Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC) and Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEP) in California must retain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for each course completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS at bbs.ca.gov for specific approval information and further details regarding their continuing education needs.
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131 by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), which is a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency.
For rules governing continuing education credit, participants should contact their respective regulatory boards.
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The focus of this two-hour course is on AWOL behaviors and successful prevention and/or mitigation of their effects.
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course is designed to offer participants tips on comfort and heat ilness prevention during the hot weather season. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Define the months and temperatures of risk as they relate to heat illness prevention
Discuss clothing options and preparations that can reduce risk and discomfort during hot weather
Discuss basic animal safety in hot weather and direct sunlight conditions
Name the benefits of sunscreen use and strategies for increase its use across settings.
Discuss hydration recommendations
Name at least two heat-safe foods and/or food preparation practices
Identify at least two activities or settings that are available to beat the heat
Name at least two methods of making indoor temperatures more tolerable in hot weather months
Identify signs of dehydration, heat stroke and heat illness
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This three-hour course is designed for persons who work in Community Care Facilities (CCFs) in California. There is a specific orientation to the general and facility type-specific requirements surrounding food storage, preparation and service. Case examples are discussed throughout, as are required and best practice safeguards. Note that this is part one of a two-part food service course, so we invite you to join us for both.This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators. Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for THREE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course is designed for persons who work in Community Care Facilities (CCFs) in California. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Identify rights and considerations surrounding food planning, preparation and service.
Discuss ways to handle food requests while still maintaining a menu.
Discuss healthy food offering, substitutions and issues with color or consistency that clients may experience.
Identify at least two strategies with client food restriction or refusal.
Discuss special considerations surrounding food, including choking potential, food intolerances, utensil usage (i.e., with memory care) and client requests for alcohol.
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Holiday Blues - or Bliss: Providing Effective Holiday Support
State Verified
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completions
This two-hour course focuses on the impact of holidays on individuals and industries, as well as the identification of sources of holiday blues – and bliss. The discussion includes persons with dementia, with developmental disabilities, persons away from family, and persons with or at risk for depression. This course is not specific to winter months, and participants learn that most months include major holidays!
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Hospice Waiver Regulations - Successful, Proactive Guidance Across the Continuum of Care
State Verified
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completions
This course is designed to offer participants a detailed review of the regulations pertaining to hospice care in non-medical, Community Care-licensed facilities (CCFs) in California.
This two-hour course will enable participants to:
Define hospice and hospice criteria
Differentiate between exceptions and waivers
Identify at least two reasons why advance preparation for hospice support is beneficial
Discuss the regulations for providing hospice support in non-medical Community Care Facilities (CCF)
Locate hospice regulations in Title 22 across multiple facility types
Approvals:
This course meets requirements towards the ARF and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators. Law and regulations topics are required for recertification as an ARF and RCFE Administrators. This course is NOT intended for GH or STRTP Administrators.
ARF Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
RCFE Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
Group Home Administrators in California: N/A; this course does not apply to Group Home Administrator recertification.
STRTP Administrators in California: N/A; this course does not apply to Group Home Administrator recertification.
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
The focus of this two-hour course is on topics related to placement and intake considerations for prospective LGBT residents. This includes a discussion on LGBT terminology, identification of preferred pronoun, name and other accommodations that may be included for LGBT residents. The current LGBT diversity special topic course also addresses paperwork, intake questionnaire or interview and room occupancy discussions for care providers who are interested in both upholding rights and showing respect to LGBT individuals.
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Identify the three components of social validity – social significance of the goals we write, the social appropriateness of the interventions that we create, and the social importance of the effects of those interventions
Discuss ways to measure social validity to accomplish meaningful behavior change
Define intervention validity -Define treatment integrity and discuss how it relates to – and differs from – social validity
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
The focus of this three-hour course is on successful planning for, coordination of and attendance at resident medical appointments. Resident medical care is a critical area of service provision and is often difficult to navigate. And who knows? It might help you manage your own personal medical contacts and files better!
