Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities may include trips, entertainment, socials, fitness and crafts.
51社区鈥檚 36-hour Activity Director training program meets IDPH requirements and prepares you for certification in this vital long-term healthcare role. This blended (online and on-campus) course covers topics such as:
This course provides instruction to students to meet the 36-hour IDPH requirement for activity directors, activity aides/assistants, and others involved with long-term care residents. Participants are instructed on how to develop unique programming to meet the recreational needs of residents with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and related dementias, intellectual disabilities, and serious mental illness.
To get started in this people-focused field, see our schedule of the Upcoming Courses or visit the How to Register page.
CPE works with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Paths to College and Career grant to offer scholarships for people who are underemployed, unemployed, incarcerated, and previously incarcerated.
For more information, contact Continuing Professional Education by email at cpe@harpercollege.edu or call 847.925.6340.