Workshop Resources
Staying Safe and Healthy During COVID-19
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Thank you for attending our “Staying Safe and Healthy During COVID-19” workshop at Leadership Conference 2020!
Below are links to the resources mentioned during the workshop.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
How to request different PPE depending on your clients needs and tips on providing remote care.
Talking About COVID-19 with Clients
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ways you provide care to clients will need to change. It is important to discuss these modified care practices with clients. Here are helpful tips on how to have these conversations.
COVID-19 Webinars
Learn more about COVID-19 while getting Continuing Education (CE) credits with a number of new online, live webinars. Select courses are also available in Spanish and Russian.
The courses are taught by an instructor and includes a chat feature where you can ask questions or talk to other caregivers, just like you would in a classroom.
Webinar topics include:
- Infection Control: Coronavirus Precautions (1 hour)
- Working with Clients Who Are +COVID-19 (2 hours)
- Care Delivery Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic (1 hour)
- Preventing Stigma Associated with COVID-19 (1 hour)
- COVID-19 Basic Information (2 hours)
- COVID-19 and Cognitive Conditions (2 hours)
- COVID-19 and Behavioral Health Issues (2 hours)
- COVID-19 and Caregiver Self-Care (1 hour)
Learn more about the courses and how to enroll.
Please note that these webinars will be available to all caregivers in Washington state. If you do not have a CE requirement or have completed your CE hours, you can enroll by calling the Member Resource Center (MRC).
Top COVID-19 Questions From Caregivers
View the answers to the top caregiver questions received about COVID-19.
Peer Mentor Support
You can receive additional help with Basic Training and the Home Care Aide (HCA) certification process by connecting with a Peer Mentor.
Peer Mentors are HCAs who help new caregivers with learning and caregiving support. Call 855-803-2095 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday) or email peer.mentorship@myseiubenefits.org.
Self-Care Programs for You
If you are feeling stressed and anxious about COVID-19, it is important to cope with these feelings for both for your emotional and physical health.
There are tools available to help you and your family with anything from day-to-day stresses to other challenges like anxiety or depression. Finding healthy ways to cope with stress makes you, the people you care for, and your community stronger.
No matter your needs or preferences, get the right support anytime, anywhere by using Resource Finder to find the best fit for you among these free work, life and self-care services.