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for THREE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This three-hour course is Part One of a medication series and focuses on the importance of medication dispensation, use of correct medication terminology (e.g., administration, self-administration, dispensation, etc.), and ways to both meet – and exceed – regulations with best practice safeguards. Participants will also receive tips for addressing medications during physician visits and rollover management. This course will end with a discussion on medication labels and an introductory discussion of storing medications.
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for THREE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course is Part Two of a medication series and focuses on required documentation of medication dispensation and side effects. In addition, Part Two offers discussion on discontinuing medications, windows around prescribed medication times, and working with special circumstance medications such as inhalants, injectables and introduction to PRN medications. Part Two extends to offer methods of successful management of medication delays as well as to initiate conversations about behavioral goals targeting medication compliance. Lastly, the course offers a discussion surrounding incident reporting following medication mishaps. This course offers intensive discussion around regulatory requirements, but is coded as a Medication course in the Core of Knowledge guidelines.
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course focuses on methods of implementing PRN medication planning, dispensation and documentation that meet regulatory and agency requirements. This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators. and their teams.
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course will enable participants to: - Identify the specific Title 22 regulations that govern criminal record clearances and exemptions - Discuss the reasons for the criminal record clearance process - Identify who must receive criminal record clearance in community care facilities (CCFs) - Discuss applications to specific community members and persons who may enter a CCF - Identify methods of obtaining criminal record clearance - Differentiate between exemptions, exceptions and waivers
Approvals:
This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators. Law and regulations topics are required for recertification as an ARF, RCFE, STRTP or GH Administrator.
ARF Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
RCFE Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
Group Home Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
STRTP Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course is designed for persons who work in all ranks and roles of care. Individuals who require ongoing care – particularly those in out-of-home placements due to behavioral and/or skill support needs – are often totally reliant on us to engage in activities, to be excited about these activities, and even to accept medical care. Join us for a unique discussion – starting with resting bliss facial expressions from caregivers! The discussion will culminate with behavioral and skill development tips as they relate to caregiver resting bliss face.
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course is designed to offer a discussion of trauma-informed support in the context of behavioral support across the continuum of care.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Discuss how children, individuals with DD/ID, foster youth and seniors are at risk for histories of trauma
Provide examples of trauma experiences - Discuss how physical touch can be both traumatic and supportive
Identify examples of behaviors that may results from a history of trauma
Identify at least two examples of preventative support in trauma-informed care models
Identify behavior-analytic practices that contribute to reduction in re-traumatization
Name at least two concerns with crisis response and restraint programs as they relate to trauma-informed support
Approvals:
This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This one-hour course is designed to offer participants an introduction to A-B-C (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) and setting event recording. These descriptive assessment procedures are helpful with new, unusual or returning behaviors that require further consideration. ABC analyses are helpful in identifying patterns and in conjunction with other functional assessment procedures. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify the components of an antecedent-behavior-consequence log
Describe at least two benefits of using an ABC log
Identify the benefits of expanding an ABC log to include setting events
Provide at least two examples of variables – outside of immediate antecedents and consequences – that may affect a client’s behavior
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
The focus of this one-hour course is designed to offer participants an introduction to considerations with crisis and emergency support across the continuum of care. This course is NOT meant to replace or negate crisis intervention programs and training for severe behaviors, but instead, to supplement them. This course will help us to identify the difference between everyday behavioral interventions and crisis management interventions. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Differentiate between an everyday behavioral intervention and a crisis/emergency intervention
Identify at least two variables to consider when evaluating a crisis support program
Identify at least variables to consider when evaluating a crisis support program
Name at least one essential topic to include in debriefing following a crisis incident or use of emergency intervention
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This one-hour course is designed to offer participants a discussion of dignity and rights across the continuum of care. Specific emphasis will be given to environments that offer behavioral support. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify methods to maintain client dignity and to uphold rights in behavioral support environments
Apply specific rights to examples of real life scenarios
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This one-hour course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the field of applied behavior analysis, and how its principles have positively impacted the continuum of care.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify at least three important leaders in the field of applied behavior analysis
Describe function of behavior and its importance to applied behavior analysis
Describe how behavioral modification and applied behavior analysis are different
Name the same principles of ABA (which correspond to our suggested acronym, TAGBACE)
Approvals:
This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Summer 2020 ALERT: Due to the pandemic of 2020, and related concerns, the implementation date of the HCBS Final Rule was delayed by one year. The new date is March 2023.
