Case Management For Aging Clients - Lewis and Clark Community College

Case Management For Aging Clients from Lewis and Clark Community College is a Campus Certificate Adult Development degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. With the exponential increase in numbers of aging citizens, older Americans find themselves in various stages of declining health and at fluctuating levels of need of assistance in planning, accessing, and evaluating their individual personal, social, legal, and medical needs. Considering the current tendencies of families to be more geographically distant, the increasing complexity of today's society, and the effect of rapid technological advances on the daily lives of the elderly, many seniors find themselves increasingly in need of support. The need is not only medical, financial, social, and legal, but also deeply personal and often even spiritual. The role of geriatric case manager involves assisting individuals in both assessing and meeting their personal, social, legal, and medical needs. Employment for case managers can be as independent practitioners or as associates in the traditional healthcare fields of medicine, nursing, homecare, dental, physical and/or occupational therapy; or in more diverse areas of consumer needs and retail shopping. This program is offered as four, two-credit hour theory classes followed by a two-credit hour clinical/seminar experience. A certificate of proficiency is awarded after completion of all five courses. It is designed as sequential courses and is presented in an Internet format. This format requires that students have access to a computer with Internet connection. Computer labs are available for student use on campus. This program is designed for students with or without medical backgrounds. There are no prerequisites. Several national organizations offer testing and certification as Certified Case Managers which students may seek after completion of this program. Some of these organizations require experience and/or licensure in health sciences fields such as nursing, social work, occupational or physical therapy, or pharmacy to sit for certification exams, others do not. Students who do not possess a license in a related health sciences field may complete the program and serve in various positions as non-credentialed case managers. Many people will seek this program as a means of obtaining a better understanding of the aging process and related needs and support services to meet their own personal needs and those of friends and family. View more details on Lewis and Clark Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Adult Development courses.