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Foundations for Assisting in Home Care

State University of New York via Coursera

Overview

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This course is intended as a self-study course for those interested in exploring a career as a Home Health Aide or Personal Care Aide.

Syllabus

Course Information Documents

Contains the syllabus, grading and logistics, and references

Module 1 - Introduction to Home Health Care

Introduction to Home Health Care

Module 2 - Working Effectively with Home Care Clients

Human Needs, Culture & Diversity, Communication Skills, Developing a Therapeutic Relationship, Patients' Rights

Module 3 - Working with the Elderly

Working with the Elderly

Module 4 - Working with Children

Working with Children

Module 5 - Working with People Who Are Mentally Ill

Working with People Who Are Mentally Ill

Module 6 - Working with People with Developmental Disabilities

Working with People with Developmental Disabilities

Module 7 - Working with People with Physical Disabilities

Working with People with Physical Disabilities

Module 8 - Food, Nutrition, and Meal Preparation
Module 9 - Family Spending and Budgeting
Module 10 - Care of the Home and Personal Belongings
Module 11 - Safety and Injury Prevention
Module 12 - Personal Care

Taught by

, Andrea Wade and Tera Doty-Blance

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Reviews

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Eliete Nascimento Da Silva
2

Este curso foi de grande importância para mim, pois abriu um mundo de aprendizagem que eu desconhecia.

Agora tenho total segurança ao aplicar meus conhecimentos que adquiri aqui.
Petre Mihail
14

Petre Mihail is taking this course right now, spending 5 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be medium.

This course is fine, helping me to make a review of all the things about assisting in home care that I learned on my own all along my years of working.
Nandni Patyal
5

Good reviews of this course...good source of gaining knowledge from the home...better understanding of some toipcs