Continuing Education Online

Overview: Clinical medical assistants perform various clinical tasks, including assisting with minor procedures and testing, administering medicine, performing EKGs, collecting laboratory specimens, and educating patients. Job opportunities are prevalent in many health care settings, such as physician’s offices, chiropractor’s offices, hospitals and clinics.
Length: 4-6 months
Cost: $2,599
Educational requirement: High school diploma or GED
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Overview: The job market for medical assistants is expected to grow 34% by 2024 because of the complexity and expansion of the U.S. health care system. This program will give you a well-rounded introduction to medical administration, enabling you to function effectively in many administrative and clerical positions in the health care industry. You will learn aspects of medical ethics and law, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, appointment scheduling, and management of medical records and practice finances.
Length: 4-6 months
Cost: $1,299
Educational requirement: High school diploma or GED
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Overview: Medical billing and coding is one of the health care industry’s fastest-growing careers, with substantial need for professionals who understand how to code complex health care services and procedures for reimbursement of third-party insurance claims. This is a vital skill in most health care settings, including physician’s and chiropractor’s offices, hospitals, pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and physical therapy practices.
Length: 4-6 months
Cost: $1,799
Educational requirement: High school diploma or GED
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Overview: The phlebotomist’s main job function is to obtain blood specimens from patients, a vital component of care in hospitals, clinics and physician’s offices. Industry experts predict a 15% increase in phlebotomy jobs by 2024, driven by the complexity of U.S. health care services and the risks of infectious disease. This program will familiarize you with all aspects of blood collection, including medical terminology, related anatomy and physiology, precautions involved when collecting specimens from special populations, and legal, ethical and regulatory issues.
Length: 2-4 months
Cost: $1,299
Educational requirement: High school diploma or GED
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Program Description: 

Program Objectives:

After completing this program, learners will be able to:

• Discuss the role and duties of the behavior technician in the service-delivery system.
• Discuss the various settings in which a behavior technician might work.
• Identify typical cognitive, linguistic, physical, social, and emotional stages.
• Discuss multiculturalism and Diversity issues in the field of applied behavior analysis.
• Identify strategies for maintaining currency in behavior technician skills and concepts.
• Properly prepare for data collection per facility protocols.
• Properly implement continuous and discontinuous measurement procedures.
• Properly implement permanent-product recording procedures.
• Efficiently and accurately enter data and update visual data representation using software commonly used in the workplace.
• Accurately describe behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms.
• Conduct preference assessments.
• Assist with various assessment procedures as directed by practitioner.
• Explain the purpose for and components of a written skill acquisition plan.
• Explain how to properly prepare for a session as required by the skill acquisition plan.
• Explain the proper use of contingencies of reinforcement.
• Explain and effectively implement discrete-trial and naturalistic teaching procedures.
• Explain and effectively implement discrimination training.
• Explain and effectively implement stimulus control transfer procedures.
• Explain and effectively implement prompt and prompt fading procedures.
• Explain and effectively implement generalization and maintenance procedures.
• Explain and effectively implement shaping procedures.
• Explain and effectively implement token economy procedures.
• Identify the essential components of a written behavior reduction plan.
• Describe standard functions of behavior.
• Explain and implement interventions based on various modifications of antecedents.
• Explain and implement various differential reinforcement procedures.
• Explain and implement extinction procedures.
• Explain and implement crisis/emergency procedures according to a facility’s protocol.
• Discuss practical communication skills and characteristics that are expected in the workplace.
• Explain how to report variables that might affect a client.
• Create objective session notes for service verification.

Certification Opportunities

After completing this program, learners can take the leading national/industry-recognized certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

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Behavior Analyst Certificate Board (BACB) Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Optional Volunteer Externship Opportunity

Learners who complete this program are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this study area to gain valuable hands-on experience.  As learners progress through their eLearning program, an Externship Coordinator will reach out to coordinate placement.

Note: Additional documentation, including health records, immunizations, drug screening, criminal background checks, etc., may be required by the externship facility.