SDS Training Resources

If you have trouble accessing any of the training links below, please email SDSTraining@alaska.gov

• We have SDS recorded trainings on YouTube! Go to our channel
• Adult Protective Services (APS) Mandatory Reporting Training
• SDS Training Office Hours (Zoom Sessions Join link)
  Offered every Tuesday and Thursday, except the first Tuesday of the month, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• General training questions? Need a phone call back? Email SDS Training
• Register for Care Coordinator Training, as well as all other provider training using our training calendar

Required training for providers applying for certification for Care Coordination, Chore Services, Congregate Meals, Supported Employment, Residential Habilitation Group Home, Family Home Habilitation, Supported Living, In Home Supports, Residential Supported Living, Respite, Adult Day Services, and/or Day Habilitation.

• Home and Community Based Settings training

Care Coordination

• Care Coordinator Training Guide
• Request the current month’s self-paced CC exam - beginning or renewal
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about becoming a Care Coordinator

Community First Choice (CFC)

• Community First Choice-Personal Care Services Administrators (CFC-PCS) Admins ad CFC-PCS agency trainers: Community First Choice Skills Building, Supervision and Cueing Training
• CFC FAQs for Care Coordinators - prior to Harmony Data System (posted 3/5/19)
• CFC Forms and Processes (posted 3/5/19)

Critical Incident Reporting (CIR) & Centralized Reporting

• Critical Incident Reporting (CIR) Training
• Download the CIR presentation for training staff
• Create a certificate for agency CIR training
• View the Alaska Central Intake provider guide

Personal Care Services

• Training for PCS Recipients - Your PCA and You

Senior & Disabilities Services Training Team:

• Kara Thrasher - Livingston – Training Specialist III
  907-269-3685
• Delight Mells – Training Specialist II
  907-269-3672
• Cassandra Lynch – Training Specialist I
  907-269-3448
• Vacant– Training Specialist I