Safety in the Community

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-SITC

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Identify six common safety risks in the community.
Describe how to prepare for and respond to safety incidents that happen in the community.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Safety Risks in the Community

Meet Marcus

What Are Risks?

Limiting Risks

Vehicle Accidents

Elopement and Getting Lost

Conflict and Confrontation with Strangers

Challenging Behavior

Medical Emergencies

Healthcare Quality and Support Needs

Review

Summary

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Instructor: Diane VanHusen, QIDP

Diane VanHusen received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. She has over 35 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, early intervention teacher, IDD case manager, and executive director for an ICF/IID facility. She has developed and provided training on a variety of topics related to intellectual and developmental disability 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.