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AAA Learning Institute Facilitator Training Program

OPF107 Preparation and Orientation (16 Hrs) (OPF107)


Description

Course Overview
Welcome to OPF107: Preparation and Orientation! This course equips you with essential skills for preparing clients for sessions. You will learn client intake, informed consent, safety planning, trauma-informed communication, and ethical boundaries to ensure effective preparation.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Develop consent forms and outline facilitator boundaries.

  2. Conduct client intake sessions and create safety plans.

  3. Apply trauma-informed communication techniques.

  4. Identify client safety concerns and mitigation strategies.

  5. Create transportation plans for post-session safety.

  6. Communicate client rights regarding de-identified data.


Content
  • Introduction & Disclaimer
  • Calendar with Google Meeting Link for Live Online Class
  • Summer 2025 Program Syllabus 
  • OPF107 Preparation and Orientation
  • (a) Informed Consent
  • (b) Client Information and Intake Interview
  • (c) Utilizing Client Information Forms to Identify Referral Benefits for Trea
  • (d) Facilitator Role and the Limits of Facilitator's Scope of Practice
  • (e) Trauma-Informed Communication Skills
  • (f) Identification of Client Safety Concerns
  • (g) Appropriate Strategies to Discuss Client Safety Concerns
  • (h) Determine if a Client Should Participate in an Administration Session
  • (i) Client Directed Safety Planning to Address Identified Safety Concerns
  • (j) Boundaries Between the Facilitator and the Client Including Use of Touch
  • (k) How Racial & Cultural Dynamics Affect Interactions Between Client & Facilita
  • (l) Historical and Indigenous Modalities of Preparation
  • Resources of Laws Each Section
  • State Forms Assignment: Due 5/25/25
  • 5/16/2025 Class
  • Assignment: Study Verification Statement
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
Prerequisites
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