Staff Information: Staff Training
Quality Staff Begins With Training
Hope Enterprises Inc. offers a wide variety of training to meet
regulatory requirements. The goal is to continually strive to improve
the quality and caliber of our staff. The training offered assists staff
in acquiring the skills to produce the best standards of treatment and
care.
Training is offered to meet regulations, policies and current trends in the field of developmental disabilities. These are known as Human Service or Enrichment Topics and are provided in a variety of ways to include:
- Independent training materials available at the Training Resource Office located at 2401 Reach Road by appointment
- Monthly Training Calendars are available to each staff member through mail, posted at worksite and published on agency website
- Onsite In-service training at the BRC on Reach Road
- Out service Training opportunities
Hope Enterprise's Staff Registration
Hope Enterprise staff may register for training at:
Email: smsmith@heionline.org
Training Topics
Included on calendars is a variety of training. Some examples are as follows (click on a topic for details):
- Employee Orientation
- Introduction to Mental Retardation
- Normalization
- Positive Approaches
- Rights an Abuse
- Fire Safety / Fire Extinguisher
- First Aid Presentation
- Lifting
- Blood borne Pathogens
- Hazardous Materials
- Office of Mental Retardation Overview
- Incident Management
- Act 28
- Individual Support Plan
- Consumer Relationship
- Driver Training
- Emergency Assessment / Staff Empowerment
- CPR
- Mandatory Training
- CPR
- First Aid Certification
- Medication Administration
- Non–Oral Medication
- Advanced Non-Oral Medication
- Lift Van Training
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Agency Orientation
- Sample Enrichment Trainings
- Seizure Disorder
- Diabetes
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Dysphasia
- Bowel Obstruction
- Blood Disorders
- Nutrition
- Positive Approaches Topics
- Basic Overview
- Essential Lifestyle Planning
- Choices
- Positive Approaches Journals
- Normalization
- Everyday Lives
- Current Trends
- Aging and Mental Retardation
- Dual Diagnosis
- Aspergers, Autism and PDD
- Support Plan
- Prevention of Medication Errors
- Sensitivity Training
- Death and Dying
- Hospice
- Communication with People with Developmental Disabilities
- Safety Training
- Blood borne Pathogen
- Fire Safety Training
- Lift Training
- Driver Training
- Emergency Preparedness
- Supervisory Training
- How to Supervise People
- Documentation
- Positive Feedback
- Communication
- Positive Discipline
- Teambuilding / working Relationships
Guest Trainers
Guest trainers are provided through the Health Care Quality Unit, local
Safety and Health Providers, Government Agencies, Employee Assistance
Programs and others as opportunities and needs arise.
Quality Staff begins with knowledge -
one staff at a time.
Questions About Training
For questions about training, please contact
Melody Wolf
LPN/Training
& Support Specialist
570-326-3745 ext. 1212
mwolf@heionline.org
Kathryn Davis
Training
& Support Specialist
570-326-3745 ext. 1270
kdavis@heionline.org
Sheila Stiger
Staff Trainer
570-326-3745 ext. 1223
sstiger@heionline.org