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ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION

A national certification program for experienced assisted living directors.

Part 1: November 4 & 5, 2004
Part 2: April 26, 27 & 28, 2005
Country Inn Hotel, Waukesha

• Full Brochure (Word or PDF)
• Speaker Biographies (PDF)
• Agenda (PDF)
• Directions & Accommodations (PDF)
• Registration Form (PDF)
• Register Online

It is well recognized that there are multiple skill sets required to be a successful assisted living director/manager/administrator. These talents are usually honed on the job. There comes a time of opportunity for an experienced director to gain focused input from others.

Assisted living directors put in long hours on multiple, complex tasks and projects. These efforts are focused on improving the lives of those in their care and require clinical acumen, business savvy and superior people proficiency.

Now is the time hone those skills! Now is the time to invest in you! Work with national-level instructors and a cohort of experienced assisted living directors in a peer supportive setting. Focus on improving the skills and talents that you have not had the time or resources to develop.

DESIGNED FOR EXPERIENCED ASSISTED LIVING DIRECTORS, THIS COURSE IS IN TWO PARTS:

• Part 1 (two days): November 4 & 5, 2004: Country Inn Hotel, Waukesha
  - a large commitment, including two intense days, an evening’s homework, and a required overnight stay in the hotel
• Part 2 (three days): April 26, 27 & 28, 2005: Country Inn Hotel, Waukesha
  - three days of continued high level instruction and commitment

Enrollment is limited to 40 attendees to preserve the interactive nature of the course. WALA members receive preferential registration until Oct. 1. Non-member registrations will be processed after Oct. 1 in the order in which they are received. WALA will confirm non-member registration after Oct. 1.

WHY SHOULD YOU INVEST ALL OF THIS TIME, EFFORT AND TUITION?

• Lead the industry by becoming one of the first in the nation to earn national certification at this level.
• Take part in an innovative and comprehensive assisted living curriculum developed by assisted living professionals around the county for the leaders of the industry.
• Bring your high-level issues to the table for discussion with your peers - the leaders in assisted living.
• Spend five days with national-level assisted living instructors.
• Learn from a cohort of experienced assisted living peers – each one demonstrating a commitment to learning and growing through open, interactive participation.
• Explore new strategies for old problems.
• Find new ways to hone your competitive edge.
• Learn from the group’s discussion and experience, and brainstorm solutions to your toughest challenges.
• Earn 13 NAB credits for Part 1 and 19 credits for Part 2.
• Wisconsin Bureau of Quality Assurance (BQA) knows that well trained administrators run better facilities. Such facilities have fewer care problems, fewer human relations issues with their staff and are less apt to receive egregious multiple citations from BQA.
• Be a part of WALA’s initiative to show BQA that voluntary, provider-led accreditation is more effective than a nursing home model that would require assisted living administrator certification. Help us ward off required certification for assisted living administrators in Wisconsin.

ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION IS AVAILABLE FROM WALA/AIM

Those who complete both parts of the five-day course are eligible to take the exam for certification. This exam tests the knowledge you have gained from the senior-level curriculum, and each participant who passes the exam will be sent a certificate recognizing him/her as a Certified Advanced Management Professional through AIM – the first national certification in the USA at this level. There is no additional charge for the exam or the certification.

THE DEBUT OF A NATIONAL MODEL IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

WALA is pleased to present the first national curriculum for advanced assisted living manager certification. This course was developed by AIM: The Society of Senior Living Professionals, with the cooperation of WALA.

It will be presented in Wisconsin for the first time anywhere and is the model that will be implemented across the nation. Congratulations on considering being part of this program – by participating, you are helping to develop a national voluntary assisted living certification program.

Register Online now for both Part 1 and Part 2, and receive a 10% discount.

Sign Up NOW – Attendance at each Part is limited to 40!
WALA members are eligible for special early registration until October 1.

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