About this Training

  • Who should take this training?

    This training is for all current and future adult foster care home licensees who are interested in learning more about recruiting and retaining staff. It is also for anyone who would like to learn more about their own management approach and how work culture affects staff retention.

  • What will you learn?

    Participants will understand the importance of developing a recruitment strategy, discuss effective avenues for recruiting caregivers, recognize their personal management style, and connect how management style and AFH culture affect staff recruitment and retention.

  • How long is this training?

    This training provides 2.5 CEUs for APD adult foster/care home staff. This training is offered as a 2.5-hour, live, interactive webinar.

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Training is sponsored by Oasis Senior Advisors

This training is provided for free to adult foster care home staff through support from Oasis Senior Advisors.
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About the Instructor

Lead Instructor Alyssa Elting McGuire, MA, MPA

Meet Alyssa Elting McGuire, an advocate dedicated to bridging the gap between theory and practice for adult care home staff. As the consulting and training director of Oregon Care Home Consulting & Training, a business she established in 2018, Alyssa brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. With a background as a former adult foster home licensing lead for Washington and Columbia Counties, Alyssa spent eight years immersed in the regulatory and protective services aspects of adult foster homes with the State of Oregon. Alyssa's experience extends to her tenure as a program manager for the Alzheimer's Association Oregon & SW Washington Chapter. As part of her role, she facilitated dementia training programs statewide for care staff and providers. Alyssa holds a graduate degree in public administration & management from the University of Nebraska and a graduate degree in educational leadership (adult education & training) from Portland State University. As a State-certified Ensuring Quality Care (EQC) instructor, she has played an important role in delivering comprehensive EQC training, both in-person and online, for more than seven years. Alyssa's passion lies in empowering caregivers to translate their learning into meaningful real-world experiences, ensuring the highest standards of care within the adult foster care community.