Cabrillo Extension Classes
Healthcare Careers

Caregiver Training Series

For many of us providing care to another person is inevitable. This series of classes will better prepare community members for that role by providing an opportunity to learn, develop skills and gain confidence in regular and necessary caregiving practices.  Each class will include instruction, discussion and practical application of essential caregiving skills.

The Caregiver Training Series is a great investment for those who are (or will be) caring for a loved one, considering a career change in the health or allied health fields, or providing personal assistance to a person with a disability.  Students may choose to take the entire series or simply choose individual classes.  Those who complete the entire program will receive a Certificate of Completion.

This program is the result of a collaborative effort involving multiple community agencies specializing in geriatric care or in-home caregiving. Our agency partners participate in the program as instructors and guest lecturers.

For more information, please email santacruzcaregiver@gmail.com or leave a message at 831-708-8576.

To Register for the Entire Series:
5 Sat., March 23 - May 18 see below for specific workshop dates
Register by Feb. 25: $250
Register after Feb. 25: $275

Click here for > Caregiver Training Series Student Information

 

Essentials of Caregiving
What is a Caregiver? Learn about the principles of caregiving, how and why people become caregivers, the caregiving needs for common diseases related to the aging process, the continuum of care, and strategies for reducing caregiver stress.

Sat., March 23
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Room HW2214
Register by Feb. 25: $25
Register after Feb. 25: $30

 

Community Resources and You
Get the help you need! This class introduces you to many local resources available for caregivers and seniors. We will provide resources for learning how to navigate the human service system to get the support you might need.

Sat., March 23
1 - 4 pm
Room HW2214
Register by Feb. 25: $25
Register after Feb. 25: $30

 

 

Finding the Answers: The Challenges of Dementia Care
Learn about the concepts of dementia and Alzheimer's; develop strategies for identifying behaviors and managing changing needs and how to access community resources for dementia care.

Sat., April 6
9:30 am - 4pm
Room HW2214
Register by Feb. 25: $50
Register after Feb. 25: 55

Managing Hygiene and the Activities of Daily Living
This class will take place in the state-of-the-art hands-on Cabrillo Nursing Skills Lab where we will practice useful skills using realistic scenarios. Learn basic standard precautions, how to safely perform personal care, and bathing techniques.

Sat., April 20
9:30 am - 4 pm
Room HW2225
Register by Feb. 25: $50
Register after Feb. 25: 55

 

Keeping it Safe: Transfers and the Body Mechanics of Caregiving
This class will take place in the state-of-the-art hands on Cabrillo Nursing Skills Lab where realistic scenarios can be practiced. This class will explain basic body mechanics and give students the opportunity to learn and practice different transfer techniques.

Sat., May 4
9:30 am - 4 pm
Room HW2225
Register by Feb. 25: $50
Register after Feb. 25: 55

Advanced Care Planning and End-of-Life Needs
Learn about Advance Health Care Directives, the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of those near the end of life; common symptoms, and comfort measures caregivers can provide.

Sat., May 18
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Room HW2214
Register by Feb. 25: $25
Register after Feb. 25: $30

How to Make Caregiving a Successful Career
This class will engage students in learning about expected professional behaviors when caregiving, ethical and legal considerations, professional development and career advancement.

Sat., May 18
1 - 4 pm
Room HW2214
Register by Feb. 25: $25
Register after Feb. 25: $30

 

Chi Aura Integration - Level I

 

Chi-Aura Integration is a complementary alternative healing method using the vital life force. Chi-Aura is a set of skills used to read the health of the body and facilitate healing and balance. This method can be used by individuals for self-healing or by the practitioner in relationship with their patients. By learning how to relax into a state of mind that is able to "read" the energy field of the body and to work hands-on with the out -of-balance conditions which lead to illness, the nurse to patient relationship can be greatly enhanced by incorporating these skills.

This 2-day workshop will teach techniques that will elicit the relaxation response and help develop the "Awakened Mind State". You will learn to perform the specific Chi-Aura Integration hand positions learning specific acupoints, energy centers and parts of the body to release muscle tension and induce the relaxation response to promote healing. Chi-Aura Integration is relevant to nursing because it develops the nurse's ability to improve their effectiveness in treating clients.

This course is approved for 18 CEU's for Nurses, 14 CEU's for massage therapists, and 15 CEH's for acupuncturists. A free downloadable manual is available to registered students before class.

Sat. April 13 & Sun., April 14
9 am - 5:30 pm
Room 410
Register by Feb. 25: $145
Register after Feb. 25: $158
includes manual

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Timothy Dunphy has taught Chi-Aura Integration for over 22 years in the US and Europe, enhancing participant's personal growth and their therapeutic relationship to others.