Keeping current with training requirements

All staff working with clients in the following DDA residential programs must comply with the mandatory training requirements per RCW 74.39A:

• Supported Living
• Group Homes
• Group Training Homes
• Children’s Licensed Staff Residential
• Alternative Living
• Companion Homes
• State Operated Living Alternative

Rules for the training requirements are contained in Chapter 388-829 WAC and additional standards for the adult residential programs are located in Chapter 388-101D WAC.

Upcoming training opportunities

Train-the-trainer Calendar

Courses are available region-wide, monthly. Every other month the Residential 40-hour CORE and Train-the-trainer Continuing Education (CE) series interchange. 

Train-the-trainer CE Series (Spokane, WA)

Dec 16-20, 2019 (12 slots available per class)

• Location: Hampton Inn (airport) 2010 S. Assembly Rd. Spokane, WA 99224
• Trainer: Sarah Blanchette
• Monday - Beyond Mandated Reporting (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
• Tuesday - Generations in the Workplace (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.)/Unconscious Bias (1 to 4 p.m.)
• Wednesday - Beyond First Aid: Recognizing and Responding to Medical Emergencies (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
• Thursday - Buzz for Adult Learning (9 a.m. to noon)/Peer Coaching (Day 1)
• Friday: Peer Coaching (Day 2) *Must attend both days of Peer Coaching for certification.
• Register for each course separately and attend as many or as few as desired.

Register

Train-the-trainer calendar 2020

40 Hour CORE train-the-trainer

• Jan 6-10                     (Lacey, WA)
• Jan 27-31                   (Longview, WA)
• March 16-20               (Spokane, WA)
• May 4-18                    (Everett, WA)
• July 13-17                   (Kennewick, WA)
• Sept 21-25                  (Tacoma, WA)
• Nov 2-6                       (Everett, WA)

Continuing Education (CE) train-the-trainer series

• Feb 10-14                   (Longview, WA)
• March 30-April 3         (Spokane, WA)
• June 22-26                  (Lynnwood, WA)
• Aug 17-21                   (Spokane, WA)
• Oct 12-16                    (Longview, WA)
• Dec 14-18                   (Everett, WA)  

Technical Support Monthly Webinars

 Webinar dates and times December 2019 - November 2020, register now!

Please join us for the monthly Trainer Support Webinar. The webinars offer:

• Answers to frequently asked questions
• Clarifications on training requirements
• Opportunities for live interaction with peers

Upcoming Webinars

• December 10, 2019, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• January 7, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• February 19, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• March 10, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• April 7, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• May 12, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• June 9, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon- Register
• July 7, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• August 11, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• September 8, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• October 7, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register
• November 10, 2020, 10 a.m. to noon - Register

Curriculum Update: Updating the 40 hour CORE

It is time to update the 40-hour CORE curriculum. DDA is organizing workgroups on the west side (Region 2 & 3) and east side (Region 1) of the state.

The first step is an interactive webinar to orient everyone to this process and start organizing workgroups.

DDA can then start scheduling meeting times. The Department will also be working to engage self-advocates and other stakeholders. Provider feedback and resource sharing around who should be engaged in this process is needed, please send names and contact information.

If you are interested in being involved with updating this curriculum please register for one of the two orientation webinars offered in December:

If you were not able to attend one of the webinar’s in November it is not too late. Contact Sarah Blanchette for details.

Updating vs. Developing Curriculum

As DDA updates the 40 hour CORE curriculum, it is important to understand how it differs from the development of new curriculum.

Values - driven organizations create values drive training. Developmental Disabilities Administration is guided by our values. This is where updating and developing curriculum are similar. Both center on the importance of values and let that guide the process. For a curriculum update DDA will review, critique and analyze this curriculum to ensure it aligns with DDA Guiding Values: Competence, Health and Safety, Inclusion, Relationships, Power and Choice as well as Status.

Mission and vision of the training. Perhaps the biggest difference between updating and developing curriculum is that DDA has experience and expertise with this curriculum to judge its effectiveness. DDA will look closely at this curriculum and answer the following questions:

•  Does the curriculum meet the mission and vision of DDA?
• What is the purpose of this curriculum? DDA will review the purpose statement to make sure this curriculum aligns with it.

Promoting best practices: since this curriculum was written, many changes have occurred in policy, WAC, cultural awareness, etc. This update is an opportunity to ensure DDA is using evidence - based practices and reflecting those practices. Discussions will show how this training reflects a person-centered philosophy.

Online Continuing Education Resources

Nearing the end for 2019, the following online CE resources are available:

Free CE courses developed by DDA, located on the website.

Continuing Education Developers-Businesses offering DSHS Approved CE courses.

**Please note costs may be associated with non-DDA developed resources provided.

For other training opportunities and CE courses, please visit the DDA provider training opportunities page.

To announce training opportunities within your agency, contact Linda Gil.  Include the following information:

• Title of training
• Dates/times, location (with address)
• Speaker/presenter
• Contact information for training registration
• Is this approved for CE?
• Who can attend?

For all other training questions contact Sarah Blanchette, Residential Provider Training Manager.