Waiver Academy Class Catalog

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Written By Fatumata Kaba (Super Administrator)

Updated at November 5th, 2024

About Waiver Academy™

Waiver Academy™ provides up-to-date, state-approved industry-specific training for healthcare, nonprofits, and government entities that increase staff knowledge and confidence as well as put the business in compliance while also driving growth. Whether it is home care, home health, any other form of healthcare agency, a local or international community development organization, or a public sector institution, workers, managers, and administrators love to complete all of their needed training from an easy-to-use, mobile-friendly platform designed around their style of learning.

With Waiver Academy™, your in-service training is simplified! The platform is mobile-friendly and the modules are self-paced. Under our health care curriculum, classes are state-approved, and industry accreditated. Under our nonprofit and government training programs, training contents and workshop materials are customized to your business needs, standardized to reflect best practices, and professionally designed for desired learner outcomes!

Immediate Benefits for Your Agency

SILVER PACKAGE: CORE COMPLIANCE CLASSES

Being a Professional Caregiver
Communicating with Older Adults
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Working with an Aging Population
Professionalism: Communication & Cultural Competency
Clients’ Rights, HIPAA & Elder Abuse Prevention
Observation, Reporting, and Documentation: Part 1
Observation, Reporting, and Documentation: Part 2
Observation, Reporting, and Documentation: Part 3
Assisting with Personal Care Through ADLs
Assisting with Oral Hygiene
Assisting with Independent Living Through IADLs
Overview of Transfers & Mobility Equipment
Assisting with Range of Motion Exercises
Assisting with Activities & Recreational Therapy at Home
Overview of End of Life Care
Overview of Arthritis Care
Assisting with Medication Self-Administration: Part 1
Overview of Skin Care & Wound Prevention
Assisting with Medication Self-Administration: Part 2
Activities for Older Adults Living with Dementia
Emergency Planning and Response
Assisting an Older Adult Living with Dementia with Eating
Medication Administration Basics
Overview of Body Systems & Medical Terminology
Overview of Nutrition & Food Preparation
Modifying Diets to Assist with Difficulty Chewing
Maintaining a Clean & Healthy Environment
Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccine
Emergency Procedures
Safety Precautions & Falls Prevention: Part 1
Safety Precautions & Falls Prevention: Part 2
Recognizing Fire and Medical Emergencies
Performing Basic First Aid During Medical Emergencies
Performing Basic First Aid During Medical Non-Emergencies
Light Housekeeping Techniques
Overview of Mental Illness Care
Introduction to Dementia Care
Communicating with a Person with Dementia
End of Life Dementia Care
Addressing Agitation & Aggression in Dementia
Safety in Dementia
The Science of Dementia
Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
Clients’ Rights and Abuse Prevention for Older Adults Living with Dementia
Addressing Dementia-Related Behaviors When Assisting with ADLs
Assisting an Older Adult Living with Dementia with Bathing
Assisting Older Adults Living with Dementia with Oral Hygiene

STATE-SPECIFIC CLASSES

Sexual Harassment Prevention: California State Supplement
Sexual Harassment Prevention: Delaware State Supplement
Sexual Harassment Prevention: Illinois State Supplement
Sexual Harassment Prevention: New York State Supplement
Washington State Orientation Training
Recognizing and Preventing Abuse of Older Persons: Nevada
Methods and Techniques to Prevent Skin Breakdown: Oregon State Supplement
Idaho Caregiver Skills Challenge Exam
The Importance of Proper Hydration: Oregon State Supplement
Florida Law on HIV Testing and Confidentiality: Supplement
Tuberculosis Training, Testing, and Reporting Requirements: New York State Supplement
Food Labels and Special Diets: Arizona State Supplement
Hepatitis B and C Supplement
Washington State Safety Training
Responding to Non-Medical Emergencies: Oregon State Supplement

GOLD PACKAGE: CHRONIC CONDITION CLASSES

Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse for Direct Care Workers
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV): New York State Supplement
Providing Homecare to LGBT Older Adults
Introduction to Long-Term Care
Vital Signs: Part 1
Vital Signs: Part 2
Assisting with Bathing
Assisting with Elimination Needs
Assisting with Oral Feeding
Overview of Cancer Care
Overview of Heart Disease Care
Overview of Parkinson’s Disease Care
Overview of Diabetes Mellitus Care
Overview of Care After a Stroke
Gastrointestinal Issues: Heartburn, Constipation & Diarrhea
Obesity & Weight Management
Overview of HIV/AIDS
Non-Drug Pain Management
Managing Breathing Difficulties
Performing Catheter Care
Performing Ostomy Care
Preparing Meals to Meet Cultural, Ethnic, Religious, and Dietary Needs
Personal Protective Equipment for Home Care
Overview of Depression Care
Overview of Anxiety Care
Body Mechanics and Injury Prevention
Overview of Physical Disabilities & Chronic Conditions
Anxiety in Older Adults Living with Dementia

