Continuing Education Health Occupations
Join us at Iowa Western Community College for your continuing health education needs. We can meet your continuing education requirements through quality program offerings and instructors; networking opportunities and friendly, helpful staff. We offer a variety of ever-changing updated programs. Just off Interstate 80, our campus is convenient from all locations. You can register for most programs on-line. For more information use the links below or call 712-325-3344.
Nursing & Allied Health
First Aid & CPR CoursesMandatory Reporting |
Long Term Care
Emergency Responder |
Being Ethical Practitioners
Ethics will be discussed with an emphasis on social work ethics. Fee $40
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*20 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 04/19/2012 | 9:00AM-12:15PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Health Potpourri: Non-Invasive Medical Practices
This program will present non-invasive health modalities that are complementary to medical practices. Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*17 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 03/15/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Heart to Heart
This class will provide information to enable nurses and other healthcare providers to provide effective spiritual care for clients in a variety of workplace settings. Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*15 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | T | 02/14/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Mental Health Disorders: Symptoms, Challenges, Interventions
This program will familiarize health care professionals on the topic of behavioral health interventions for symptoms of the most prevalent mental health disorders. Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*22 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | T | 05/08/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Mental Health First Aid
This course is designed to teach methods of assisting patients/clients who may be in the early stages of developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*24 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | T | 06/12/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Personality, Patients & Patience
This program will help to understand our own personalities and those of our patients, which will help increase our patience! Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*16 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | W | 02/29/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Psychopharmacology Update
This program will develop an understanding of the role of medications in the management of depression, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*23 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | W | 05/23/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Shake, Rattle & Roll: Generations, Cultures & Diversity
This program is designed for health professionals with patients/clients from a variety of generations and cultures bringing diversity to healthcare. Fee $55
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*19 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 04/12/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
The Skin Game: We've Got You Covered!!
This program will instruct healthcare personnel to initiate appropriate care plans related to pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, burns and skin tears. Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*21 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 04/26/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
There's No Pill for Naughty!
This program will inform healthcare providers on current issues surrounding pediatric mental health issues. Fee $55
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*18 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | F | 03/30/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Treatment Planning for Substance Abusing Clients
This workshop will explore how to incorporate substance issues presented by clients into a viable treatment plan. Fee $70
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 01*25 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | F | 03/09/2012 | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
SASSI Administration & Scoring
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory Fee $65
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 11*02 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | F | 04/27/2012 | 8:30AM-12:00PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
SASSI-Clinical Interpretation
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory Fee $65
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 12*02 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | F | 04/27/2012 | 1:00-4:15PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Adult/Child Abuse ID & Reporting for Mandatory Reporters
Fee $35
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 14*05 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | F | 04/20/2012 | 9:00AM-12:15PM | Looft Hall 023 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3344 |
Impact on Iowa - Health CEU's
Does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have you a little perplexed? Join our panel of eight experts for a timely update on the Act and its impact on Iowa's small to medium-sized employers. This 3-hour informational forum is intended for healthcare providers, human resource managers, insurance producers, small and medium size business owners, social workers, and of course the general public. CEU's approved for: Insurance, Nursing & SHRM. To register call IWCC Continuing Education at 712-325-3255 or online at www.iwcc.edu/forms/ce-reg.asp Fee $40
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| HLTH 99*06 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 04/19/2012 | 9:00AM-12:00PM | Looft Hall 017 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |