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El acoso se define como cualquier conducta no deseada que puede basarse en la edad, el sexo, la raza, la religion, el origen nacional o la discapacidad. Seg?n la EEOC, El acoso se convierte en ilegal cuando 1) soportar la conducta ofensiva se convierte en una condicion para continuar con el empleo, o 2) la conducta es lo suficientemente severa o generalizada como para crear un ambiente de trabajo que una persona razonable considerar?a intimidatorio, hostil o abusivo. El acoso que cumple con estos criterios se considera una forma de discriminacion en el empleo en violacion del T?tulo VII de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, la Ley de Discriminacion en el Empleo por Edad de 1967 (ADEA) y la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades de 1990 (ADA). Este curso satisface los requisitos federales de capacitacion en materia de acoso y se centra en las responsabilidades de los empleadores y empleados para identificar, informar y prevenir el acoso en el lugar de trabajo.

Speech disorders occur when a person is unable to produce speech sounds correctly or fluently, or has problems with their voice or resonance. Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.

As the U.S. becomes more culturally diverse, culturally sensitive medical services need to expand beyond physical health to mental health. A person’s culture impacts a person’s perception of health and illness, from how they define health and disease, their attitudes as a consumer of services, and the view of the healthcare providers.
This course defines and discusses the importance of multicultural counseling, the prevalence of mental illness in different cultures, and the impact culture has on a person’s mental health perceptions and reviews multicultural approaches to mental health. Course expiration date: 4/20/2026

Course overview
Under federal and state legislation, unlawful harassment occurs when someone is made to feel intimidated, insulted, or humiliated because of their race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and other characteristics specified under anti-discrimination human rights legislation. This course will highlight the different types of unlawful harassment, inappropriate behavior versus unlawful behavior, retaliation, federal and state laws. and consequences for not abiding by the laws, also the course contains case studies aimed at sexual harassment prevention.
Goal
This course is designed to provide healthcare workers to identify and prevent unlawful harassment and workplace violence, for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their workers. Harassment causes mental, physical, and economic harm to those who experience it, and it decreases productivity and satisfaction at the workplace.

Employers today are presented with unique challenges when setting workplace policies regarding marijuana usage. Despite many attempts over the years to have marijuana removed from the Schedule I category, it remains on this list today. Regardless, many states have legalized the medical use of marijuana, and some have even legalized its recreational use. Because of this conflict between state and federal legislation regarding the use of marijuana, employers are often left with challenging situations regarding the establishment of workplace policies on marijuana use. This course provides an overview of marijuana policies in the workplace, federal and state laws regarding marijuana, and employer and employee rights. Course expiration date: 6/30/2025

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. It is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of life, which includes jobs, schools, transportation, and access to all public and private places open to the general public. This course will provide a high-level overview of five titles of the ADA.

This course provides the learner with an overview of implicit bias and its historical basis and present consequences. This course will help the learner develop self-awareness for unconscious bias and discuss bias and disparities associated in healthcare. This course will assist the learner to develop strategies to remedy the negative impact of implicit bias by recognizing and understanding how it can have an impact on perception, judgment, and actions, which may result in inequitable decision-making, failure to communicate effectively, and poor patient outcomes. This course can be taken in partial fulfillment of the Implicit Bias Training Requirement. This requirement takes effect in June 2022. Course expiration date: 9/9/2025

The ability to provide culturally competent care and foster a workplace that incorporates shared values plays a vital role in the healthcare community. This series of courses is designed to help provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to provide culturally competent and responsive care to all patients. This final course in the series addresses barriers to care, strategies to overcome barriers, and creating a safe and welcoming environment for all patients. Course expiration date: 8/11/2025

The ability to provide culturally competent care and foster a workplace that incorporates shared values plays a vital role in the healthcare community. This series of courses is designed to help provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to provide culturally competent and responsive care to all patients. This third course in the series includes factors that need to be continually addressed and managed for healthcare professionals to continue to serve the diverse population of patients, social determinants of health, and the association with health and outcomes to provide culturally competent care. Course expiration date: 8/9/2025