Family for Keeps® Education and Skills Training: Advanced Skills Workshops
The Advanced Skills Workshops are single-day, topic-specific training to address health care needs of a medically fragile child that require more advanced skills. These individual workshops are available to anyone who has successfully completed either the Family for Keeps® Basic Caregiver or Professional courses.
Caring for Child with Diabetes
- Types of Diabetes
- Necessary home care, including diet, record keeping, skin care
- Prevention, recognition and treating complications
- Hands on practice of glucose monitoring and insulin injections
Caring for a Child with a GI Condition
- Types of disorders, including GER, IBD, esophageal atresia and failure to thrive
- Hands on practice the care of feeding tubes (G-tubes), feeding pumps, feeding techniques
- Emergency treatment for choking
Caring for a Child with an Ostomy
- Types of ostomies
- Care of ostomies, including dietary considerations and skin care
- Hands on practice of proper pouching, pouch changes, and types of available supplies
Caring for a Child with a Respiratory Condition
- Respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, apnea, Cystic Fibrosis and BPD
- Hands on practice administering oxygen, using equipment such as nebulizers and monitors
- Overview of SIDS prevention
Caring for a Child with a Tracheostomy (Pre-requisite: Respiratory Condition course)
- Principles of a tracheostomy
- Hands on practice of trach care, suctioning, emergency procedures
- Introduction to respirators
CPR and Pediatric First Aid
American Heart Association CPR training for Adult/Infant/Child, including use of an AED, as well as pediatric first aid.
