Adult Family Caregivers Network
At the request of social service agencies in Wisconsin that lamented the time and effort involved in arranging trainings for caregivers, in October 2005 Impact established the Adult Family Caregivers Network, a CE training for caregivers that assist elderly and individuals with developmental disabilities in small family-run homes.
AFCN offers practical caregiving advice on a wide variety of topics, such as behavioral interventions, infection control and safety, medication management, and various mental health issues. Noted experts in caregiving often cover topics.
AFCN has approximately 100 member agencies that distribute the CE trainings to about 1,500 caregivers in numerous states. The following are some of the reasons why the tests are so popular:
Impact always encourages you to check with the licensing entity in your state to ensure that this type of training will be counted toward training hours.
How it works/cost: Caregivers conveniently complete the CE Test in their home. They read the three-page article, answer the questions on the back, and turn it in to their support agency. Participating AFCN agencies, in turn, can then credit caregivers with one hour of training each month. A one year Agency membership to the AFCN CE Test includes one agency CE Test with answers, one certificate of completion and one caregiver CE Test per month for $36 annually (Additional tests for caregivers cost $18/year, that’s only $1.50 per 1 hour of training credit.) We always encourage you to check with the licensing entity in your state to ensure that this type of training will be counted toward training hours. See also the FAQ link, or call us with questions at 715-258-2448.
Who can join/what is covered: Both individual, private, and public agencies and organizations can sign up, but agency and organizational membership allows multiple caregivers to complete CE Tests. New CE Tests are published monthly. Noted experts in caregiving often cover topics. See our editorial calendar for topics scheduled to be covered in 2009.
WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE ADULT FAMILY CAREGIVERS NETWORK CE TEST
“The CE tests are very beneficial to employees and adult foster providers and spouses that can’t always attend trainings.”
- Dianne Patten
Licensing worker,
Olmsted County Community Services
“The topics address a variety of resident needs, from elderly to developmentally disabled, to the mentally impaired.”
- Heather Knutsen
Licensor, Sherburne County Social Services
“The feedback that we get from AFH sponsors is wonderful. They really enjoy the information.”
- Jill Spielvogel
Social service aide,
Sheboygan County Health and Human Services
“AFCN is an excellent training resource. It’s concise and focused newsletter format gives sufficient in-depth coverage for caregiver training without overwhelming with medical jargon.”
- Connie McKenna
Founding Director, National Adult Family Care Organization
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