 2010 Census (nfb). According to the Perkins School for the Blind only 2%-8% use a white cane, and only 10% are dog guide teams.
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Approved Cultural Competency Continuing Ed.
CCCE for all licensed Health Care Professionals.
NASW-OR pre-approved for cultural competence/clinical for social workers
CRCC pre-approved for 4 HR Ethics for Vision Loss Class only
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