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Effective Strategies for Home-based Assessment Certificate Program

Coming Soon: Our new Effective Strategies for Home-based Assessment Certificate is designed to simulate home environments and prepare health and human services professionals to conduct home visits and assessments for people with disabilities and older adults.

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Stephanie Recchia, MSW, LICSW

Stephanie is a graduate of Boston University School of Social Work. Her areas of expertise are geriatric medical social work, clinical practice with older adults, end of life issues, Parkinson’s Disease, caregiver support, and clinical student supervision.

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CADER

Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research

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Dedicated to strengthening the workforce that provides health and social services to older adults and people with disabilities, CADER is a national leader in creating comprehensive online training for individuals and organizations.

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Success Stories

95%

of learners agreed or strongly agreed that the course helped them learn to communicate with people who have Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

See Evaluation Report / Massachusetts EOEA Certificate Training Initiative (2023)

97%

of learners agreed or strongly agreed that this course effectively taught them to identify how culture, ethnicity, and health literacy impact care transitioning.

See Evaluation Report / New York State Case Management Certificate Training Program (2022)

98%

felt that the training improved their ability to identify key risk factors associated with suicide among older adults.

See Evaluation Report / Prevention and Identification of Behavioral Health Issues in Older Adults: Skill Development among Clergy Members (2017-2019)

94%

agreed or strongly agreed that the training enhanced their ability to identify stressors and barriers faced by immigrants and refugees.

See Evaluation Report / Strengthening Age Friendly Communities: Addressing Behavioral Health Concerns in Older Adults (2017-2019)

95%

agreed or strongly agreed that the training enhanced their ability to explain how the assessment process supports choice, self-determination, and participation.

See Evaluation Report / Connecticut Online Training Programs (2019)

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“This training will help staff at all 24 Community Mental Health Centers in Indiana better serve the growing mental health needs of our aging population,” says Zellers. “As their needs grow, so does our need to train and prepare our professionals who work with this population every day. This program will be instrumental in enhancing the ability of our workforce to care for the mental health needs of aging adults.”

Andrew Zellers, Grant Administrator and Policy Research Analyst, Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers (ICCMHC) on the course Behavioral Health in Aging Certificate

We found CADER’s Person-Centered Case Management (PCCM) certificate to be a robust program our staff could use for professional development,” says Vaudreuil. “We assessed the program to see if its content was accessible and digestible for people who might not be very familiar with case management and felt its pace and in-depth curriculum was a great match with the topics of our CMAT program."

Joe Vaudreuil, Tri-Valley, Inc., an Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) on the course Person-Centered Case Management (PCCM) Certificate

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