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Course Date:   September 12-16, 2011                 

 

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Course Information: This 5 day in-depth health credentialing course is designed to help health services staff coordinate, plan, implement and organize comprehensive health services for children and families in Head Start.  Participants will learn to collect and monitor health services data and maintain files for compliance.  You will also learn how to distribute specialized health  reports and perform health performance standard requirements.  As part of the credentialing process, you will  learn how to coordinate, prepare, organize and assist in federal health compliance issues such as the collection of health information for the Program Information Report and the annual Self-Assessment. Best practice and instruction will be given on how to develop and implement health service area plans and how to work with your Disability specialist to ensure the timely referrals of children with special needs. This course concentrates on the health data collection, reporting and monitoring processes.  Participants are introduced to methodology for obtaining various health information including medical history, nutrition, immunizations, dental records and other medical needs of children and families.  In depth knowledge and resources will be presented on how to maintain child and family records as required for program compliance, how to monitor compliance with health and nutritional guidelines, how to ensure nutritional assessments are completed and that menus meet nutritional standards, how to coordinate services and track medical screenings and tests, how to provide awareness of special food differences/restrictions of children, how to monitor the planning, development and implementation of nutritional learning experiences in classrooms, how to assure that ongoing health and nutrition education and counseling for parents is provided, how to work cooperatively as a member of a team with program staff and community resources, how to make health home visits as needed, how to prepare, maintain and submit proper documentation for health and nutrition services, how to attend and participate in departmental and agency staff meetings, training, and planning sessions, how to perform medical treatments as prescribed by physicians as needed, how to administer prescribed medications as needed and how to care for sick/injured children as needed.  Our manuals have over 100 forms, detailed CD toolkit and written regulations for use after the training. Day 5 will be spent on review and exam testing where participants upon successful examination process will receive a credential as an Health Services credentialed professional.

 

Why do I need a credential?

Being a credentialed health services professional makes all the difference.  Health services workers who want recognition for their professional achievement and who want to unlock new career paths come to HS University for their credentials

 

What is a Health Services credential?

Obtaining a Health Services credential is the next progression in a Head Start Health Services worker's professional career.  Beyond the educational degree, a professional credential denotes professional commitment and achievement and represents a "plus" feature of certifying knowledge and experience that meets or exceeds excellence in Health Services work at the national level.  Credentialed health services workers agree to a critical review process that includes evaluation of the candidate's educational preparation, practice experience and peer review of observable skills and abilities.

 

Why obtain a credential?

Having an health services credential means you:

·         Become a part of the most widely recognized work organization in Head Start

·         Are recognized as having in-depth knowledge, proven work experience, leadership capacity, competence and dedication to the health services work profession

·         Agree to a critical review process that strives to measure adherence to a Code of Ethics, Standards of Continuing Education and Head Start standards in the area of health services specialized work practice

·         Help Head Start programs seek out highly credentialed professionals to fill key leadership positions within their program and factor in the credential in your salary scales.

 

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