Applied Long Term Care Practitioner Micro-credential

Program Overview

Applied Long Term Care Practitioner Micro-credential

Overview

This fully online micro-credential is designed to enhance the skills of healthcare workers in the Long-Term Care sector. You will explore key challenges such as mental health, neurodiversity, memory care, grief and loss, depression, and creating a supportive workplace. The program prepares you to provide care for residents with mental health challenges, dementia, and neurodiversity, while strengthening communication with families to improve safety and well-being.

Location

• Online

Length

• 6 weeks

Delivery

• Digital
• Part-time

Overview

This micro-credential is designed to enhance the skills of healthcare workers in the Long-Term Care sector. You will explore key challenges such as mental health, neurodiversity, memory care, grief and loss, depression, and creating a supportive workplace.

Costs

To find out if you may be eligible for funding, please contact us.

Courses

• LTC-010 Mental Health and Neurodiversity This in-depth online course is designed for health care workers providing frontline care to residents experiencing Mental Health challenges, and those who live with Neurodiversity. Each section explores definitions, behavioral and emotional responses within those definitions, and potential communication strategies and activities to support residents and families.
• LTC-011 Advanced Memory Care This in-depth online course is designed for healthcare workers providing frontline care to residents with dementia. Students will learn about how the brain functions, and how to identify at least 8 types of dementia. Better understanding of these diverse diagnoses will assist staff in applying strategies for success in a needs-based, person-centered care model.
• LTC-012 Well Workplace This in-depth online course is designed for health care workers interested in the pursuit of healthy, motivated, and quality work environments. Students will have opportunities to compare Ideal Well Workplace Theory to present day circumstances in their own work settings.
• LTC-013 Grief and Loss This course will explore how we understand the terms Grief and Loss and how we can better support our work with residents, clients, families, friends, and community.
• LTC-014 Depression in Community This in-depth course is designed primarily for health care workers providing frontline care to residents who may be experiencing Depression.
• LTC-015 Expanding Your Activity Toolbox This in-depth online course is designed for Activity Coordinators, Activity Assistants and other healthcare workers responsible for developing and implementing activities for residents in various care facilities.