Advanced skills for you & the person receiving your care.

Learn advanced caregiving skills that help clients with complex needs.
Build a stronger and better relationship with your client.
Grow your caregiving career professionally with a new certification.

Complete 70 hours of
advanced learning.

Get a $0.75/hour raise when you
pass the program.*

Get 12 Continuing Education
credits if eligible.

*Any questions about getting paid for training time or pay differentials should be directed to your employer.
View the current Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA).

Advanced Training
Course Options

Advanced Training has 2 specialized course options. You can enroll in the option that best supports your client.

Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health will be available in Spring 2025. You should take this course if you would like to gain additional expertise in supporting clients with complex behavioral needs. 

Holistic Health

Holistic Health will be available in Fall 2025. This is a good option if you work with clients with multiple chronic conditions that often lead to emergency room visits and hospitalization.

Eligibility & Enrolling

You and your client need to meet eligibility requirements. Contact your employer to confirm eligibility. 

If you’re eligible here’s how to enroll:

Agency Providers (APs): contact your agency to enroll.

Individual Providers (IPs): call the Member Resource Center (MRC) at 1-866-371-3200 or email mrc@myseiubenefits.org. 

Behavioral Health
Course Options:
Location:
Start Date:
Holistic Health
Lakewood
November 3
Holistic Health
Richland
December 6
Holistic Health
Spokane
January 23
Advanced Training consists of 70 hours of training over 8 weeks. Learning is primarily online, with a weekly skills lab in the classroom. 

This training is currently only offered in English but you may use a community interpreter. 

Professional interpreters will not be provided and materials will only be in English. This includes online lessons and Performance-Based Assessments. You are allowed to bring a community interpreter to class. If you are bringing a community interpreter, you must contact the MRC at 1-866-371-3200 to reserve an additional seat.

Advanced Training FAQ

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The training helped me to be more confident, know more about problem-solving, and be able to communicate better with my client.
If everyone had the opportunity to take this class, the world would probably be a much better place. This class has literally changed my worldview.
I really liked learning about the person-centered approach, and how to use conflict resolution.

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Member Resource Center (MRC) will be closed from December 24 – January 1.

If you have questions about enrolling or completing your training, contact the MRC before they are closed. The MRC will reopen on January 2. 

Note: Contact your employer for questions about your training requirement, pay or deadline.

Get help online:

Caregiver Learning Center System Access 

The Caregiver Learning Center cannot be accessed at caregiverlearning.org. Please use seiu775bg.docebosaas.com to access your training.

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Make the most of your learning benefits. Read about this year’s Continuing Education new online courses or explore your learning support options.

Caregiver Learning Center System Maintenance

June 6 (Thursday) – June 10 (Monday)

You can log in, enroll and take your training in the Caregiver Learning Center during this time. 

If you complete training during the System Maintenance, it will be sent to your employer after June 10. 

Please contact your employer if you have questions about your training requirement, deadline or payment.