Important Information About Core Basic Training Updates
Long-term care worker employers and training programs were recently invited to participate in a webinar or in-person meeting to receive information to help caregivers and students be successful in their training and on their home care aide certification exam. View the Core Basic Training Update webinar presentation. (PDF)
Mental Health, Level 1: Capable Caregiving for Mental Wellness
DSHS is replacing the 2008 Mental Health Specialty Training curriculum with the new 8-hour Mental Health, Level 1: Capable Caregiving for Mental Wellness. This new Specialty Training curriculum replaces both the 6-hour manager Mental Health Specialty and 4-hour Long Term Worker Mental Health Specialty Training.
What must I do to use the new Mental Health Specialty curriculum?
- Community Instructors: All currently approved Community Instructors must complete the new Mental Health, Level 1 training by August 31, 2018. Community Instructors may not offer the 2008 curriculum as of September 1, 2018.
- Facility Instructors: All currently approved facility training instructors at an Assisted Living Facility or Adult Family Home must complete the new Mental Health, Level 1 training by February 28, 2019. Facility instructors may not offer the 2008 curriculum as of March 1, 2019.
Where can I find a class for the new Mental Health Specialty Training?
View the schedule of upcoming Mental Health, Level 1 classes. (Word)
An Adult Education certificate of completion is required to be approved to teach the Mental Health, Level 1, Capable Caregiving for Mental Wellness. View the schedule of upcoming DSHS Adult Education classes. (PDF)
Summary of Training Requirements for:
- Adult Family Homes
- Assisted Living Facilities
- DDA Community Residential Service Business Training Requirements
- Home Care Agencies
- Individual Providers (IPs)
Home Care Aide Training, Certification & Testing
- Get an overview of the 75 hour home care aide training and certifications requirements
- See which workers are exempt from home care aide training
- Understand the steps to complete training and certification (HCA Certification Checklist).
- Get forms to apply for certification and testing
Fingerprint Background Checks
Teach Classes, Get Curricula Approved, Update Training
Forms to apply to teach for the first time, get curriculum approved, and/or update an existing training program for home care aide training, Continuing Education (CE), Nurse Delegation and Specialty classes.
- Continuing Education Providers: Information for any long-term care worker training program interested in offering continuing education (CE) training.
- Curriculum Developers-Information for businesses to have their Continuing Education curriculum approved
- Conference/Seminar/Webinars-Application to have their events approved for LTC Worker Continuing Education
- Online Training Standards: Information about the required standards for online courses.
- Adult Family Homes or Assisted Living Facilities: Apply to train your staff only.
- Community Instructor (including home care agencies): Apply to train as a contracted instructor.
Take Classes
Find a class
- Find a class for home care aide training, continuing education, nurse delegation, specialty, or AFH Administrator training.
- Find other Continuing Education (CE) options.
- ALF Administrator Online Training
- New Nursing Home Administrator Training
- Nursing Home Administrators Opportunity for Continuing Education
- Community Integration Training
DSHS Training Materials
- DSHS Training Materials available for download
- Ordering printed copies of DSHS training materials
Training Rules – WACs
- Read the Rules (WAC) for: