Due to the CoronaVirus pandemic crisis, the state of California’s requirements for continuing education will change in several ways.
First, there will soon be additional information in the continuing education material that explains the new procedures and protocols for dealing with the older people you care for during a pandemic crisis.
Second, there will be temporary rules to meet continuing education requirements, as currently some of RCFE’s continuing education requires classroom time, yet the very California state authorities that require it are now blocking society to avoid large gatherings and demanding social distancing. .
What additional knowledge will I learn in my continuing RCFE education?
Okay, what kinds of knowledge and information will you be required to learn and know in order to complete your RCFE continuing education requirements? Well some are pretty simple, how do you prevent contamination of your PPE when moving from room to room? The protocols for hand washing, disinfecting, and room cleaning. This is something standard that you probably already know and are already doing; however, these new protocols will take it one step further.
You will probably also learn how and where to test yourself so as not to bring the virus to the facility. You will learn about the new rules for visiting family members and what the rules are for confinement as well.
What changes are taking place 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 simultaneously during these 60 days if the time to meet your requirements for every 24 months is near. Why this advice from Spertinent you ask?
It’s simple, once the postponement is over and the CoronVirus pandemic crisis slows down, everyone who needs to renew their certification and everyone who expires will want to get the required classes in the classroom at once. In the event that the state of California decides (for next year) that it’s okay if 100% of RCFE’s continuing education requirements are done online, your first half is over and you’ve already signed up and paid.
Also, once this crisis is over, and it will end at some point, there will be a greater demand for the RCFE certificate, and you know that when the demand is high and the supply relative, the price will go up. Do you see that point? Just as viruses are a reality, so is the free market economy.
