Module 4 — Specialized Care & Crisis Preparedness (Chapters 19–27)

Lesson 1-A: Back Structure and Care

Lesson 1-B: Proper and Improper Body Mechanics

Lesson 1-C: Adaptive Equipment and Transfer Aids

Lesson 1-D: Understanding FIM Scores, IPOS Requirements, and Levels of Assistance

Lesson 1-E: Dignity, Respect, and Person-Centered Transfers

Lesson 1-F: Planning for Safe Transfers

Lesson 1-G: Safe Transfer Procedures and Gait Belt Use

Lesson 1-H: Two-Person Lifts and Team Transfers

Lesson 1-I: Working with Occupational and Physical Therapists and Documentation Requirements

Lesson 1-J: Safe Use of Mechanical Lifts and Adaptive Equipment

Lesson 1-K: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed

Chapter 2 Content Description

Lesson 2-A: What Due Process Means and Why It Protects the People You Serve

Lesson 2-B: The Legal Foundation of Due Process

Lesson 2-C: Understanding Grievances and Resident Advocacy Rights

Lesson 2-D: Understanding Advance Directives and Healthcare Decision-Making Rights

Lesson 2-E: Understanding Due Process, Grievances, and Appeals

Lesson 2-F: Filing Appeals and Navigating the Process

Lesson 2-G: Teaching Self-Advocacy and Exercising Rights

Lesson 2-H: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed

Lesson 3-0: Course Overview & Compliance Summary

Lesson 3-A: Understanding Crisis Planning

Lesson 3-B: Elements of the Individualized Crisis Plan

Lesson 3-C: Early Warning Signs & Emergency Procedures

Lesson 3-D: Responding, Teamwork & Documentation

Lesson 3-F: Course Quiz

Lesson 4-A: The Ugly Reality of Self Murder

Lesson 4-B: Suicide by the Numbers

Lesson 4-C: The Warning Signs

Lesson 4-D: The Role of Person-Centeredness in Suicide Awareness

Lesson 4-E: How Can You Further Contribute to Prevention

Lesson 4-F: The Physical Plant and Prevention

Lesson 4-G: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed

Lesson 5-A: What is Implicit Bias?

Lesson 5-B: How Does Bias Creep Into the Workplace?

Lesson 5-C: The Contributing Mindset

Lesson 5-D: Why Eradication in Residential Care Matters So Much...

Lesson 5-E: Why Eradication in the Medical Practice Is an Imperative...

Lesson 5-F: The Dangers of Bias in Home Care and Strategies for Eradication

Lesson 5-G: Strategies for Recognizing Bias and Keeping it Out of Healthcare

Lesson 5-E: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed

Lesson 6-A: The Definition of Traumatic Brain Injury and Major Causes

Lesson 6-B: How the Condition is Diagnosed

Lesson 6-C: Temporal Lobe Deficits and Cognitive Re-Training in TBI

Lesson 6-D: Common Behavioral Characteristics and Other Traits of TBI

Lesson 6-E: What Causes Mood Changes After TBI?

Lesson 6-F: The Issue of Anxiety

Lesson 6-G: Depression

Lesson 6-H: Addressing These Emotional Concerns

Lesson 6-I: The Road to Recovery and its Many Twists

Lesson 6-J: The Power of Self-Healing

Lesson 6-K: Special Clinical and Behavioral Interventions

Lesson 6-L: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed

Lesson 7-A: What is the Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Injury, (SCI)

Lesson 7-B: Caring for Someone with a Spinal Cord Injury

Lesson 7-C: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed

Lesson 8-A: Understanding that Value...

Lesson 8-B: The Primary Ergonomics Application

Lesson 8-C: The Value of Ergonomics in Residential Care

Lesson 8-D: Ensuring Safe Ergonomics in Residential Care Facilities

Lesson 8-E: Summary and Conclusion…

Lesson 8-F: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed

Chapter 9 Content Description

Lesson 9-A: Understanding Natural Supports and Community Relationships

Lesson 9-B: Helping Individuals Build and Strengthen Healthy Relationships

Lesson 9-C: Barriers, Problem-Solving, and Relationship Growth

Lesson 9-D: Understanding and Responding to Challenging Behavior

Lesson 9-E: Chapter Review - A Look at What We Have Discussed