Community Inclusion and Networking

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Empowerment and Advocacy

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Supporting Individuals with Disabilities in Disaster and Emergency Situations

Course ID: 1128712

Supporting Individuals with Disabilities in Disaster and Emergency Situations

This module provides an overview to preparing and responding to emergencies (power outages, weather events, etc.). It includes basic first aid steps and emergency response procedures.

Learning Objectives

Define supported decision making
Identify ways people with disabilities use supported decision making
Identify ways to support people to make decisions

CMS Competencies

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Safety

The DSW is attentive to signs of abuse, neglect or exploitation and follows procedures to protect an individual from such harm. The DSW helps people to avoid unsafe situations and uses appropriate procedures to assure safety during emergency situations.

Abuse and Neglect

The Direct Service Worker:

Demonstrates the ability to identify, prevent, and report situations of abuse, exploitation, and neglect according to laws and agency rules.
Recognizes signs of abuse and neglect, including the inappropriate use of restraints, and works to prevent them.

Emergency Preparedness

The Direct Service Worker:

Maintains the safety of an individual in the case of an emergency.
Helps individuals to be safe and learn to be safe in the community.
Uses universal precautions and gives first aid as needed in an emergency.

Take Training

Test Out Course ID: 1128713

Test-Out Version

To test out of this module:

You must pass a competency exam by 90% or more.
You only get one attempt to pass the competency exam.
You must answer all questions.
If you pass the competency exam, you will earn the certificate for this module without having to complete the training.
If you do not pass the competency exam, you will have to complete the full training module to earn the certificate for this module.
There is no penalty for attempting the test-out exam and not passing.

Test-Out Training

Preview Course ID: 1131347