Perfect for administrative staff or anyone looking to further their own professional development, the Working with Older Adults Micro-Credential Program offers six certificate courses with real-life examples, hands-on tips and numerous resources to help you improve your daily interactions with older adults.
Micro-Credential Program
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The Working with Older Adults Micro-Credential Program is a separate learning option from the Working with Older Adults course that gives you the benefit of being able to choose the topic areas from the course that will best enhance and supplement your existing expertise and knowledge.
Enroll in one or more of the six certificate courses in the Working with Older Adults Micro-Credential Program based on your unique interests and needs, and receive a Certificate of Achievement for acquiring new, practical knowledge in each certificate course.
The six certificate courses are the same content as the Working with Older Adults course. Real-life examples, hands-on tips and numerous resources help you apply the knowledge and insight from each certificate course in your daily interactions with older adults to take relationships and professional practices to new levels of quality and effectiveness. Click here to see what’s included.
The Working with Older Adults Micro-Credential Program is also separate from the Certified Senior Advisors (CSA)® Certification Program, which is dual-accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
If you are enrolled in one or more of the certificate courses in the micro-credential program, you may apply for the CSA certification exam at any time. However, the certificate courses cannot be credited in any manner to enrollment in the Working with Older Adults course.
Working with Older Adults Certificates
Micro-Credential Program – $195 each
The Journey of Aging
• Aging and Society
• The Experience of Aging
• Family and Social Support among Older Adults
• Best Practices in Communicating with Older Persons
Course Description: Discover the facts behind myths and stereotypes of aging, society’s view of aging, how to prevent ageism in your communications and what to do if you suspect elder abuse.
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Health Transitions as People Grow Older
• Physical Changes of Aging
• Chronic Conditions among Older Adults
• Cognitive Changes of Aging
• Mental and Emotional Health in Later Years
• Healthy and Creative Living in Aging
Course Description: Increasingly, older adults insist on experiencing aging as a positive stage in life. Proper nutrition, exercise, activities to express creativity and keep the mind healthy, and spiritual wellness are at the heart of successful aging. In this course, you learn about physical and mental health during aging, from normal physical and cognitive changes to chronic illness and dementia.
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Quality-of-Life Choices for Older Adults
• Housing and Services for Aging Needs
• Caregiving in Families
• Advance Care Planning and Directives
• Hospice and Palliative Care
• End-of-Life Choices and Ethics
Course Description: Many older adults live independently in their own homes, thanks in part to a large and dynamic network of housing options and long-term services and supports that include transportation, meals, home care and home health care.
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Financial & Estate Planning for Age 65 and Older
• Financial Planning for Retirement
• Main Sources of Retirement Income
• Basics of Investing for Age 65 and Older
• Federal Income Taxes and Older Adults
• Essentials of Estate Planning
Course Description: Financial resources affect quality of life in later years, including choices for housing, health care, and long-term care. The knowledge from this course enables you to generally discuss key financial planning topics and to raise important questions that your clients should consider about their financial health.
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Federal & State Programs for Retirement & Health Care
• Medicare
• Medicaid and Older Adults
• Social Security and SSI
• Veterans Benefits
Course Description: Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and SSI, and veterans benefits are crucial financial resources that can provide older adults with more freedom of choice about their quality of life in later years.
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Essential Ethics for Working with Older Adults
• Practical, Everyday Ethics in Serving Older Adults
• Protecting Older Adults from Financial Exploitation
• Finding Qualified Professional Resources
Course Description: Gain new insight and practical ways to apply ethical principles in your everyday interactions with older clients. Topics include what to do if you suspect a client is showing possible signs of cognitive impairment, how to reduce the power differential between you and your clients, and how to proactively manage the effects of magical thinking by your clients on your professional relationship.
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What’s Included
The Working with Older Adults Micro-Credential Program comes with the following items included:
- • The Working with Older Adults textbook section which corresponds with your course selection.
- • 2 months of access to our online learning portal.
- • Chapter Webinars.
- • Comprehensive Online Quiz.
- • Personalized Certificate Upon Completion.