Clothing Care and Laundry

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-CCL

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Identify best practices for clothing care in an IDD setting.
Describe the steps of washing and drying clothing and how to involve the person you support.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Clothing Care Basics

Meet Jack

The Importance of Clothing Care

Clothing Storage

Organization

Seasonal Changes

Wrinkles

Checking for Damage

Dirty Laundry

Review

Summary

Section 3: Doing Laundry

Equipment

Laundry Steps

Special Considerations

Heavily Soiled Clothing or Bedding

Supporting People to Care for Their Clothing

Laundry Mix-ups

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Instructor: Anne Oakes, QIDP

Ms. Oakes received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and in the Study of Religion at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She has 16 years of experience serving people with intellectual disabilities and their supporters, primarily in group home settings. She has served as a direct support professional, program supervisor, Autism Specialist, and training facilitator and developer. She is a certified NCI Plus instructor and is the Clinical Training and Development Specialist at Residential Services, Inc. in Chapel Hill, NC. Her passions include ensuring people with Intellectual Disabilities are served with respect, dignity, and competence by well-trained Direct Support Professionals.

Staff Writer: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP

Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.