Training / In-Services

Re-Focus, Inc. has an extensive training program for all employees. There are twenty-five trainings that new employees are required to attend to prepare them to work with/for the folks we support. Beyond that basic module, all employees are also required to attend three of these in-services annually: CPR, Standard Precautions and Crisis Intervention.

The Re-Focus, Inc. Video In-Service Library has been in existence for six years. All employees benefit from the library which is open every other Friday from 10:00am - 12:00 noon. Employees are encouraged to attend an actual in-service, but when they are unable to attend, the employee may watch the in-services that are on video.

Staff Training Overview

Sessions to be Completed During the Introductory Period
of Employment:

• Agency Orientation - Part 1
• Agency Orientation - Part 2
• Medical Core Curriculum (Required before working independently)
• Standard Precautions
• Emergency Care/First Aid
• Signs and Symptoms of Illness
• Wellness and Prevention of Illness
• Seizure Disorders
• Communication and Documentation
• Overview/Philosophy of Agency
• Service Quality/Accomplishments
• RI's System of Managed Care for DD
• Medication Administration (Required within two weeks of hire or before handling medications)
• HIPAA
• Developmental Disabilities
• Normalization
• Human Rights
• Detection and Prevention of Abuse and other HR Violations
• Allegations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment
• Reporting Procedures to Quality Assurance, HRC, State Agencies
• Confidentiality Issues
• Employee Handbook/Policies
• Behavior Management
• Crisis Intervention

Sessions to be Completed by Staff Within the 1st Year
of Employment:

• Americans With Disabilities Act
• Staff Participation in the ISP Process
• Teaching Skills and Strategies
• Communication Skills for Staff
• Body Mechanics/Proper Lifting
• Speech and Language
• CPR/Heimlich Maneuver
• Oral Hygiene
• Alzheimer's and Aging
• Dying and Death
• Communicable Diseases/STDs