Our mission is to promote, support, and expand quality statewide respite care across the lifespan. One of the ways we meet our organization’s vision and mission is by providing free training opportunities for those who want to become independent respite care providers, individuals who wish to start respite care programs in their community, as well as for primary/unpaid caregivers. We also provide unique ways for individuals who have completed the Respite Care Provider Training (also available in Spanish) and are listed on the Wisconsin Respite Care Registry to receive continuing education opportunities. There are so many wonderful benefits to providing respite care, and we invite you to browse our course catalog and find an opportunity that fits you best.
The Respite Care Provider Training (RCPT) is a series of free courses for anyone interested in providing respite care as a career, a part-time job, or even a volunteer activity to individuals with varying disabilities and ages. Learners can work at their own pace to complete the ten required online courses, stopping and starting as needed.
When you have finished the RCPT, you’ll receive a certificate of completion for seven hours. You will be offered the opportunity to be added to the Wisconsin Respite Care Registry, available to primary caregivers to search for respite care providers in their community.
Entrenamiento Para Proveedores de Cuidado de Respiro (RCPT) fue diseñado para gente interesada en dar cuidado de respiro a individuos con diferentes discapacidades y edades a lo largo de la vida. Cada curso en el entrenamiento cumple al menos una de las Competencias esenciales del cuidado profesional de respiro.
The National Respite Care Provider Training™ (NRCPT) is a free, field-tested, and competency-based national online respite provider training curriculum for entry-level providers. State and local government agencies, homecare providers, respite volunteers, and other community and faith-based agencies can access the NRCPT to expand respite opportunities for family caregivers.
This FREE online workshop, which can be completed at your own pace, will provide the information and building blocks needed to start a respite program in your community. There is assigned reading, outside websites to review, videos to watch, and an ongoing assignment throughout this workshop.
RCAW’s KIT for Respite Providers offers a collection of free online courses, discussion topics, files, and worksheets covering various topics.
Courses in the KIT for Respite Providers:
- How to Market Yourself as a Respite Provider
- Becoming an Independent Respite Provider
RCAW’s KIT for Caregivers offers a collection of free online courses, discussion topics, files, and worksheets covering various topics.
Courses in the KIT for Caregivers:
- How to Hire, Train, and Retain Respite Care Providers
- Respite 101 for Family Caregivers – An Introduction to Respite in Wisconsin
Click the button for recorded courses. Some topics are geared toward family caregivers, respite workers, providers, and others. These mini-training courses are 30 minutes long.