Activity Director certification

[lovesseniors 0]

I am living in Louisiana and am trying to find out about getting a Activity Director certification here.

If anyone knows of any info, please let me know.

I understand that there is a national certification that is available, but do not know the details.

I would like to know if La has a nursing home activity director certification that I can take?

Thanks.

Is it better to get both the nursing home and the assisted living certifications for activity directors?

[azucker 0]

What I would recommend is going to the NCCAP website. It tells you exactly what you need to do to get certified and will even give you an Activity Representative for your state to find out what the exact state qualifications are.

There are many tracks and options that they offer. The one that I am on is what they call a Track 4 for National Activity Director certification. What they require of me is: 12 college credits, 6000 hours activity experience in a long term care setting, 2 certification courses (Mepap1 and Mepap2), and 30 CEUS every two years. They also allow you to apply for a provisional license if you meet 3 of the 5 qualifications. Again, this is the track that I am on. You can and may be different and require a different option than myself! Good Luck!