Course Guide

A few notes before you delve into the course. In order to receive a certificate of completion for the course, you will need to access and read the various resources and participate in the required activities.

How to Recognize Required Activities

All required components of the course are recognizable by the checkbox located on the right side of the items label. In this screenshot of the course site, take note of the four items listed.

The first item, Step 2: Assess Current Services, has a checkbox and is a required activity. The checkbox is checked, indicating that the activity was completed. The second item, Sample Charts, does not have a checkbox and is not a required activity but will be of interest. The other two items have checkboxes and are required activities. They are not yet checked-off indicating that they have not been completed.

Types of Activities

Each activity is represented by an icon:

  Forum: for posting information, questions, and conducting asynchronous online discussions. 

  Page: one page reading activity

Book: multi-page reading activity

  Feedback: provide information through a series of questions

Survey: provide information to a question

 Action Item: Within some of the reading activities, there are Action Items. These are not required assignments; complete them on your own time when you begin developing your implementation plan.

Resource Icons

The following icons represent downloadable files:

Downloadable PDF file

Downloadable Microsoft Word file

Navigating the Course Site

There are two main areas for reliably navigating this course site:

1. The navigation links near the top of the page

Clicking the link "Guidelines for Implementing CAP" will always return you to the main course page.

2. When on an activity page, locate links along the bottom of the page and a "Jump to..." menu. The links go to the previous and next activity. The "Jump to..." menu lists all activities in the course; selecting one will link to that activity.

It is recommended to access the activities from the main course page and to complete each activity in the order they are listed.

Navigating within a Book

When reading a Book activity, use the arrows or Table of Content links to move between the Book's pages.