ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS

In today’s job market, education can help advance in your current job or make the change to a new career. Continuing Education & Outreach offers a wide variety of non-credit courses and programs designed to meet your professional and personal needs and enhance your skills, knowledge and expertise.

Our staff also plans, develops and presents professional development and training courses to help local companies meet the needs of their employees. Courses can be customized and provided onsite. Contact Jennifer Lawson, assistant director, Non-Credit Program, at 607.777.6857 or jlawson@binghamton.edu for more information.

Forensic Health Essentials (1212019)

This module introduces nurses and other health care professionals to the exciting world of forensic careers, both those related to the health care fields and other disciplines, such as the sciences, law and law enforcement. Content includes: an introduction to forensics; violence as a health problem; forensics today: clients and settings; forensic roles and interdisciplinary collaboration; violence and diversity; mechanisms of injury; forensic assessment and documentation (including interviewing, physical assessment, narrative writing, diagrams and forensic photography); collection and reservation of evidence; medicolegal death investigation; an introduction to the criminal aspects of forensics: offenders and victims; an introduction to the civil aspects of forensics: malpractice/negligence, personal injury, child custody, and elder issues; terrorism; promoting your forensic practice; and consultation and collaboration.

Location:
Online (Distance Learning)

Dates:   Monday, July 9, 2012 – Friday, August 10, 2012

Module Fee:  $1000.00

Students who sign up for the entire Certificate Program in advance receive an overall $200 discount. (Total cost for the 3-module Certificate Program is $2800).

Forensic Health of Offenders (1212021)

This module introduces nurses and other health care professionals to issues related to criminal offending. Content includes: working with violent offenders; ethical dilemmas; crime classifications; the criminal justice system – from case to court; crime theories and criminology; wrongful convictions; offenders in the community: probation and parole; offenders in lock-up: correctional health; reentry; mental illness, substance abuse and violent offending; psychopathy; dangerousness and the duty to protect; perpetrators of intimate partner violence; stalkers; perpetrators of elder abuse; perpetrators of child abuse; juvenile justice system; juvenile offenders; female offenders; sex offenders; Internet predators: traders, travelers and traffickers; offenders who commit homicide; workplace violence; connection between animal cruelty and human violence; health care providers as offenders; and criminal profiling.

Location:
Online (Distance Learning)

Dates:   Monday, January 30, 2012 – Friday, May 11, 2012

Module Fee:  $1000.00

10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $900.00

Students who sign up for the entire Certificate Program in advance receive an overall $200 discount. (Total cost for the 3-module Certificate Program is $2800).

Forensic Health of Victims (1212020)

This module introduces nurses and other health care professionals to issues related to victimization. Content includes: an overview of crime and victimization; defining forensic roles from a victim perspective; challenging situations; vicarious victimization: ethics for victim service providers; cultural competency; theories on victimization; mental health issues; effects of victimization; helping clients with traumatic experiences; working with victims; assessing victim needs and identifying resources; crisis intervention; referral; orders of protection; victim’s compensation; victim service systems; developing collaborative relationships; child abuse; child exploitation (Internet abuse, child pornography, child prostitution); intimate partner violence; teen dating abuse; elder abuse; abuse of persons with disabilities; victims of sexual assault; sexual assault forensic examiners; human trafficking; workplace violence; stalking; hate and bias crimes; homicide; drunk driving; terrorism; financial crimes; identify theft; property crimes; and expert witness testimony.

Location:
Online (Distance Learning)

Dates:   Tuesday, September 4, 2012 – Friday, December 14, 2012

Module Fee:  $1000.00

10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $900.00

Students who sign up for the entire Certificate Program in advance receive an overall $200 discount. (Total cost for the 3-module Certificate Program is $2800).