Features included in all classes from the SILVER PACKAGE Plus :

Any 2 Advanced Classes
Home Health Library
75 ANCC Accredited Registered

DIAMOND PACKAGE ADVANCED CLASS

Overview of Care After Hospital Discharge
Overview of Intellectual Disability Care
Advanced Heart Disease Care
Managing Respiratory Diseases
Understanding Tube Feeding Care
Person-Centered Care for Older Adults Living with Dementia
Assisting Older Adults Living with Dementia with Grooming
Assisting Older Adults Living with Dementia with Dressing
Assisting an Older Adult Living with Dementia with Toileting
Mobility and Falls Prevention for Older Adults Living with Dementia
Time Management and Organizational Skills
Coping Skills for Caregivers
Improving Caregiver Empathy
Managing Job-Related Stress
Hiring & Communicating with Caregivers
Overview of Substance Abuse in Older Adults NEW
Overview of the Effects of Behavioral Health Medications NEW
Caring for Older Adults Living with Hoarding Disorder NEW
Time Management and Organizational Skills
Coping Skills for Caregivers
Improving Caregiver Empathy
Managing Job-Related Stress
Hiring & Communicating with Caregivers
Overview of Substance Abuse in Older Adults NEW
Overview of the Effects of Behavioral Health Medications NEW
Caring for Older Adults Living with Hoarding Disorder NEW

Features included in all classes from the SILVER & GOLD Packages:

Additional Dementia Classes
40 Positive Approaches to Care Dementia Training Classes

CORE VIDEO LIBRARY: AVAILABLE IN ALL PACKAGES

Hand Hygiene
Donning and Doffing Gloves
Assistance with Bedpan Use
Tub Bath or Shower
Oral Hygiene
Assisting with Medication Self-Administration: The Five Rights
Assisting an Older Adult to Walk Safely
Assisting an Older Adult to Fall Safely
Assisting an Older Adult to Transfer Using a Gait Belt
Assisting an Older Adult to Transfer from a Wheelchair to a Car
Moving an Older Adult Up in Bed
Assisting an Older Adult to Sit at the Side of the Bed
Proper Body Mechanics & Safety
Reporting the Client’s Condition
Incident Reports
Characteristics of Good Documentation
Reporting Emergencies
Understanding Your Client’s Rights
Client Confidentiality
Determining Normal vs. Abnormal Skin Conditions
Skin and Wound Care
Preventing Contractures
Understanding Tuberculosis
Caring for Clients with Active Tuberculosis
Providing Assistance with Oral Feeding
Understanding Restraints
Assisting Clients with Hearing Aid Use and Care

