Aging and Adult Services: training and webinars

Online Mandated Reporter Training

Online Mandated Reporter Training on Minnesota’s Vulnerable Adult Act includes defining who is a vulnerable adult, maltreatment definitions, and the reporting duties of mandated reporters.

Minnesota Adult Protection Foundations: eLearning Courses

Self-paced online foundational trainings for adult protection professionals across Minnesota. 

The 12 eLearning courses are: 

1. What is Adult Protection in Minnesota?
2. Adult Protection Services Populations Served and Eligibility
3. MAARC Functions and Duties 
4. Lead Investigative Agencies (LIA) and Jurisdictions for Maltreatment Response 
5. EPS Intake
6. APS Intake 
7. Assessment Response 
8. APS Assessment  
9. APS Coordination and Data Sharing 
10. Completing Protective Services and Case Closure 
11. Engagement Strategies 
12. Completing Final Disposition and Appeals

The Foundations: eLearning courses align with national adult protection core competencies and Minnesota state adult protection policy.

Minnesota Adult Protection Foundations: Live Training

Interactive online training facilitated by Minnesota DHS Adult Protection staff that reviews case examples and practical scenarios to apply foundational statutory definitions and Minnesota state adult protection policy principles (Foundations eLearning courses are a prerequisite).

SSIS Adult Protection Worker Training

The Social Services Information System (SSIS) is the statewide electronic records system used by APS. Training is offered in two half-day virtual classes and is designed for new adult protection workers, SSIS Mentors, and for those seeking a refresher. Additionally, there are two APS specific SSIS Essentials eLearning courses suggested as prerequisites: 104A Exploring APS Intakes and 104B Exploring APS Assessments. Please visit the Adult Protection Worker Training page on PartnerLink, the DHS website for county and tribal agencies, for registration information, schedule, and training resources.

This series enables learners to gain and enhance their core knowledge about the Elderly Waiver (EW) program. The courses have no prerequisites and can be completed in any order.

• Elderly Waiver Foundations 1: Administration and Eligibility. 

This 45-minute, self-paced online course introduces EW administration and program and financial eligibility. It includes an optional financial eligibility section with additional details and examples. Search for “Elderly Waiver Foundations 1” or “AASD-EWF1” in the Older Adult Programs Learning Center in TrainLink.

• Elderly Waiver Foundations 2: Assessment, Support Planning, and Rates

This 45-minute, self-paced online course introduces EW assessment, support planning, and rates. Search for “Elderly Waiver Foundations 2" or “AASD-EWF2" in the Older Adult Programs Learning Center in TrainLink.​

• Elderly Waiver Foundations 3: Services and Supports

This 45-minute course provides training for lead agencies and providers on remote adult day services. Adult day service is a service shared between the Aging and Disability Services Divisions of the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Remote adult day service is a service delivery option.

• MMIS Training Videos (available now)

This set of 21 training videos provides a guide to entering and accessing data in MMIS. The videos range from 3 to 32 minutes each. See this complete list of MMIS video topics (PDF). To access these videos, go to the Older Adult Programs Learning Center in TrainLink, search the course catalog for “MMIS” or select category “All MMIS courses”.

• MMIS Information 

Detailed information about the MMIS system works and how to perform tasks in MMIS is available in these documents.

• DHS-4625 (PDF): Instructions for Completing and Entering the LTCC Screening Document and Service Agreement Into MMIS
• DHS-4669 (PDF): Instructions for Completing and Entering the LTCC Screening Document and  Health Risk Assessment into MMIS for the  MSC+ and MSHO Programs  
• DHS-5020A (PDF): Instructions for Completing and Entering the Health Risk Assessment into the MMIS for the Special Needs BasicCare (SNBC) Program

Minnesota Board on Aging offers online training courses in four tracks:

• Caregiver Consultation
• Dementia Capability
• Cultural Responsiveness
• Special Topics

More information about the Caregiver and Dementia online courses (PDF)

These courses are available in the Older Adult Programs Learning Center in TrainLink. To view these courses, select Course Catalog Search, then select the category “All MN Board on Aging Courses”.