Funded
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Training Certificate
Instructions
NAPSA Certificate Application Process for
Central California Adult Services Training Academy
CCASTA
The CCASTA will only process and fund applications for the NAPSA certificates for the number of slots
that each county has been previously assigned. All additional certificate applications will need to be
processed directly with NAPSA.
Note: Individuals who do not have an assigned slot must submit all paperwork directly to NAPSA and/or
through their own county representative if the county is sponsoring their application. Such applications
are not funded by CCASTA.
Process for Funded Slots applications
County staff person must complete a “NAPSA Certificate Application” form after completion of all 23
Core Competency courses.
Form must be typed.
If staff had previously completed courses at the Southern Academy they will be required to obtain all
transcripts and verifications of training attendance and attach it with the application. Dawn Gibbons-
McWayne from Southern Academy has provided a written process for staff to access their own
transcripts from the Southern website. See attached information for accessing transcripts.
A “freeze” date of 7/1/17 has been established, this will assist trainees by allowing for a two year look
back on their training dates. Completion of the trainings have to fall between 7/1/15 and 7/1/19, a four
year span, in order to be eligible for a certificate.
Staff will have their Supervisor send an email to Cynthia Rodriguez cynthia@csufresno.edu
and Debbie
Blankenship dblankenship@mail.fresnostate.edu to confirm that the staff person has met the 2 year
full-time work requirement in APS
CCASTA will validate training’s to ensure completeness.
CCASTA will sign the application form acknowledging all training has been completed and send
application and documentation to NAPSA- Kevin Bigelow and cc Lori Delagrammatikas with CDSS.
Process for Non-funded applications
County staff will work directly with NAPSA on getting their certificate. CCASTA will be available to
provide transcripts. Transcript requests can be made by emailing
Cynthia Rodriguez
cynthia@csufresno.edu.
Valley Mountain County
Certificate Slots
Calaveras
1
Fresno
2
Kern
3
Kings
1
Madera
1
Mariposa
1
Merced
2
San Luis Obispo
2
Santa Barbara
2
Stanislaus
1
Tulare
1
Ventura
3
Central/Bay Area County
Alameda
3
Contra Costa
1
Marin
1
Monterey
1
Napa
1
San Benito
1
San Francisco
3
San Mateo
1
Santa Clara
3
Santa Cruz
2
Solano
1
Sonoma
2
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Certificate Program Application
Please complete this application to obtain access to the National Adult Protective
Services Association (NAPSA) Certificate Program. Please print clearly or
click on the Fill & Sign tool in the PDF version. (Note:When in the Fill &
Sign mode, you will have to click on the arrow at the bottom of the first page to
access the second page.)
Name
Position
Address
Phone Email
Date of Application
Length of employment with APS If you are assigned to multiple programs (i.e. APS/IHSS) are you
time studying more/ less than 50% time to APS?
Time assigned to APS work: More than 50% 50% or less
Please ask your supervisor to verify length of time with APS by providing and attaching email verification.
Supervisor Contact Information
Name
Phone Email
Use the checklist on the back of this form to make sure that you have completed all 23 core competency modules.
Submit this application only after you have completed all modules and have either 2 years of full time or 4 years of
part time APS experience.
For Office Use Only:
Employment Verification on File Employment Meets Requirements
Name of Verifier:
SDSU _ Fresno _ _ Davis
I hereby certify that the applicant has completed the required modules and meets the employment requirements to be eligible
for the NAPSA Certificate.
Signature Date
click to sign
signature
click to edit
Please keep an accurate record of your training for NAPSA Certificate
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Date
Trainer Name
Location
Office Use only
Reviewed
1
Overview
2
Values/Ethics
3
Regulations
4
Aging Process
5
Physical/Dev.
6
Mental Health in APS
7
Substance Abuse in
Mature Adults
8
Dynamics of
Abusive Relationships
9
Communication &
Interviewing
10
11 Caregiver Neglect
12 Financial Exploitation
13
14
15 Documentation & Report
Writing
*16 *Investigation First Steps
17 Assessing Client Capacity
18 Risk Assessment
19 Voluntary Case Planning
20 Involuntary Case Planning
21 Collaboration in
APS Work
22
23 Case Closure
If available, please attach your training transcript. For modules taken outside of your region, please attach certificates of
completion or other verifications. Refer to the Core Competency Curriculum Catalog, available from your RTA, to determine
which courses meet the requirements for a specific topic area.
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6 If taking these Modules as an E-Leaning you must complete both Modules: Investigation First Steps & Worker Safety
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NAPSA Training Certificate-Instructions for Regional Training Academies
and Other Training Authorities
Thank you for contacting the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) about the
NAPSA Training Certificate. This information sheet is intended to provide you with information
on the requirements and procedures for obtaining the NAPSA Training Certificate for Programs
or large Groups that have committed to complete the requirements for the NAPSA Training
Certificate. NAPSA is committed to making consistent, high quality training and training
materials available to Adult Protective Services (APS) professionals who provide life-saving
interventions to elderly and vulnerable adults who are abused, exploited or neglected. A
comprehensive, research-based and well-tested set of 23 core APS competency curricula
modules have been developed by NAPSA in cooperation with San Diego State University’s
School of Social Work’s Academy for Professional Excellence.
The Requirements for obtaining the NAPSA Training Certificate for the identified trainees are:
1. Complete the Application for the NAPSA Training Certificate
2. Pay the application fee for each applicant (this fee can be negotiated for programs or
large groups by contacting the NAPSA Certificate Coordinator).
3.
Provide documentation that the applicant
a.
Successfully completed the required Certificate training modules
b.
Date each module was completed,
c.
What form each module took (in-person training, e-learning, or ‘test-out’
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).
4. Upon completion of all required training modules, submit that documentation to the
NAPSA Certificate Coordinator.
5.
Provide documentation that the applicant has been an APS Professional for at least two
years.
6. Pay the Certificate completion fee.
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‘Test out’ is only available to APS Professionals who have been working as APS Professionals in good standing for
at least five years, and whose Supervisors have completed the test-out application form certifying that these
seasoned workers have completed the NAPSA Training Modules and/or equivalent training and have extensive
experience working as APS Professionals. If they have met these requirements they have the option of having
access to a series of ‘test-out’ questions based on each NAPSA module which can count as completion of a given
module. ‘Test-out’ examinations must be passed by 70% to receive credit.
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Role of the Regional Training Academies or other Training Authorities:
The role of the Regional Training Academies is to oversee the Certification process for the
Programs or large training groups applying as a group to take part in the Certificate Program.
For the Programs or large groups that the Training Academies or other Training Authorities will
be overseeing, the following activities will be required:
1. Collection of completed applications for the NAPSA certificate Program and forwarding
of these applications to NAPSA.
2. Payment will be made either by the programs whose staff are committing to complete
the program, or through the Training Authorities, depending on the procedures for your
region or state.
3.
Track and collect documentation of training completions including the name of all
applicants who have completed a given training, the name of the training, the version of
the training (in-person, e-learning, or ‘test-out’) and submission to NAPSA.
4.
Notify NAPSA of completions of the required curriculum (23 training modules as
specified) for each applicant who completes.
5. Notify NAPSA if/when the each applicant has completed at least two years as an APS
Professional in good standing utilizing the appropriate form.
6.
Payment of the NAPSA Certificate completion fee will have to be made either by the
individual’s program or through the Training Authority depending on the procedures for
the region or state.