Education and Industry Certificates - Careeronestop



Long-term Care, Supports, and Services Sample List of Existing Credentials

(Includes licenses, education and industry certificates, and postsecondary degree options)

Updated: June 1, 2012

|State Licenses |

|Title/Type/Descriptor of Licensing |Licensing Organization |Source for Contact Information |

|Program | | |

|Adult Day Care Personnel |Licensure may be required|The requirements or need for a license vary by state. Search the |

| | |Licensed Occupation Database found on the America’s Career InfoNet |

| | |Web site. |

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|Family Care Home |Licensure may be required| |

|Health Care Assistant |Licensure may be required| |

|Home Health Aides |Licensure required in | |

| |many states | |

|Licensed Practical Nurse |Licensure required in | |

|(Licensed Vocational Nurse) |many states | |

|Long Term Care Ombudsman |Licensure may be required| |

|Medication Aides and Assistants |Licensure required in | |

| |some states | |

|Nursing Aides or Assistants |Licensure required in | |

| |many states | |

|Personal and Home Care Aides |Licensure required in | |

| |some states | |

|Social and Human Service Assistants |No licensure required | |

|Education and Industry Certificates and Registration |

|Title/Type/Descriptor of Certification Program |Issuing Organization |Source for Contact Information |

|Certified Case Manager |Commission for Case Manager Certification | |

|Certified Home Care Aide |National Association for Home Care | |

|Certified Nurse Assistant |State certification and State registry |Occupational Outlook Handbook |

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|Direct Support Professional- Registered (DSP-R) |National Association of Direct Support Professionals | |

|Direct Support Professional- Certified (DSP-C) |National Association of Direct Support Professionals | |

|DSP Specialist Inclusion |National Association of Direct Support Professionals |

|(DSP-S-I) | |specialist-inclusion.html |

|DSP Specialist in Health Support (DSP-S-HS) |National Association of Direct Support Professionals |

| | |specialist-health-support-information.html |

|DSP Specialist in Positive Behavior Support |National Association of Direct Support Professionals |

|(DSP-S-PBS) | |specialist-positive-behavioral-support.html |

|DSP Specialist in Mentoring and Supervision |National Association of Direct Support Professionals |

|(DSP-S-MS) | |specialist-mentoring-and-supervision-information.html |

|First Aid/CPR/AED for Schools and the Community |American Red Cross |

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|Home Health Aide |Certification or registration by the National Association for | |

| |Home Care and State Certification | |

|Long-Term Care Certification |National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service,| |

| |Inc. | |

|Medication Aide Certification Examination |The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. | |

|National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) |The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. | |

|Personal and Home Care Aides | | |

|Registered Apprenticeship for Direct Support |Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor | |

|Professionals (Direct Support Specialists) | |tachment_A1.pdf |

|Health Support Specialist |Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor | |

| | |th_Support_Specialist.pdf |

|Long Term Care Nurse Management |Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor | |

| | |20(lms)%20-Long%20Term%20Care%20Nurse.pdf |

|Postsecondary Certificate and Degree Options |

|Title/Type/Descriptor of Degree Program |Degree Conferring Organization |Source for Contact Information |

|Family and Community Services |Career and Community Colleges and Universities |The requirements, award at completion, and availability of |

| | |programs and courses vary by state. Search the Education and|

| | |Training Finder found on the America’s Career InfoNet. |

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| | |Web site. |

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|Home Health Aide/Home Attendant |Voc-Tech Schools, Career and Community Colleges | |

|Human and Social Service Assistants |Voc-Tech Schools, Career and Community Colleges | |

|Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training |Voc-Tech Schools, Career and Community Colleges | |

|Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions |Community Colleges | |

|Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant |Voc-Tech Schools, Career and Community Colleges | |

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