Direct Care Worker – Michigan Adult Foster Care
This course is Direct Care Worker Training. It covers information and skills that direct care workers must be proficient in who work in the Michigan Adult Foster Care System. For specialized homes, before purchasing note that a CMH may require …
This course is Direct Care Worker Training. It covers information and skills that direct care workers must be proficient in who work in the Michigan Adult Foster Care System. For specialized homes, before purchasing note that a CMH may require you take certain training through them or their designated provider. Check with them and/or your Compliance Tool. This product allows an AFC employer to train up to 20 people for 1 year.
- 2 Sections
- 4 Lessons
- 15 Days
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Community Settings2
- Chapter 2: The Daily Dynamics of Community Residential Settings2
Better Coordination. Safer Care.
Connect the Moving Parts of Resident Healthcare
Medical coordination is more than scheduling appointments. It requires accurate information, careful observation, timely follow-up, effective documentation, and clear communication among residents, staff, families, guardians, pharmacies, and healthcare professionals.
Understand the Setting
Explore the responsibilities, communication pathways, and operational needs that shape effective coordination in a group home.
Build Healthcare Partnerships
Strengthen collaboration with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, case managers, guardians, and other professionals.
Monitor Resident Needs
Learn how to recognize changes, gather relevant information, document observations, and report concerns through the appropriate channels.
Coordinate Prescriptions
Support organized prescription tracking, medication education, refill coordination, and communication about medication concerns.
Course Outcomes
What Participants Will Learn
" Participants will develop a practical framework for keeping medical information organized, supporting continuity of care, and helping the group home team respond consistently to resident needs.
Five Focused Chapters
Course Curriculum
Introduction to Group Home Coordination
Understanding the group home environment and the coordinator’s key responsibilities.
Collaboration with Healthcare Professionals
Building effective partnerships and navigating healthcare systems.
Understanding Resident Needs
Getting to know each resident and monitoring meaningful health changes.
Prescription Management
Tracking medications and providing appropriate resident education.
Enhancing Internal Communication
Creating effective care plans and conducting productive team meetings.
Who Should Take This Course?
Designed for professionals responsible for coordinating, documenting, supervising, or supporting healthcare services in residential settings.
Make Coordination a Strength of Your Group Home
Develop a more organized, responsive, and person-centered approach to internal care and medical coordination.
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