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WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Upon completion of the 140-Hour microcredential, participants will gain the following competencies as Respite Care Professionals:

1. Understand the importance of providing meaningful short breaks for family caregivers to promote the well-being of caregiver(s), care recipients, and other family members.
2. Work ethically and professionally by maintaining boundaries, ensuring confidentiality, and respecting the privacy, rights, and preferences of family caregivers and care recipients.
3. Build and maintain trusting relationships with family caregivers and care recipients through active listening and respectful verbal, nonverbal, and written communication that is easily understandable.
4. Help support the care recipient in activities of daily living responds appropriately during emergencies and understands when and how to report situations.
5. Work with people with complex needs and challenging behaviours by managing a crisis by predicting and preparing for behaviour, preventing an escalation of behaviour, and responding by following pre-established protocols and plans.
6. Provide care focused on and respectful of family caregivers' and care recipients’ preferences, needs, values, and goals for respite.

• Proof of high school diploma/GED or any post-secondary education
• Proof of Canadian citizenship/Permanent Residence/Refugee Status (birth certificate, driver’s license, passport, PR card, letter confirming status etc.)
• Proof of English Language Proficiency (completing school in Canada is considered adequate proof)
• A resumeé
• Two references (one person and one professional, or two professional) - name, title, number and email for each
• Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Checks upon successful reference checks- a letter will be provided
• Students must have a computer/laptop/tablet to use for the duration of the course