Training Programs: Course Descriptions

Gentle Teacher Training with John McGee, Ph D.
Jan 19 to Jan 22, 2009 – 10 AM to 3:30 PM.

Gentle Teaching does not focus on compliance or obedience, but focuses on teaching individuals to feel safe with others. In order for this to happen, we must look at ourselves as caregivers. Looking at ourselves is assessing how we use our Tools (our hands, eyes, words and presence) to facilitate an understanding of safety with those we work with.
Eitas, in a continuing project to facilitate a culture of gentleness and a culture of life for people with developmental disabilities in Jackson County, is providing a series of trainings to develop a cadre of Gentle Teachers. Under the direction of Dr. John J. McGee, successful participants in this 3. 5 day training will be certified as Gentle Teachers with the option of continuing training to become Gentle Teaching Mentors. Additional 4.5 day sessions will be held in February, April and June 2009.

Participants must currently support people with developmental disabilities in Jackson Co.
Attendance at all 3.5 days of training is required for certification as a Gentle Teacher

Enrollment: 50 Maximum

Registration closes on May 11, 2009 or with 50 registrants, whichever comes first. Please submit a separate registration for each participant. There is no registration fee.

Person Centered Thinking

• develop skills in person centered thinking
• understand plans that support choice while addressing issues of health and safety
• practice the processes and structures of quality planning

Cost: $40 per person/ $35 for two or more attendees from one agency

Medication, CPR, and First Aid Classes

Medication Aide

 (The following description applies to all Medication Aide Classes.)
Individuals successfully completing this 16-hour course and accompanying examination will be certified as a Medication Aide through Department of Mental Health. 
Participants must attend the full three day course.  The course will be taught from the 1993   Level I Medication Aide Guide.

Medication Students Please Note: The EITAS is no longer able to provide copies of lost or missing Medication Administration Certificates to individuals or agencies. Students are responsible for keeping track of their own Medication Administration Certificate upon issuance by MALA. If yours becomes misplaced or lost, duplicate copies are available from MALA – (573) 635-8750 - at a cost of $12.00 each.

Medication Update
This course is designed for individuals needing to renew their certification as a Medication Aide. (The Department of Mental Health requires an update every 2 years.) To register for this course, students must forward a copy of their Level I Medication Aide certificate with the registration form
Enrollment: 15 Maximum

Adult CPR
Learn basic life support skills. Individuals successfully completing this course and examination will be certified in CPR through the American Heart Association for a two-year period. (Participants should be aware that some work sites, as well as the American Red Cross, require yearly renewal.)
Enrollment: 20 Maximum

First Aid
Individuals successfully completing this course and examination will be certified in First Aid through the National Safety Council. Participants will be certified for three years.
Enrollment: 20 Maximum

*** By Arrangement***

Individuals or agency personnel interested in taking Tips and Techniques or Infant/Child CPR should call the Training Program at 822-8900 for more information. Thank you.

Tips and Techniques for Assisting Individuals with Personal Hygiene and Care
Great class for direct-care staff! The instructor will provide information on assisting persons with developmental disabilities with daily living skills. This interactive class will address feeding, lifting, bathing and grooming, toileting, universal precautions as well as privacy and respect.

Instructor: Lisa Bara, RN (A minimum of 4 persons is needed to schedule this training and the maximum enrollment is 15.)

Infant/Child CPR
Learn basic life support skills. This training focuses on CPR for children ages 0 - 8. Individuals successfully completing this 4-hour course and oral examination will be certified in CPR through the American Heart Association for a two-year period. (Participants should be aware that some work sites, as well as the American Red Cross, require yearly renewal.)
Enrollment: 12 Maximum