Does RCFE continuing education include pandemic protocols?

Due to the CoronaVirus pandemic crisis, the State of California requirements for continuing education will change in several ways.

First, there will soon be additional information in continuing education material that will explain new procedures and protocols for dealing with the elderly you care for during a pandemic crisis.

Second, there will be temporary rules to meet continuing education requirements, as part of RCFE’s continuing education currently requires class time, and yet the same California state authorities that require this are now blocking the society to avoid large gatherings and forcing social distancing. .

What additional knowledge will I learn in my RCFE continuing education?

Ok, so what kind of knowledge and information will you be required to learn and know in order to complete your RCFE continuing education requirements? Well some are quite simple, for example how do you avoid contamination of your PPE when moving from room to room? The protocols for hand washing and disinfection and for cleaning the room. This is a standard thing that you probably already know and are already doing; however, these new protocols will take you one step further.

You’ll also likely learn how and where to get tested so you don’t bring the virus into the facility. She will learn about the new rules for visiting family members and what the rules are for lockdown as well.

What changes are happening for RCFE continuing education recertification?

The State of California has postponed most professional licenses for 60 days and this may increase, we don’t know yet. However, this is no reason to rest on your laurels. You must enroll and pay for your continuing education in advance and work on your online classes concurrently during these 60 days if you are nearing the time to meet your every 24-month requirement. Why is this relevant advice you ask?

It’s simple, once the postponement is over and the CoronVirus pandemic crisis subsides, everyone who needs to renew their certification and everyone who expires will want to get the required face-to-face classes all at once. In the event that the State of California decides (for the next year) that it’s okay if 100% of RCFE’s continuing education requirements are done online, you’ll already be done with the first half and have already signed up and paid.

Also, after this crisis is over, and it will be over at some point, there will be more demand for RCFE certificates, and when demand is high and supply is relative, the price will go up. Do you see that point? Just as viruses are a fact of life, so are free market economies.