A continuation of the content of Unit 7; the relationship among feelings and attitudes of the care giver, the environment, and the behavior and response of the person supported; prevention and coping strategies for addressing challenging behavior; effective ways to maintain a caring and supportive approach in the face of challenging behavior

The care giving relationship as a dimension of the role of direct care staff; the structure of a caring relationship and the tools of companionship; an orientation to gentle care giving.

A general introduction to medications; entry-level skills in transcribing, administering, and documenting medications in the community setting; performance emphasis on transcribing and safely administering medications

A general introduction to health issues, including allergic reaction shock, communicable diseases, universal precautions, infection control, and health care documenting; performance emphasis on measuring temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and first aid for tonic-clonic seizures.

The causes, prevention of, preparation for, and response to various environmental emergencies; emphasis on fires, severe weather, driving emergencies, poisonings, and outages of power and water.

A general introduction to nutrition, modified diets, and food safety in the community residential setting; shopping, food storage, food preparation, and menu skills; recognizing and preventing food-borne illness.

The rights of recipients of mental health services included in the Michigan Mental Health Code, with emphasis on recognizing and reporting suspected abuse or neglect; proper completion of the locally prescribed Incident Report form.

The philosophy and role of residential services; the influence of values, attitudes, and beliefs in providing quality services; definitions of developmental disabilities, mental retardation, and mental illness; the role of the care giver in the Person-Centered Planning process; documenting skills.

Upon completion of these courses, participants will receive American Heart Association certification, which will be valid for two years from the date of training.

Please register for CPR and First Aid classes well in advance of the class date. These classes are in high demand, and the rosters fill up quickly. Under American Heart Association guidelines, class size for CPR and First Aid classes is limited to 12 students per instructor.

If you are scheduled to attend a class and do not attend, or do not cancel two business days prior to the date of a class, there will be a charge for the slot. The charge for an unused slot will be at the cost to MORC for the training: $25 for a CPR class, $25 for a First Aid class, and $50 for an all-day CPR and First Aid class. Substitutions can be made at any time up to the beginning of the scheduled class.

It is important that you arrive on time. Anyone not present at the beginning of class will be counted as a “no show” and will need to be rescheduled. Please dress appropriately. You will be practicing skills on the floor.

This class follows the documentation process to support Medicaid billing from the annual time study of personal care and community living supports needs of individuals.  This is done through Supports Coordinators' review of average times for medically necessary services, to the daily log documentation of staff to implement those services.  Documentation review includes the staff logs for licensed residential settings, unlicensed residential settings and adult foster care homes.

Upon completion of these courses, participants will receive American Heart Association certification, which will be valid for two years from the date of training.

Please register for CPR and First Aid classes well in advance of the class date. These classes are in high demand, and the rosters fill up quickly. Under American Heart Association guidelines, class size for CPR and First Aid classes is limited to 12 students per instructor.

If you are scheduled to attend a class and do not attend, or do not cancel two business days prior to the date of a class, there will be a charge for the slot. The charge for an unused slot will be at the cost to MORC for the training: $25 for a CPR class, $25 for a First Aid class, and $50 for an all-day CPR and First Aid class. Substitutions can be made at any time up to the beginning of the scheduled class.

It is important that you arrive on time. Anyone not present at the beginning of class will be counted as a “no show” and will need to be rescheduled. Please dress appropriately. You will be practicing skills on the floor.

An understanding of bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions; identification of possible risks of exposure and protection methods; this class satisfies OSHA requirements for initial bloodborne pathogens training. (3 hours

An understanding of bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions; identification of possible risks of exposure and protection methods; this class satisfies OSHA requirements for initial bloodborne pathogens training. (3 hours)

This training is required for care givers in order to work independently in licensed settings. This training is also required by MORC for care givers working in supported independent settings, vocational programs, and adult foster care. The training consists of 11 distinct classes which, when taken consecutively, cover 11 training days. Units 1 and 2 must be completed successfully as prerequisites for all of the other classes. Unit 7 must be attended in its entirety in order to attend Unit 8.

Entry-Level Care Giver Training is conducted several times each month at MORC’s Auburn Hills Office and Macomb Community College training sites. The normal training day is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Periodically, Entry-Level Care Giver Training is offered during evening hours, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

If training must be cancelled on short notice due to weather or other community emergencies, training will resume on the next weekday and the revised schedule will be announced and circulated in class.

What is Test Out?

It is a required revalidation of basic required competency for care givers who were trained before May 2006 or who have not tested out in all current units since May 2006.

Who is Test Out for?

1. Individuals who received their entry-level training through MORC more than three years ago (refresher test out) or who last tested out more than three years ago (before May 2006). Please note that test out eligibility is different for those trained before 1996 than for those trained since 1996. Individuals may not test out on units that have not been completed successfully.

2. Providing MORC certification for individuals who received their entry-level training at any time from an agency or organization other than MORC. Individuals trained elsewhere may test out of units that were successfully completed and are comparable to MORC training. Valid documentation of the initial training from another agency or organization must be on file with the MORC Training Department in order to schedule staff for test out. Individuals may not test out on units that were not completed successfully.

Test Out Courses

Individuals scheduled for test out should review the training manual and performance skills before arriving. Scoring less than minimum standards on any unit at test out will require scheduling to attend the unit(s) failed. Review of materials and skills are not conducted on the day of test out.

Unit 1: Introduction to Community Residential Services/Role of the Care Giver (if trained after March 1996)

Unit 3: Nutrition and Food Services (if trained after January 1996)

Unit 4: Environmental Emergencies

Unit 5: Health (including performance demonstrations of temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and first aid for tonic-clonic seizures)

Unit 6: Medications (including a supervisor’s work-site assignment for safe and accurate administration of medications)

Unit 7: Working with People 1 (if trained through MORC after January 1996)

Unit 8: Working with People 2 (if trained through MORC after January 1996)

General review of the concepts and practice of cultural diversity and multicultural awareness in organizations, suitable for all levels of employees with an emphasis on awareness of cultural perspective and needs of the individuals supported; providing culturally competent and culturally enhancing services; providing services to those who have limited skills in the English language, including persons with hearing or visual disabilities; making services available to all eligible individuals, without regard to their language skills; ensuring meaningful participation of individuals supported in services delivery. (3 hours)

A general overview of the infectious process, how communicable diseases are spread, and how to protect yourself and the individuals you support; an introduction to bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions. This class is only for care givers who are not defined by job description as “Category A” employees [that is, are not likely to be exposed to blood or blood-related body fluids in the course of their job duties] and whose employment circumstances require “control of infectious diseases,” instead of bloodborne pathogens training.) This training is updated every three years. (2 hours

Upon completion of these courses, participants will receive American Heart Association certification, which will be valid for two years from the date of training.

Please register for CPR and First Aid classes well in advance of the class date. These classes are in high demand, and the rosters fill up quickly. Under American Heart Association guidelines, class size for CPR and First Aid classes is limited to 12 students per instructor.

If you are scheduled to attend a class and do not attend, or do not cancel two business days prior to the date of a class, there will be a charge for the slot. The charge for an unused slot will be at the cost to MORC for the training: $25 for a CPR class, $25 for a First Aid class, and $50 for an all-day CPR and First Aid class. Substitutions can be made at any time up to the beginning of the scheduled class.

It is important that you arrive on time. Anyone not present at the beginning of class will be counted as a “no show” and will need to be rescheduled. Please dress appropriately. You will be practicing skills on the floor.