Instructions For This Course:
1. To learn the most from this course, read through all Three Lessons and complete all the exercises. The links are yours to explore for future information. The review questions at the end of the lessons will help you learn the material better and will help you on the final questionnaire.
2. Look for these graphics:
Means to do the exercise either on a separate piece of paper or in the space provided. You may wish to have a learning journal or notebook to keep your notes and assignments together.
Lists an interesting link with information related to this topic that you might want to visit for more information.
This graphic means that this is a chance to test your knowledge of what you have learned by answering some review questions. Reviewing this information will help you be more successful on the final questionnaire.
Some people find it easier to print out each lesson and read it on paper. On the first page of each lesson, there is a button in the left hand corner that says "Printable Format." This will open up a file of that lesson that is formatted to print easily. Remember to do this for each Lesson. The questionnaire, however, needs to be taken online.
3. For Alaskan resource families only: if you wish to earn training credit hours for completing this course, complete the "Check Your Understanding" Questionnaire at the end of Lesson 3 and Click Submit. If you score at least 80% correct on the questionnaire, you will earn 3.0 hours of training credit. This will be entered into your training record at the Alaska Center for Resource Families and you will email confirmation of your completion of the course. .
4. Everyone is welcomed to read through this material, and complete the course, but due to contract restrictions, only Alaskan resource families will receive confirmation of training hour credit for successfuly completing the course and completing the questionnaire.
Ready? Let's Begin with LESSON 1 .