IHSS Training Academy

Course Schedule

• IHSS Training Academy 2021/2022
  • The IHSS Training Academy will resume in August and the schedule will be posted on the Learning Management System.
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  • Registration Instructions

Modules

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Participants may download curriculum materials for the following IHSS Training Academy courses. These materials are also available in the Learning Management System:

• In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) 101
• In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) 102
• Disabilities Awareness
• FLSA
• State Hearings
• Program Integrity
• Medical Implications
• Mandatory IHSS Refresh Training (Course 1)

Training materials for Medical Implications, Program Integrity, and State Hearings will be available once the courses are converted into the virtual environment.

IHSS Tools

• IHSS Annotated Assessment Criteria
• IHSS Assessment Narrative Tool  - Please note that there is no requirement to use this tool, and counties may recreate the elements from the tool in any format they choose.
  • How to Copy Text from a Password Protected Document - For instructions on how to copy text from the Assessment Narrative Tool, please read these instructions.
• Functional Index Ranks/Hourly Task Guidelines Grid (revised 5/29/19)
• Functional Index Ranking for Minor Children in IHSS Age Appropriate Guideline Tool
• IHSS Applicant/Recipient Advisement Checklist
• IHSS Social Worker Case Assessment Checklist
• IHSS Social Worker State Hearings Checklist
• IHSS Social Worker Assessment Field Handbook