Professional development courses now available online

If you are looking for opportunities to attend professional development courses that offer greater flexibility with a busy schedule, the Office of Employee Assistance, in collaboration with FIU Online, has developed three courses that can be accessed anywhere there is an internet connection.

These courses are self-paced and designed to provide practical information and strategies to prepare and respond to violent events that, hopefully, will never occur. The training sessions were created to help faculty and staff be more prepared in the unlikely event of violence.

“These courses are not intended to scare anyone,” says Kate Kominars, director of the Office of Employee Assistance.

Completion of each of the following courses will count for one hour toward the annual 20-hour requirement for professional development:

1) Preventing Workplace Violence –

How to detect warning signs and strategies for prevention

2) Shots Fired: When Lightning Strikes –

Practical information about coping with an unlikely workplace event

3) The Impact of Domestic Violence in the Workplace –

How to recognize signs of domestic violence and  respond effectively

To enroll in any of these courses:

1)    Go to hr.fiu.edu

2)    Click on the “Departments” drop down tab

3)    Click on “Talent Management and Development”

4)    Click on the “Professional Development Opportunities” link

5)    Enroll in the courses by clicking “Add to List”

Please contact Kate Kominars in the Office of Employee Assistance at 305-348-2469 with questions about these courses or to seek confidential consultation. For more information about the Office of Employee Assistance click here. Help is within reach.

— Trudy Fernandez