Professional Development
Because NAPG is committed to professional development for its members and for the field of gerontology, NAPG credentials are renewed every two years by completion of 20 hours of professional development activities.
Professional development activities may include documented presentations and participation in national and regional professional gerontology meetings or conferences at the level of double time for presentations and hour-for-hour for attendance. NAPG accepts CEUs offered by state-approved providers of continuing education. The majority of the course content must be in the field of aging. NAPG's CEU offerings (see below for course listings) may be used to satisfy the professional development requirement in full or in part. Publication in peer-reviewed journals in the field of aging satisfies the professional development requirement for one two-year period.
NAPG Continuing Education courses are arranged in 1-6 hour modules for NAPG credential renewal. Cost is just $10. per credit hour. For example, a 5-hour course will cost $50. Courses are offered in PDF format and are sent directly to each member via e-mail. Information on how to register, and a link for the downloadable registration form, follow the course schedules and descriptions below. (Click here to go directly to "How to Register for NAPG CE Courses.")
(Click course for description. All descriptions are given further below).
| Quarter 1: | September-November Adult Development (2 hrs) Demographics of Aging (2 hrs) |
Leadership (5 hrs) Stereotypes of Aging (2 hrs) |
| Quarter 2: | December-February Leadership (5 hrs) Caregiving Issues (5 hrs) |
Men as Caregivers (5 hrs) Health of Older Women (5 hrs) |
| Quarter 3: | March-May Ethics in Leadership (5 hrs) Adult Development (2 hrs) Technology in Living Environments (5 hrs) |
Demographics of Aging (2 hrs) Stereotypes of Aging (2 hrs) |
| Quarter 4: | June-August Intergenerational Dependency (5 hrs) Leadership (5 hrs) Stereotypes of Aging (2 hrs) |
Men as Caregivers (5 hrs) Demographics of Aging (2 hrs) |
Course Descriptions:
| Course Number | Title |
Description |
| 101 | Intergenerational Dependency | This course explores the changing relationships among generations. Topics include intergenerational programming and community building, aging policy and its effects on society, and community program development. (Click here to register) |
| 102 | Men as Caregivers | This course is an overview of specific issues of men as caregivers. Topics include changing roles, research, future projections, and resources relating to men as caregivers. (Click here to register) |
| 103 | Adult Development | Practitioners of both medical and social services provide care to individuals of all age groups. The patients' complaints are often unique to their age group from a developmental, social, or psychological standpoint. Life span development takes the student through the life of a human, discussing physiological and psychosocial characteristics through the life course. Life span developmental theory will be discussed. (Click here to register) |
| 104 | Demographics of Aging | This unit examines the changing dynamics of our population, and explores the potential policy implications of these changes. Students are asked to bring professional experience to the course for extensive discussion. (Click here to register) |
| 105 | Stereotypes of Aging | This unit discusses the concepts of positive, neutral and negative stereotyping of the aging population. Using images from the media, literature and popular culture, ageism will be discussed. (Click here to register) |
| 106 | Leadership | The term "leadership" is open to many interpretations. Most of us have some sort of leadership experience. In school, in our personal lives, in our careers, most of us have found ourselves in charge of a project. When you are responsible for the outcome of a task, and have to complete that task with more than one person, you are a leader. Whether you are a good leader, or not, largely depends on your personality, your experience and your understanding of human nature. This unit will spend time discussing the various types of leadership roles you may be required to take and the tasks that you will be performing as part of our profession. (Click here to register) |
| 107 | Ethics in Leadership | This unit provides knowledge about ethical issues and their impact on patient care decisions. It will enable students to understand the relationship between law and ethics, the principles which support decision making and accountability. Being able to recognize and defend one's ethical positions, and examine these in light of standards of care, is essential to professional development. (Click here to register) |
| 108 | Health of Older Women | This unit analyzes the uniqueness of older women's health needs. Topics focus on gender differences, activities of daily living, caregiver role, economics, self-care, and long-term care. (Click here to register) |
| 109 | Caregiver Issues | This unit covers strategies for providing effective care for the elderly, including how it is complicated by dementia, role reversal, and guilt. Common sense strategies for caregiving that not only meet the needs of the elderly but also lessen the caregiving burden are explained. (Click here to register) |
| 110 | Technology in Living Environments | This unit covers the variety of assistive devices available to support aging in place. Also discussed are technological advances in care delivery for the in-home and professional caregiving environment. (Click here to register) |
If you are interested in taking a module, please print out, complete and return the registration form. (Opens a downloadable PDF file in a separate window). Send the form and course fees to:
808 Samantha Ct.
Healdsburg, CA 95448
Once your registration materials have been received, course content will be delivered to you electronically in PDF format. Lecture materials will be provided individually for each module and will come from NAPG_CE@sbcglobal.net. Please instruct your computer that content from this address is not SPAM.
At the end of each lecture, participants will be required to take a CE Mastery Test. This will also be done electronically.
Once the Mastery Test has been evaluated, a confirmation will be sent via e-mail. At the end of each quarter, certificates will be issued and mailed directly to you.
Please provide copies of CEU attendance certificates or course content from course providers other than NAPG. For conference or professional meeting attendance/presentations, please provide agendas or descriptive material from the conference that indicates content and duration of session(s). For publications, please provide reprint or citation. Send materials, along with a $20 processing fee, to:
808 Samantha Ct.
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(If NAPG CEU courses are used to satisfy any part of the 20 hour professional development requirement, the $20 processing fee is waived.)
Enrollment or documentation questions may be directed to Donna Schafer, NAPG Executive Director, at: donna_schafer@sbcglobal.net.