DIAMOND PACKAGE: SPECIALIZED VIDEO LIBRARY - EXCLUSIVE

Health Care Proxy
Living Will
Setting Clear Goals and Priorities
Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety
Signs and Symptoms of Depression
Determining Normal vs. Abnormal Conditions
Documentation Problems
How to Administer Oral Liquids
Active Range of Motion for the Upper Body
Taking a Tympanic Temperature
Dealing with Conflict
What is Empathy?
HIV Transmission and Infection
Defining Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect
Types of Elder Abuse
Preventing Elder Abuse
Objective Observations: Senses
Subjective Observations
Reporting Elder Abuse
Advance Directives
Supporting a Client with Mental Illness
Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Illness
Assisting with Physical Needs at the End of Life
Assisting with Emotional Needs at the End of Life
Last Moments of Life
Immediately After Death
What is Dementia?
Keeping an Older Adult with Dementia Safe at Home
The Integumentary System
The Musculoskeletal System
The Cardiovascular System
Monitoring Clients with Cardiovascular Conditions
Understanding Tube Feeding Using a Syringe (Bolus Method)
Understanding Tube Feeding Using the Gravity Drip Method
Understanding Tube Feeding Using a Feeding Pump
Cleaning the Gastrostomy Site
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
Role as a Direct Care Worker: Emergency Planning &Response
Assisting Your Client with Making an Evacuation Plan
Emergency Kits: Preparing a Stay at Home Kit
Emergency Kits: Preparing an Evacuation Kit
Evacuating Your Client NEW
Providing Perineal Care NEW
Introduction to Substance Abuse in Older Adults
Identifying Substance Abuse
Caring for a Client with a Substance Use Disorder
Bathing a Client in Bed NEW
Introduction to Antidepressants
Introduction to Anti-Anxiety
Medications NEW
Introduction to Mood Stabilizers
Introduction to Antipsychotic Medication
Providing Skin Care
Direct Care Workers and the Care Team
The Brain and Nervous System
The Respiratory System
Monitoring Clients with Respiratory Conditions
The Endocrine System
The Reproductive System
The Urinary System
The Digestive System
Recognizing When a Modified Diet is Needed
Basics of Food and Nutrition
Observing and Monitoring Nutrition
Food and Liquid Texture Modifications
Understanding Temperature
Taking an Oral Temperature
How to Report Temperature
Understanding Pulse
Taking a Pulse
Understanding Respiration
Taking Respirations
Understanding Blood Pressure
Taking Blood Pressure
Observing and Reporting Pain
Assessing Pain
Physical and Verbal Cues of Pain
Heat and Ice for Treating Pain
Assistance with Urinal Use
Observing the Urinary System
Understanding Prescription Labels
Purpose and Types of Medications
Observing and Documenting Medication Self-Administration
Storing and Handling Medications
Assisting with the Use of Oxygen
What is a Stroke?
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Assisting an Older Adult to Transfer Using a Mobility Device
Assisting an Older Adult to Transfer Using a Slide Board
Assisting with Hoyer Lifts
Assisting with Mobility Devices
Assisting with Wheelchairs
Active Range of Motion for the Lower Body
Passive Range of Motion
Emptying a Urinary Catheter Drainage Bag
Changing and Cleaning a Urinary Catheter Drainage Bag
How to Perform Digital Stimulation
Defining Long-Term Care
Defining Scope of Practice
Providing Nail Care

POSITIVE APPROACH DEMENTIA TRAINING: INCLUDED IN GOLD PACKAGE

In-Home Dementia Care: Tips & Techniques
It’s All in Your Approach
Living at Home with Mid to Later Stage Dementia
Maintain Your Brain: Dementia Risk Reduction & Life After Diagnosis
Practical Tips for Better Living with Parkinson’s Disease
Progression of Dementia
Senior Care Options: Insider’s Tips for Selecting the Best Care
Level for Changing Abilities
Spirituality in Dementia Care
The Inevitable Hospital Stay—How to Advocate for Your Loved One with Dementia
Dementia and Developmental Disabilities: What’s Happening
The Journey of Dementia
Understanding Frontotemporal Dementias
Understanding Vascular Dementia
Why, When and How to Seek Professional Senior Care—Your
Guide to Making the Right Choice
Seeing it From the Other Side: Part 1
Seeing it From the Other Side: Part 2
Seeing it From the Other Side: Part 3
Seeing it From the Other Side: Part 4
The art of Alzheimer’s care: innovative strategies (Français)
Dementia and the LGBTQ Community: A Discussion with Professionals
Sexuality and Intimacy for Professional Care Partners

