Eligibility
In order to be eligible to take the Certification Examination,
candidates must meet one of the following three criteria:
Education |
Supervised
Care Management Experience |
Additional
Direct Client Contact |
| CRITERIA I |
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Masters Degree in a field related to care management
And> |
> 2 years of paid, full time, supervised
care management experience subsequent to obtaining education
requirement, and within last 10 years
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| CRITERIA II |
Bachelors Degree in a field related to care management
And> |
> 2 years of paid, full time, supervised
care management experience
And> |
2 additional years of paid, full time direct experience
with clients in fields such as social work, nursing, mental
health/counseling, or care management subsequent to obtaining
education requirement, and within last 10 years |
| CRITERIA III |
Associate’s Degree in a field related to care management
- or -
RN Diploma
-or-
a bachelors or higher degree in a non- human services field
And> |
> 2 years of paid, full time, supervised care
management experience
And> |
4 additional years of paid, full time direct experience
with clients in fields such as social work, nursing, mental
health/counseling, or care management subsequent to obtaining
education requirement, and within last 10 years |
Fields related to care management include:
Social work, counseling, nursing, mental health, psychology, gerontolog, or RN diploma, rehabilitation, public health or human
services.
Care management experience must include face-to-face
interviewing and assessing, comprehensive assessment, care plan
development, implementation and monitoring, problem-solving, reassessment
and quality evaluation.
Care management and client experience must be
subsequent to obtaining education requirement, and within 10 years
prior to submitting the application
Supervision is individual,
group or peer review of performance, use of clinical skills and
core care manager functions, record review, peer consultation, case
review and/or case conference in the amount of 50 hrs/yr.
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