This two-hour course is designed to offer a discussion of trauma-informed support in the context of behavioral support across the continuum of care Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
State what the acronym HCBS stands for
Identify two ways that the HCBS Final Rule will benefit support recipients
Identify at least two ways that the HCBS Final Rule will require qualitative changes in the way we provide supports
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This one-hour course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the topic of mandating and incident reporting. Mandated reporting of known or suspected abuse is required by law, by regulation and in workplaces across the continuum of care. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
State the persons required to engage in mandated reporting
Give examples of the types of known or suspected abuse that are subject to mandated reporting
Name the typical agencies that are included in mandated and incident reporting
Distinguish mandated and incident reporting
Describe the typical sections of an incident report
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Naturalistic Teaching: Moments of Opportunity, Learning and Reinforcement
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This one-hour course is designed to offer participants an introduction to naturalistic teaching procedures, which are also referred to as incidental teaching. Naturalistic learning offers a low stress, highly reinforcing compliment to more contrived learning methods such as discrete trial teaching (DTT). Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Define naturalistic teaching
Differentiate between naturalistic and structured instructional methods
Name at least two advantages of using naturalistic teaching with learners of all ages and support needs
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Preparation for Data Collection and Permanent Product Recording
State Verified
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completions
This one-hour course is designed to offer participants a discussion on preparing for data collection, including whether a behavior is observable – or not – and an introduction to one method of behavioral monitoring called permanent product recording. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Discuss the preparation for data collection procedures
Identify the advantages and disadvantages of permanent product recording
Name at least two examples of permanent product recording
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This two-hour course is designed to offer participants a detailed discussion of each of the personal rights that apply to group homes in Community Care Facilities (CCFs) in California.
This course is regulation-heavy in content, but will be a rich opportunity to hear about the Personal Rights form that many Administrators and their teams sign off on, but don’t have the opportunity to revisit.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Name at least five of the personal rights afforded to children and non minor dependents in California CCFs
Recognize and identify personal rights that we are at risk for violating, despite best practices and intentions in our daily work
Approvals:
This course meets requirements towards the Group Home recertification hours for certified administrators. Note that this course is NOT intended for approval for other administrator types at this time, as content is specific to the age/setting noted above.