ANCC ACCREDITED LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE LIST (NURSING/OT/PT): INCLUDED IN GOLD PACKAGE

Clinical Care for the Heart Failure Patient
Diabetes Care: Prevention and Clinical Care of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Human Trafficking Training for Michigan Healthcare
Professionals: Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking
Best-Practice Prescribing and Drug Diversion Training for West Virginia Nurses (3 Hours)
Prescription Drug Abuse: Opioid Diversion and Best-Practice Prescribing
Substance Abuse Education for Delaware Nurses: Drug
Diversion Training and Best-Practice Prescribing
Older Adult and Geriatric Care for Texas Nurses Elder Care
Human Trafficking Training for Florida Nurses and Other
Healthcare Professionals: Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking
Pain and Symptom Management for Michigan Nurses: Opioid Misuse, Abuse, and Diversion
Best-Practice Prescribing and Drug Diversion Training for West Virginia Nurses (1 Hour)
Metabolic Syndrome: Risk, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Bloodborne Pathogens Training: OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Medical Errors: Prevention and Patient Safety
Prevention of Medical Errors for Florida Healthcare Professionals
Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse, Neglect, and Trafficking
Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training for New York State:
Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Cardiac Patient Care: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Emergency Preparedness for Nevada Nurses
Understanding Mental Illness for All Healthcare Professionals:
Integrating Physical and Mental Health Care
Asthma Patient Care
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: What Nurses Need to Know: STD/STI Prevention and Treatment
Prostate Cancer Patient Care: Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Dementia: Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Care
Work-Related Stress: Preventing Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma
Ethics for Case Managers, Part 2: Burnout and Stress: Creating a Healthy Workplace
Fall Prevention: Interventions for Balance Problems and Risks
Obesity in America: Management and Treatment in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse: Recognition and
Reporting for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: Child Abuse Prevention: Shaken Baby Syndrome
Wound Care
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Patient Management
Diabetes Type 1: Patient Care for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals
HIV/AIDS Education for Washington, DC, Nurses
Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Symptoms and Management
Suicide Prevention Training Program for Washington Healthcare Professionals
Ethics, Laws, and Regulations for California Physical Therapy
Ethics and Law in Occupational Therapy Practice
Prevention of Medical Errors for Florida Occupational Therapy
Prevention of Medical Errors for Florida Physical Therapy
Florida Occupational Therapy Laws and Rules
Pain Management: Assessment and Patient Care for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals
Non-Cancer Pain Management for New Mexico Advanced Practice Nurses
Pain Management for Oregon Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals
Breast Cancer: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Ohio Nurse Practice Act (1 Hour): Law and Rules – Category A
Ohio Nurse Practice Act (2 Hours): Law and Rules – Category A
Stroke: Comprehensive Acute Stroke Care
Pregnancy Complications: Medical Management, Nursing Care, and Patient Teaching
End-of-Life, Palliative, and Hospice Care
Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery for New Jersey Nurses
Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery
Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment: Assessment, Wound Care, and Healing
Suicide Prevention Training Program for Washington Healthcare Professionals (6 Hours): Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management
Health and Behavior: Techniques to Facilitate Change in Patients
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training for Washington, DC
Ethics for Case Managers: CCMC Board-Certified Case Manager CE
Sexual Harassment Training for Illinois Healthcare Professionals
Suicide Risk and Prevention among Veterans for West Virginia Nurses:
Mental Health Conditions Common to Veterans and Their Family Members
Cultural Competency and Implicit Bias Training: Caring for LGBTQ+ Patients
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma CE for Kentucky Nurses: Prevent and
Report Shaken Baby Syndrome
Sexual Harassment Training
Workplace Violence and Safety: Prevention and Solution Strategies
Ethics for Case Managers, Part 3: Workplace Violence and Safety in Healthcare
HIV/AIDS Training and Education for Healthcare Professionals
HIV/AIDS for Florida Healthcare Professionals
Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace for Florida Nurses
Telephone Triage: Best Practice and Systems for Telehealth Nursing
HIV/AIDS Training for Washington Healthcare Professionals (7 Hours)
Suicide Intervention and Prevention
Domestic Violence Education
Domestic Violence Education for Kentucky Nurses
Domestic Violence Education for Florida Nurses
Suicide Prevention and Screening
COVID-19: The Impact of a Pandemic on Mental Health: Providing Mental Health Interventions for Patients and Healthcare Workers
Mental Health Crisis Intervention and Support for Patients
Mental Health Crisis Intervention and Support for Patients
Diabetes Type 2: Prevention, Symptoms, and Treatment
Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace
Infection Control: Preventing and Controlling Infectious Diseases, including COVID-19
Infection Control Training for New York State Healthcare Professionals
Forensic Evidence Collection for Texas Nurses: Sexual Assault Survivor Examination Guidelines
Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas: Standards of Nursing Practice
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for West Virginia Nurses: Mental Health Conditions Common to Veterans
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms and Treatment in Veterans
COVID-19 and Seasonal Flu 2020-2021: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
Human Trafficking: Victim Recognition and Intervention for Healthcare Professionals

LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING: INCLUDED IN DIAMOND PACKAGE

Introduction to Leadership
Key Leadership Qualities
Developing Trust
Creating Buy-In
Communicating Why
Key Training Principles
Coaching to Peak Performance
Effective Meetings
Accountability Meetings
Employee Development Planning

Meaningful Communication: Introduction
Meaningful Communication: Setting Proper Expectations
Meaningful Communication: Communication Rules
Meaningful Communication: Keys to Successful Emails
Meaningful Communication: Graduated Learning
Meaningful Communication: Effective Listening
Meaningful Communication: How to Be Assertive
Meaningful Communication: Healthy Conflict
Meaningful Communication: Public Speaking
Meaningful Communication: Summary

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