STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new curriculum, The College of Recovery and Community Inclusion. In conjunction with the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, Elsevier has made this new curriculum available via DirectCourse, a suite of online curricula designed to help the workforce who support the social and employment needs of people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities. This new curriculum now offers five web-based courses.
The College of Recovery and Community Inclusion is an integrated, web-based curriculum designed for community mental health practitioners working at state and county mental health offices, private providers, and non-profit agencies who have day-to-day contact with individuals who have mental health conditions.
Elsevier's DirectCourse online curricula are crafted by established educational institutions, known and respected for their dedication to research and training in community and workforce development. The new curriculum includes: Seeing the Person First: Understanding Mental Health Conditions; Mental Health Treatments, Services, and Supports; Cultural Competence in Mental Health Service Settings; The Effective Use of Documentation; and Universal Precautions and Infection Control.
Courses are all self-directed and administered by Elsevier's industry-leading learning management system, and were created in collaboration with the University of Minnesota's Research and Training Center on Community Living. Administrators and supervisors track progress, assign lessons and create customized content with ease in an effort to ensure all workers have access to the high-quality training throughout their career. The content meets national practitioner competencies and is guided by recognised experts in the field.