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Antecedent-Based Interventions: Positive and Preventative Models
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completions
Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the use of antecedent-based interventions across the continuum of care. Antecedent-based interventions are proactive and preventative, thereby reducing the frequency of maladaptive behavior.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify the assessment methods that contribute to the development of antecedent-based interventions
Identify the advantages of antecedent-based interventions and how they differ from consequence-based interventions
Discuss at least one example of antecedent-based interventions in everyday life and across age groups (children, adolescents, adults) and function of behavior
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Interacting with Stakeholders: Communication Essentials
State Verified
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completions
Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants a definition of what stakeholders are and to emphasize the importance of creating and maintaining effective teamwork amongst persons that are interested in or concerned about an individual’s outcomes. Join us for a discussion of the pitfalls and triumphs of stakeholder mastery of effective teamwork.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Define stakeholder as it relates to behavioral support environments
Name at least two methods of communicating professionally with stakeholders
Confidentiality and communication with stakeholders
Name two ways that behavioral support staff can demonstrate professionalism with stakeholders when target behaviors increase and decrease
Define scope of practice
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Observation and Measurement Essentials: Descriptions of Behavior and the Environment
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completions
Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants a glimpse into the behavior analytic methods of carefully defining the behavior of interest. Learn or refresh your techniques in summarizing the purpose of operational definitions, and identifying three components of a good definition. Set aside the mentalistic descriptions for the observable, and join us for this stimulating course.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: -Understand the magnitude of observation and measurement in understanding, designing, and modifying behavioral supports - Distinguish between mentalistic and observable examples of behavior - Summarize the purpose of an operational definition - List the three components of a good operational definition
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Verbal Behavior: An Introduction to Verbal Operants
State Verified
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completions
Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the applied behavior-analytic topic of verbal behavior, which is simply defined as behavior that is reinforced through the mediation of another individual’s own behavior. Verbal behavior is not limited to spoken words! This exciting material will introduce the types of verbal operants and how they differ from one another in the outcomes that they produce. This is an essential topic for persons who support others, both within and seemingly outside of behavior support settings. Learn which types of communication produce powerful and meaningful change in the lives of those that we support.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify verbal operants
Describe how operants differ in the outcomes they produce
Distinguish between types of verbal operants when provided an example of verbal behavior
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants a discussion about how to use everyday opportunities to help clients that we support to gain new skills and become more independent. We foster independence by understanding the times of prompts, their risks and benefits, and fading prompts as quickly as possible.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Define prompting
Describe most-to-least and least-to-most prompting
Give an advantage of each type of prompting
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Assisting with Functional Assessment Procedures: Assessing the “Why” of Behavior
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Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an in-depth discussion of functional behavioral analysis and its methods. Specifically, the course outlines indirect and direct methods of determining the “why” of behavior. This information is helpful for all behavioral support roles, as teamwork is required to gather, provide, and conduct information relevant to the functional assessment process. No joke - incorporating functional assessment is a game-changer, and helps us to achieve meaningful outcomes for individuals receiving support.
Course Objectives: - Name the common functions of behavior - Discuss the indirect methods of functional assessment - Discuss the direct methods of functional assessment - Describe the procedure of conducting a functional analysis of behavior
NOTE:Although it is not a prerequisite, we ask that users consider taking the course entitled, "Function of Behavior: Understanding the WHY of Behavior" before taking this course. This has been reported as a desirable sequence by our users.
Approvals: This course is NOT approved for ARF, STRTP, RCFE or GH Administrators in California.
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hour(s) of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Function of Behavior: Understanding the WHY of Behavior
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completions
Course Description: This 2-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the use of functional behavioral assessment procedures as a best practice in behavioral support settings. Functional assessment methodologies are the gold standard of applied behavior analysis and are said to yield more effective, and even more person-centered support plans. Gone are the days of the “one size fits all” interventions. Change your practice by changing lives in meaningful ways using functional assessment-based interventions.
Course Objectives: - Describe functional assessment and identify the goals that functional behavioral assessment achieves - Name the most common functions of behavior - Identify at least two advantages of interventions that are based on functional assessment - Identify sample interventions that correspond to a given function of behavior
Approvals: This course is NOT approved for ARF, STRTP, RCFE or GH Administrators in California.
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Course Description: This 2-hour course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the process of becoming a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) and to summarize role and responsibilities. The RBT is closely supervised by an approved professional and receives feedback to maintain or improve behavior analytic job duties. This course will culminate with a description of the BACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts – with specific emphasis on the sections that apply to RBTs.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Describe the process of becoming a Registered Behavior Technician • Discuss what is required to maintain an RBT credential • Summarize the general role and responsibilities of an RBT • Explain the RBT Supervision responsibilities • Distinguish between RBT reporting and documentation requirements and Responsible Certificant reporting and documentation requirements • Share examples of how to accept feedback and use that feedback to maintain or improve behavior analytic job duties • Describe how to comply with the BACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts – specifically the sections that apply to RBTs
Approvals:
This course is NOT intended for continuing education approval for Administrators in CA, Registered Nurses in California, BBS certificants in California, or School Psychologists. You are welcome to take this course for personal interest and professional development, but certificates are not available for recertification needs for these individuals.
