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Director of Wellness Leadership Certification Program

lIVE Online Program

Gain the necessary skills, competencies, and confidence in the changing LTC landscape and lead your healthcare teams with strategic leadership and emotional intelligence.

Program Overview:& Components

The *DOC in Training Program* is a comprehensive leadership development program designed with 3 components to empower aspiring and current Directors of Care with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel in their roles within long-term care and healthcare settings.

1. Self-Study with Workplace Tasks & Application

Participants will engage in self-paced learning journey, exploring the *7 Pillars of Leadership for Directors of Care*. Each pillar will include targeted readings, case studies, and practical activities designed to enhance understanding and application.

2. Intensive Virtual Training (3 Days)

Participants will join three intensive virtual training sessions focusing on the *7 Pillar Topics*. These interactive sessions will be led by experienced facilitators, blending discussions, real-world scenarios, and peer engagement to deepen their expertise.

3. Capstone Project

The program concludes with a capstone project, allowing participants to apply their learning to a real-world challenge or initiative within their organization. The project will include a poster presentation submission, accompanied by a 10-minute presentation for review and discussion to facilitate knowledge transfer and provide constructive feedback, strengthening the participant’s skills and readiness.

This structure ensures a balanced mix of focused learning, participant engagement, and time for reflection.

e-Certification of Participation Participants who complete all parts of the series will receive a Certification of Participation, recognizing their commitment to excellence.

Please Note: Parts of this program are integrated and merged with Retirement participants, ensuring a comprehensive and unified approach to training and development across different care settings.

Cost: $3,499 Now $2,999

Over 150 hours of interactive learning experience with:

  • DOC Personal Inventory

  • Pre And Post Reflective Practice
  • Self-study E-learning Content
  • Knowledge Exchanges
  • Hands On Workplace Tasks
  • 3 full days Robust Live Virtual Learning Sessions
  • Sharing Tools, Stories Lessons Learned
  • Individualized Learning Plans
  • Final Congress

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Director of Wellness Leadership Certification Program

Our Pillars are robust with over 150 hours of interactive and meaningful learning outcomes. These offer a variety of exciting options for the adult learner such as e-Learning reading material, live Learning Sessions, Knowledge Exchanges (KE), Workplace Projects, Surveys, Multiple Choice Quiz, Networking Activity, Environmental Scan, Gap Analysis, Learning Journal, Personal Inventory, Leadership Self-assessment and final congress Poster Presentation.

1. Governance/ Leadership*

Understand how to create high functioning leaders and teams while balancing competing priorities in the accountability of DOC / ADOCs and senior leadership team members.

2. Regulations and Compliance

Learn how to navigate through chosen information systems, platforms, repositories and databases, to implement requirements from the O.REGS 246/22 and FLTCA, Resident Bill of Rights, Ministry of Labour, Occupational Health & Safety Act, Human Rights for compliance.

3. Marketing & Sales Outreach

4. Person Centered Care*

Apply a person-centered care philosophy and explore strategies for implementation that integrates residents, families, staff and community partners to recognize the residents as “leaders “in their own care.

5. HR & Capacity Development

Examine current issues, trends, practices and processes in Human Resource Management that contribute to employee effectives, capacity development and overall organization effectiveness.

Congress: Final

*LTC and Retirement Merged.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during program development.

Cost: $3,499 Now $2,999