Trainings & Certifications

Receive and renew your certifications in American Heart Association® Adult and Child CPR AED, First Aid, Environmental Emergencies, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® and Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Basic Human Rights at Better Community Living. Most instructional classes are scheduled during the third week of each month. [See calendar below]

American Heart Association® BLS Adult and Child CPR AED

Heartsaver CPR AED is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches adult and child CPR and AED use, as well as how to relieve choking on an adult or child. This course teaches skills with AHA’s research-proven Practice-While-Watching (PWW) technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback and guide the students’ learning of skills.

This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements. Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.

American Heart Association® BLS First Aid and Environmental Emergencies

Heartsaver First Aid is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies.

This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory or other requirements. Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Nonviolent Crisis Intervention®Training Program

This program is considered the worldwide standard for crisis prevention and intervention training. With a core philosophy of providing for the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security of everyone involved in a crisis situation, the program’s proven strategies give human service providers and educators the skills to safely and effectively respond to anxious, hostile, or violent behavior while balancing the responsibilities of care.

Upon completion of this course, students receive a Crisis Prevention Institute Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.

Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Basic Human Rights
 
Safeguarding the rights of the people we support is a shared responsibility. Families, staff, human rights officers, legal representatives, and the individuals themselves must all work together to insure that a person’s rights are respected. This class will provide some background on human rights, including an historical perspective, and provide a foundation for the role of support people. Abuse and mistreatment issues and staff responsibility in reporting abuse to both DDS and the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) will be addressed. Prerequisite for DDS Human Rights Systems/Officer.

Better Community Living Training Calendar
 

For class availability and fees, contact Human Resources at 508-999-4300 ext. 116 or email hrasst@bettercommunity.com.