After the Incident: Making Sense of What Went Wrong To Prevent Future Incidents
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completions
Course Description: This 2-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an opportunity to incorporate behavioral support and person-centered principles to study incidents that require learning and correction. Although the course will use behavioral and medication-mediated incidents as a springboard for learning, the objectives can readily be generalized to other reportable incident types – and how to move forward from them.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Name two types of behavioral incidents
- Name two types of medical incidents
- Describe how person-centered tools can be used to prevent and respond to incidents
- Describe the term “replacement behavior” and how this can be incorporated into planning and reacting
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification process for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA)
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants rich opportunities to identify behavioral support strategies. These may be helpful during school breaks, pandemic precautions, work holidays, and even during loss of routine. Consider this course to ensure that life remains rich and exciting, but not traumatic. As all person-centered discussions should, the course includes examples for individuals, households and also programs.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Name at least two strategies for supporting routine during times of uncertainty
- Identify at least three teaching opportunities when “only home will do”
- Identify the balance between keeping things exciting and avoiding satiation when “only home will do”
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hour(s) of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
EBSH Regulations: Understanding TITLE 17 Regulations in California Enhanced Behavioral Supports Homes
State Verified
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completions
This 4-hour ONLINE course is ideal for those who want to learn or refresh their knowledge about Enhanced Behavioral Supports Homes in California, and particularly those who want to learn more about Title 17 regulations in EBSH environments.
• This is an overview course and users are recommended to engage in additional, in-depth learning on related (e.g., Title 22) topics or course subtopics
• NOTE: This course is not intended to provide approved continuing education for RCFE or STRTP Administrators - Secondly, California Administrators should be aware that this course is approved under the Management/Staff Supervision core of knowledge for GH and ARF, and is NOT approved in the Regulations core of knowledge. This is because it pertains to Title 17 and not 22. Please see other courses for the Regulations core of knowledge category for GH and ARF Administrators.
• Alert: This is a regulation-based course, and has a lot of technical information and terms. The great news is that you will be able to immediately implement the requirements and incorporate your own best practices thereafter. There are more intra- and post-course quiz items included to ensure that users are demonstrating their participation and learning, and also because this is a longer course than most. Please be sure to take breaks and our system will remember where you left off. Voila!
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Review the 11 articles within the Title 17 Enhanced Behavioral Supports Homes regulations
• Identify the components, timelines and submission requirements of the Individual Behavior Supports Plan (IBSP)
• Identify the persons that comprise the Individual Behavior Supports Team (IBST)
• Outline the monitoring requirements of Enhanced Behavior Supports Homes vendors
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF and Group Home recertification hours for certified administrators. This is NOT approved for STRTP or RCFE Administrators in California.
ARF Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
Group Home Administrators in California: Law and Regulations
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hour(s) of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements.
Getting Back to Basics: Graceful Steps Back Into a Community Life
State Verified
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completions
This 2-hour ONLINE course is designed to support individuals and their teams as they gracefully navigate back to a community life following the pandemic restrictions introduced starting March 2020. Content will be divided into support tips based on what is important TO an individual vs. what is important FOR an individual. This HCBS-friendly course incorporates person-centered support principles throughout. For this reason, participants should come ready for active participation and sharing.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate what is important TO an individual and what is important FOR an individual as it relates to a community life
- Use judgment and creativity to identify conversation starters for immediate implementation in the support environment
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF, Group Home, STRTP and RCFE recertification hours for certified administrators.
ARF Administrators in California
STRTP Administrators in California
RCFE Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for TWO contact hour(s) of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Course Description: This 4-hour ONLINE course is ideal for those who want to learn or refresh their knowledge about Enhanced Behavioral Supports Homes in California, and particularly those who want to learn more about Title 22 regulations in EBSH environments.
