Christine122 0 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I just wanted to post on here that I am doing Rowlett and Laker's activity director home study course. The link is activitydirectorcourse.com...it is a 90 hour course and it is really awesome...you have 16 weeks to watch 10 DVD's and complete a number of homework assignments. I also work full time...my assistant is now wearing the activity director name tag since she is certified and is working 4, rather than two days per week...she is being incredibly accomodating. This is all about state regs...in Pennsylvania I have to be certified (despite my four years of college). I don't think it will take sixteen weeks since I am already on the fourth DVD...and in a hurry to get it done. Last Friday I missed an inservice because I am not the acting director...it was on the new PA regs which are changing...apparently, there is now going to be a psychosocial severity scale and nursing is going to provide more support...they think activities should be done as a team effort , and not just the AD and assistant (if you have one...they are rare...I didn't have one at my last job.) So, fellow AD's this has been a long time coming! Are there any other PA AD's out there? PS Cam someone please tell me how to change the color and size of the text...I can't figure it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spark Plug Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 I am in PA. I did not hear that we need an ADC in addition to a CTRS in the state of Pennsylvania. Can you share documentation that requests this? I am under the impression one or the other (CTRS or ADC) will satisfy for SNU. email me at bonn235@comcast.net as I am not always successful in pulling up this page for responses. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest veronica spalding Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 could you please supply a link to the Rowlett and Laker web site. I am interested in taking the course but unable to find them on-line. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wranglersgal 0 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Hello my name is Rhonda and I had posted a question about 2 weeks ago on how to go about getting certified as a Activity Director...for some unkown reason I can't seem to find that post to read any replies...( go figure huh..lol)... anyhow this course online, is that for getting certified as AD? I am currently a CNA in Hot Springs Arkansas, starting a new job next week in a 48 resident facility...I decided to move on and away from Beverly Healthcare...I am not happy with they way our ED is a pacifier....never really commits to anything and just keeps trying to keep all at bay when confronted with things...My new job will be on the locked unit with about 9 Alzheimers residents and the facility has a great Activies Director, but apparently she does not do that much with the residents on the lock unit. I was talked to today about maybe getting certified and doing Activities with those residents as I will have time for it. So to make a long question short...will that course online at activitydirectorcourse.com be the direction to go and if not where can I get information for either online courses or classes in my state? Thanks, Rhonda p.s. in case i can't find my way back for any responses please email me @ wranglersgal@sbcglobal.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pam Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I took all the new guide lines to our Administrator, which states Nursing will have to be more helpful. He and the DON just ignored me. It is an activity problem and I should handle it. So all the new guidelines are going to do is make more work and more paper work for the Activity director. When State comes in nursing will be quite helpful until State leaves. When State is in our facility nursing will double their staff and I will still be the only one in activities. A lot of Activity directors will be sited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Please remember: it's the facility that is cited, not the Activity Director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Crystal Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 When state comes in, just make sure that you are doing your job. They will be looking to see if the facility itself is actually doing their part. My facility (at least in dietary and housekeeping) already do what the new guidelines are asking for. Certain CNA's and nurses do also. They will watch how everyone interacts with the residents. Make sure you chart your interactions, responses, redo care plans now so that you can start making them work. The Care Plan Cookbook is great! I purchased it for myself so I wouldn't have to share and it pretty much has helped me create person centered care plans for my residents on a locked unit. My last state review went great. The lady was at the nurses station and even though she was looking at charts, she was very watchful then of how EVERYONE interacted with the residents as they walked by. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 I have a question. I called to see if you would be certified after the course, and she said qualified??? So my question is, is there a difference between certified and qualified? If so what is the difference? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcornell 0 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 (edited) Hello! As with any certification, there are many steps towards obtaining an NCCAP certification. Most persons chosethe ADC, which has several tracts you can follow. All the tracts include the following components: 1. MEPAP course (90 hours or 180 hours depending on #3 below) 2. Experience (hours in the field of senior activities) 3. Formal Education (GED or High School Diploma required PLUS college credits) 4. Continuing Education (within the last 5 years, these are your seminars, workshops...) When in doubt, always contact the NCCAP office or visit www.nccap.org Be Well! Heide Edited May 26, 2006 by hcornell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Miguel Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Greetings! I just recently completed my Mepap 1 Home study with Jane Martin, It was a very informative class and I learned alot of new stuff. My assistant is now applying to start her Mepap 1 as I will not allow her to take a state approved course. California only requires 36 hours of basic education which honestly is a slap in the face. After obtaining her AAC she will be recieving a raise. One thing most activity professionals claim they dont get if you obtain higher education (NCCAP). Yet I find it even more interesting that in working with newly ADC Track 5 Certified Activity Professionals in the State, the majority of them have obtained raises. For those of you who fully understand the scope of National Certification, it is not just the matter that you are entitled to move around state to state and have jobs.. Its about elevating the professional image, NCCAP is our professions Credentialing and Certifying body and to not respect and recognize them as such is a slap in the professional face! Food For Thought! Recreational Therapists and Activity Professionals are two different professions. Yet they are similiar in some situations. -Miguel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kazzie53 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hi, am Neww here and am Working Toward my ADC, I have just regestered in the activity professional institute, but have sent no money has any one ever worked with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertsgirl 0 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I took the Rowlett and Laker course I highly recommend it. I know both of them well, I have been to many of Laker's Alzheimer's conferences here in IN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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