Certification Requirements
CASP certification requirements include successful
completion of the three CASP Core Courses and their subsequent examinations.
Each course entails fifteen (15) hours of professional education. An
individual must become an approved candidate by completing the
Candidacy
Application form prior to registering for any core course. Core courses
may be taken in any order, but must be completed within three years
of candidacy acceptance.
Course Descriptions
Formats
Cancellation and
Refund Policy for On-site Programs
Examinations and Scoring
Candidacy Expiration
Course Descriptions
Core Course I: Administering the Retirement Housing Community
This
course focuses on the theories and principles of retirement housing management.
It stands apart from other management and administration training programs by
specifically focusing on the unique aspects of managing a human services
organization serving an elderly population, and emphasizes on management and
leadership. Key course components include philosophy of housing management,
personnel development and administration, facility governance, strategic
planning, marketing, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, ethics, and legal and regulatory issues.
Core Course II: Management and the Aging Resident
This course
focuses on the process of aging and how the special needs
of the elderly influence the delivery of housing, health care, and human services in a
retirement housing community. Topics include an overview of the aging process,
physical and psychosocial needs of older persons, hospitality and environmental
constraints, and opportunities that confront the administrator in the planning,
development, and implementation of retirement housing services. This course
also integrates gerontological and management principles with physical
environment considerations addressed in Core Courses I and III in order to
provide a comprehensive understanding of retirement housing administration and
of the retirement community as a microcosm of the community at large.
Core Course III: Managing the Financial and Physical Environments
This
course focuses on the skills needed to monitor the financial solvency of the
retirement community and maintain the physical plant. It includes a review of
basic accounting principles, as well as an in-depth look at critical budgeting,
financing, and operations using case studies. Environmental design, asset
management and security planning, and dining services are also covered to ensure
that the administrator is well versed in all aspects of facility management.
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Formats
The
CASP
Certification Program is designed to be flexible, allowing individuals to
achieve certification in varying formats, depending upon their schedules and
preferred learning environments. Candidates may choose to become certified
through the following methods:
Courses
may be completed in any order, but must be completed within three years of
the date of candidacy acceptance. An individual must become an approved
candidate by completing the Candidacy Application form prior to attending any
core course.
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Cancellation and Refund Policy for Onsite Programs
Cancellation
requests received up to two weeks prior to the seminar date will be refunded at
75% of the registration fee. There will be no refunds on later cancellations.
All cancellations must be submitted in writing either by mail, fax, or
email to the following:
Mail:
CLAS
Office
University
of North Texas
P.O. Box 310919
Denton, TX 76203
Fax:
(940) 369-7271
Email:
NCRHP@unt.edu
Cancellations cannot be accepted by phone.
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Examinations and Scoring
Examinations
Candidates are
required to successfully complete an examination at the end of each of the three
CASP Core Courses. Each of the three exams is comprised of approximately 40
multiple-choice questions. Exams are open book and are taken on CASP’s Internet
testing site. Candidates receive a user ID and password from the CLAS
Office to access the site.
Confidentiality
of Examination Scores
Exam scores are
reviewed only by designated CLAS staff. Exam scores are considered confidential
and will not be released to anyone other than the candidate without his or her
written permission.
Scoring
Candidates
receive their pass or fail exam results immediately on the Internet. Seventy
percent of the exam questions must be answered correctly to achieve a passing
grade. The CLAS office will then send confirmation of scores in writing. With
further study, candidates who do not receive a passing grade initially are
allowed to retake an exam one time without penalty. Candidates who still fail to
earn a passing score must pay a $50 reapplication fee and enroll in a classroom
offering of the related core course.
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Candidacy Expiration
The CASP core courses may be
completed in any order, but all three must be completed within three yeas
of the date of candidacy acceptance. Any candidate who does no complete
all the certification requirements before their candidacy expires will be
required to restart the certification process from the beginning, submitting
a new candidacy application and paying the $130.00 candidacy application
fee.
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