• Verify a Member's Certification Status
• NAPGCM Certification Information Packet
• Inside GCM articles on Certification
• FAQ about Certification Process
• Update on NACCM Certification for 2010
• Update on NASW Certification for 2010

Certification

All care manager members who aspire to be profession-recognized as "certified geriatric care manager" members must hold at least one of the four certifications listed below in addition to NAPGCM's education and work experience requirements.

For existing members or new members who do not meet these requirements, specially designed alternative membership categories are also available.

• Care Manager Certified - CMC
  National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM)
  (800) 962-2260
  www.naccm.net
  
• Certified Case Manager - CCM
  Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC)
  (651) 789-3744
  www.ccmcertification.org
  
• Certified Advanced Social Worker in Case Management (C-ASWCM)*
• Certified Social Work Case Manager (C-SWCM)*
  National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  (800) 638-8799 ext. 409
  www.socialworkers.org/credentials
  
  *These are the only certifications from NASW that fulfill NAPGCM certification requirements. The Gerontology Specialty Certifications, Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology (CSW-G) and Advanced Social Worker in Gerontology (ASW-G) do NOT fulfill NAPGCM Certification requirements.

Current and Renewing Members

• All current and renewing members must hold one of these certifications as of January 1, 2010, in order to be a Fellow Certified Geriatric Care Manager member or a Certified Geriatric Care Manager member.
  
• All current and renewing members who do not hold one of these certifications, but who meet all other education and work experience requirements can maintain their membership as an Associate Geriatric Care Manager member.

 If you would like to change your membership category to Certified Geriatric Care Manager, send a copy of your certification to NAPGCM. The Certified Geriatric Care Manager level of membership, which includes many additional benefits, also requires payment of an additional $50.

Interested in Joining but Do Not Meet the Certification or Experience Requirements?

• NAPGCM's Provisional Member category has been designed for interested professionals who are working towards becoming a Certified Geriatric Care Manager, but who do not meet the certification, work experience or education requirements.

Newly Joining Members Interested in Care Manager-Related Membership

• If you are interested in joining NAPGCM as a Fellow Certified Geriatric Care Manager member or a Certified Geriatric Care Manager member, you must hold one of the four required certifications above in addition to meeting the educational and experience requirements.

• If you meet the educational and experience requirements but currently do not hold one of the four approved certifications, you can join as an Associate Geriatric Care Manager member.