COVID-19: A Guide for Direct Care Workers

Objectives: Describe COVID-19, its symptoms, the people most at risk of serious illness from it, and how it is transmitted. Identify reliable sources of information about COVID-19.
Apply strategies for reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Describe tactics for providing care to someone who has COVID-19. Suggest strategies for self-care for direct care workers during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Description: This class will provide direct care workers with relevant information on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Direct care workers will learn where to obtain reliable information about the virus, how to help prevent the virus from spreading, and how to care for themselves and their care recipients.