CareStar Learning, LLC offers online in-services to Medicaid-approved Developmental Disability Provider Agencies allowing their employees to conveniently meet their State requirements in the click of a button. Available packages include Basic, Basic Plus and Premium -- each can be used to educate everyone in your DD agency at one low price! Individuals can purchase courses independently or through 'bundles' conveniently created for rule requirement satisfaction (check your state rules for minimum expectations).
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In-Service Courses:
*All courses in DD catalogue are CEU Approved in Ohio
by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities*
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Category 1 - Client Care
Course Overview
Identifies the systems which make up our body, a brief description of their function and possible indicators of illness or injury.
Nutrition and the Food Pyramid
Course Overview
Covers the basics of nutritional meal planning including food intake, the categories of the food pyramid, categorizing the foods, number of servings and more.
Category 2 - Disease Process
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Course Overview
This course identifies the signs and symptoms, treatments and risk factors of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
Diseases of the Urinary System
Course Overview
Presents an overview of diseases of the urinary tract, including urinary tract infections, kidney failure and other illnesses, and includes treatment information.
Mental Health
Course Overview
Provides an overview of mental health, some of the more common mental illnesses
Understanding Asthma
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about asthma, including what causes asthma and who is at risk.
Understanding Autism
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about Autism, including definition, signs, how it is diagnosed and other pertinent information.
Understanding Cerebral Palsy
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about cerebral palsy. Including: causes and implications, the affect on the body and the categories of cerebral palsy.
Understanding Cystic Fibrosis
Course Overview
This course identifies basic information about cystic fibrosis, including incidence, causes and treatments of this chronic and genetic disease.
Understanding Diabetes
Course Overview
Covers general Diabetes information, including the three types of diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational), populations at risk and the prevalence of the disease.
Understanding Down Syndrome
Course Overview
This course identifies basic information about Down syndrome, including identifying features, cause and related complications.
Understanding Muscular Dystrophy
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about Muscular Dystrophy. Including types, symptoms and incidence of occurrence.
Understanding Spina Bifida
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about Spina Bifida including types and implications of having this congenital spinal defect.
Understanding Strokes
Course Overview
Addresses what a CVA or stroke is and how it can affect an individual's ability to function.
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Including incidence, causes, treatments rehabilitation and restorative plans.
Understanding Spinal Injuries
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about spinal Cord Injury (SCI), including an overview of the anatomy of the spinal cord, types of injury and complications that may occur.
Category 3 - Safety & Prevention
Fire Prevention and Safety
Course Overview
Provides caregivers information about prevention of fires and fire safety in the home
Food Safety in the Home
Course Overview
Provides the student with a basic introduction to food safety and guidelines for preventing foodborne illnesses.
Category 4 - Infection Control
Flu Prevention
Course Overview
Identifies those at high risk for complications from the flu, vaccine side effects and preventive measures for caregivers/individuals receiving care at home.
Understanding Communicable Disease
Course Overview
This course identifies basic information about Communicable Disease Including explanation of chain of infection, stages of infection and prevention.
My Client has MRSA... Now What?
Course Overview
This course identifies what MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) is and the seriousness of this infection.
Category 5 - Communication
Working with the Cognitively Impaired
Course Overview
Provides basic information about communication and the cognitively impaired consumer.
Documentation Basics
Course Overview
Teaches requirements/tips for effective documentation in the services record and discusses differences between subjective and objective documentation.
Confidentiality
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
Professional Behavior
Course Overview
Identifies basic information about professional behavior. Including the definition of professional and the qualities required in a health care provider.