Programs and Classes for 2011

According to the US Department of Labor, the healthcare professions are the highest demand career fields in this country. When you obtain certification or licensing in a health care field, you open your career options and position yourself to be in high demand! Our certification classes help you ensure a more stable and secure future for yourself.

CNA and CNA Plus Classes

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Certified Home Health Aide Training

The DRM International Learning Center Home Health Aide and Advanced Home Health Aide training programs are designed to prepare individuals to help people who are elderly, disabled, ill, and/or mentally disabled to live in their own homes or in residential care facilities instead of in nursing homes. Most home health aides work with elderly or physically or mentally disabled clients who need more extensive personal and home care than family or friends can provide. Advanced Home Health Aide graduates are also eligible to sit for the National Association for Home Care and Hospice certification exam.

Restorative Nursing

The purpose of Restorative Nursing Training is to introduce the basic knowledge and skills necessary to assist residents to maintain, improve, and/or regain functional independence. Special emphasis will be placed upon skills needed to work in restorative or rehabilitative care in a rehabilitation or long term care facility. Graduates will also be eligible to sit for the Advanced Home Health Aide exam administered by the Michigan Home Health Association for national certification.

Hospice/End-of-Life Care

The purpose of the Hospice/End-of-Life Care Training is to introduce the basic knowledge and skills necessary to assist residents who are facing terminal conditions. Special emphasis will be placed upon skills needed to understand death and dying and the issues residents face at this stage: ethical issues, pain expectations, physiological changes, and how to care for self while caring for others.

Alzheimer's/Dementia Care

The purpose of the Alzheimer's/Dementia Care Training is to introduce the basic knowledge and skills necessary to assist residents to care for persons with Alzheimer's and dementia. Special emphasis will be placed upon skills needed to understand dementia and recognize its symptoms, communicate effectively with persons with dementia, assist with activities of daily living, assess pain, and do activities with persons with dementia.

Certified Nursing Assistant Medication Administration

The purpose of the Nurse Aide Medication Administration Training is to introduce the basic knowledge and skills necessary to assist residents to effectively manage their medication regimen. Special emphasis will be placed upon skills needed to understand medications, patient medication rights, safety precautions, emergency procedures, and effective communication.

First Aid/CPR and Blood Borne Pathogens Training Program

Included in the HHA and CNA training and available to the community are our Health Care CPR, First Aid and Blood Borne Pathogens training programs. All health care professionals may take this course, which fulfills core curriculum requirements for nurses, care givers, therapists, emergency personnel, and more. In addition, community residents and other professionals who are required to gain CPR certification may take this course to meet those requirements. Additional certification training is also provided for the communicable diseases concern of Blood Borne Pathogens.

Home Health Aide Certification

Throughout the CNA Plus program, students will acquire the knowledge, skill, and training that qualifies them to take the state test and become Certified Home Health Aides through MHHA.

Certified Job Candidate Program

Students will learn how to write a resume that draws the attention of hiring managers, how to prepare themselves for an interview, what to expect in an interview, and how to sell themselves. Graduates of this class will become their own very effective commercial and the top candidate for every job. Included in the training is instruction on understanding the job market, resume writing, personal preparation for the interview process, interviewing expectations, and effective follow-up. Graduates from other DRM International Learning Center certification programs are automatically enrolled in the Certified Job Candidate training program at no additional charge. Many of the individuals who attend training at DRM International Learning Center are in transition between careers. In most cases, they are stepping into the health care arena after many years in other industries and have been out of the job market for a while. The Certified Job Candidate training program helps all graduates become highly marketable job candidates through focused training on personal development and self promotion. They learn to become their own spokesperson through an effective resume, interview, and follow-up. It’s more than just a resume.

Health Care Worker CPR

DRM offers this class both for certification and recertification. This class will fulfill the nursing students’ core curriculum, as well as, the requirements for all healthcare providers like nurses, dentists, etc. Students will receive training in infant, child, and adult CPR and First Aid along with Blood Borne Pathogens. This is a certification class.

Graduates from other DRM International Learning Center certification programs are automatically enrolled in the Health Care Worker CPR training program as part of their tuition and certification. Included in the HHA and CNA training and available to the community are our Health Care CPR, First Aid and Blood Borne Pathogens training programs. All health care professionals may take this course, which fulfills core curriculum requirements for nurses, care givers, therapists, emergency personnel, and more. In addition, community residents and other professionals who are required to gain CPR certification may take this course to meet those requirements. Additional certification training is also provided for the communicable diseases concern of Blood Borne Pathogens.