Forensic Pediatrics (1212024)

Violence touches the lives of children with alarming frequency. According to the 2006 Report on Juvenile Offenders and Victims by the US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, juveniles of all ages are the victims of violent crime. Some of their offenders are family members, as is often the case for very young victims. Research has shown that child victimization and abuse are linked to problem behaviors that become evident later in life. So an understanding of childhood victimization and its trends may lead to a better understanding of juvenile offending. Health care professionals work with both victims and perpetrators, yet they have little education and resources for dealing with the everyday forensic issues of pediatric practice. This module helps fill the forensic void by providing current, concise and practical information that assists pediatric professionals with the prevention, identification and management of pediatric victimization and offending. Topics include: the effects of violence on youth, interviewing and assessing children/adolescents, evidence, expert witness testimony, compassion fatigue & vicarious victimization, children of incarcerated parents, child abuse, shaken baby syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, sexual assault and exploitation, the juvenile justice system, delinquency, child delinquents, female delinquents, animal cruelty, arson, gangs, bullying, and child death investigation.

This module provides 30 hours of instruction

Location:
Online (Distance Learning)

Dates:   Monday, January 9, 2012 – Friday, January 27, 2012

Module Fee:  $479.00

10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $431.00

HeartCode – American Heart Association BLS Certification (1212060)

HeartCode BLS is an interactive self-directed learning program which completes all cognitive requirements for the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Course.
Part I: Cognitive Portion
Successfully complete the Part I cognitive portion of the program including two patient scenarios and multiple choice exams online.
Part II: Skills Portion
Once you have completed the Part I cognitive portion you must successfully complete the skills portion using a voice-assisted manikin system. Please consult Patricia Reuther, MS, RN, Clinical Instructor, to schedule a time that to complete Part II in the lab by emailing her at preuther@binghamton.edu.

Location:
Online/Classroom

Fee:  $60.00

10% Discount for BU Alumni! Fee: $54.00

Management Leadership Series Certificate (120110)

This intensive program is designed to give attendees a basic foundation of learning in all aspects of Leadership Development. This Certificate course is designed for managers, project managers and key employees.

Location:
Binghamton University Library Tower, Room LN1324C

Dates:   Tuesday, May 8, 2012 – Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Time:   1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Meets on Tuesday afternoons, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Fee (Includes all materials):  $499.00

10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $449.10

Medical Assistant Administration Program (120218)

This 50-hour course prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in the health care industry. Medical Administrative Assistants, Medical Secretary, and Medical Records Clerks are all positions in great demand. This program covers important background information on the medical assisting profession and interpersonal skills, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and management of practice finances. This program is intended to provide students with a well-rounded introduction to medical administration so that they can gain the necessary skills required to either obtain an administrative medical assistant position. Note: This program does not include a national or state certification as part of its overall objectives.

Location:
TBA

Dates:   Monday, March 12, 2012 – Monday, April 30, 2012

Time:   6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Medical Billing and Coding Program (120220)

This combined 80 hour billing and coding course offers the skills needed to solve insurance billing problems, how to manually file claims (using the CPT and ICD-9 manual), complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures. The course covers the following areas: CPT (Introduction, Guidelines, Evaluation and Management), specialty fields (such as surgery, radiology and laboratory), ICD-9 (Introduction and Guidelines) and basic claims processes for medical insurance and third party reimbursements. Students will learn how to find the service and codes using manuals, (CPT, ICD-9 and HCPCS).

Location:
TBA

Dates:   Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – Thursday, May 24, 2012

Time:   6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Pharmacy Technician Certification Program (120219)

This comprehensive 50 hour course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam. Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies and other health care settings – working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement.

Location:
TBA

Dates:   Monday, March 12, 2012 – Monday, April 30, 2012

Time:   6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Professional Paralegal Training (Online) (110450)

Successful completion of both Section 1 and Section 2 of the paralegal Certificate Course will result in a Paralegal Certificate issued from Binghamton University. The course is designed to train students to work as paralegals, provide advanced legal workers with additional skills, and educate students in the American legal system.

Location:
Online (Distance Learning)

Dates:   Monday, October 17, 2011 – Friday, February 24, 2012

This course is comprised of 2 7-Week Sections:
Section 1: 10/17/2011 - 12/2/2011
Section 2: 1/9/2012 - 2/24/2012

Program Fee:  $1189.00

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