Colleges & Universities

Exemplary Professional Training Provided Through CSUS
SIT REP
In one of my roles for my employer — the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) — my training-​section provides a training opportunity for our licensing enforcement officers & investigators who work in the Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). These officers must go out to state-​licensed Community Care Facilities where they investigate complaints about facility-​deficiencies, neglect or outright abuse on the client-​populations residing in these facilities.
For those officers entrusted to the specific investigations of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs), and for the Chronically Ill (RCFCIs), California State University — Sacramento (CSUS) provides important subject-​matter information that allows our officers to investigate these cases with a far better understanding of the demands placed on the licensed facility, on the staff, and what minimum standards for acceptable care should be maintained for the elderly client population residing at these facilities.
In addition, there is a training requirement mandated by the State Legislature that our officers go through so many hours of training on these specialized subject-​matter areas.
THE SET-​UP & CURRICULUM
For the last five (5) years, I’ve enjoyed the experience of working with Dr. Osborn of CSU-Sacramento’s School of Gerontology. She and her instructor staff have provided our CCLD officers with great curriculum and in-​class training that has helped them get the knowledge base and hands-​on skills they need to better interact with the facility staff and the elderly client populations.
The various modules in this 40 HR training provide a lot of specific information that deals with the health needs of the elderly, better understandings of mental handicaps and deficiencies, minimum standards for residential living, and better communication tools for interpersonal action with elderly populations.
Other specialized modules also discuss dealing with family members of the elderly and being sensitive to their frames of mind, as well as other related issues dealing with end-​of-​life scenarios.
MY OWN TRAINING NEEDS MET
Currently, I am personally enrolled in CSUS’ «eLearning Training Instruction Certificate Program» in Modoc & Napa Halls, which is allowing me to learn the skill sets and information I need to change, modify and create eLearning trainings for my department. This is a very exciting opportunity to increase the knowledge skills I need to train our staff.
THE LOWDOWN
So whether training through the CSUS School of Gerontology or the CSUS Continuing Education arm, these Colleges and Universities education curriculums can provide excellent program knowledge on the elderly populations of our society so that greater understanding of their unique needs can be provided.