Important note:This course IS coded as a Regulations course by DSS/CCLD.The Title 17 version of this course is NOT coded as a Regulations Course.
• This is an overview course and users are recommended to engage in additional, in-depth learning on related (e.g., Title 17) topics or course subtopics
• Caution: This course is not intended to provide approved continuing education for RCFE or STRTP Administrators
Course Objectives:
• Review Title 22 regulations associated with Enhanced Behavioral Supports Homes
• Identify the components, timelines and submission requirements of the Individual Behavior Supports Plan (IBSP)
• Identify the persons that comprise the Individual Behavior Supports Team (IBST)
• Outline the personnel and record keeping requirements in Enhanced Behavioral Supports Homes
Approvals: This course meets requirements towards the ARF and Group Home recertification hours for certified administrators in California.
ARF Administrators in California
Group Home Administrators in California
Registered Nurses (RNs) in California:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider#CEP16912, for the number of contact hours shown above. Licensees must keep their certificates for four years from the date of completion.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for FOUR contact hour(s) of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Data Collection, Storage and Transportation Requirements in Behavior Support Programs
State Verified
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completions
Course Description:
This ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an opportunity to take into consideration applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace requirements specifically addressing data collection, storage, and transportation. This will include electronic storage of sensitive information, paper storage of sensitive information, photos, confidential information, etc. The guiding principles outlined in this course are consistent with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s (see bacb.com) Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts as related to data collection, storage, and transportation.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: - Recognize specific applicable sections of the BACB’s Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts as related to data collection, storage, and transportation - Provide a summary of what HIPAA includes and who enforces it - Take into account workplace requirements specific to data collection, storage, and transportation
Approvals: This course is NOT approved for California Administrators, but IS approved for the following professional certification types.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Stimulus Control: An Introduction to the Power of Associations
State Verified
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completions
Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the power of associations, such as when objects, events or people are repeatedly paired together. Admit it - you hear a song and it takes you back to that special memory, and the song was so heavily paired with that memory that it unlocks more memories. Stimulus control is a technical behavioral term that deserves to be de-mystified. Join us as we learn about stimulus control, discriminative stimuli, and stimulus-stimulus pairs. Learn by association!
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Define stimulus control
Define the three types of discriminative stimuli
Identify the concept of stimulus-stimulus pairs and how we learn by association
Approvals: This course is NOT approved for California Administrators, but IS approved for the following professional certification types.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
Course Description: This 1-hour ONLINE course is designed to offer participants an introduction to the topi of transfer stimulus control. An understanding of stimulus control is important to those providing behavioral support across the continuum of care, as it helps us to understand those antecedent stimuli that we can and cannot readily observe. Stimulus control helps to explain why certain people, times of day, objects and other antecedents elicit behavior. Don’t just react — prevent!
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Define stimulus control
Discuss examples of how stimulus control aids teaching of replacement behaviors and skills
Discuss examples of how stimulus control impacts behaviors that we are targeting for reduction
Describe stimulus control transfer procedures
Approvals: This course is NOT approved for California Administrators, but IS approved for the following professional certification types.
LMFT, LCSW, LPCC and LEP (Board of Behavioral Sciences in CA):
EssentialCEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a [BBS] Board-recognized approval agency. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This course meets the qualifications for ONE contact hours of continuing education credit as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. BBS licensees must maintain records of course completion for at least two years from the date of license renewal for which the course is completed. Licensees are encouraged to contact BBS for specific approval information.
School Psychologists:
Essential CEU Institute is approved provider #1131, by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to offer professional development for school psychologists. Essential CEU Institute maintains responsibility for the program.
BNVPT (LVN & LPT):
Essential CEU Institute is an approved provider for continuing education with the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT; LVN provider number Y15074; LPT provider number Y15023). Please contact the BVNPT at www.bvnpt.ca.gov for more details about certificate management and record keeping requirements
