Core Competency Areas
NAPSA has defined 23 Core Competency areas, which are required to complete the NAPSA Certificate program. Download the NAPSA To APSWI Table of Core Competency Areas and see below for a list of these competencies and the APSWI training that meet these requirements. Each NAPSA competency requires the eLearning OR the instructor-led training with the exception of module #16 (Investigation First Steps) which require 2 eLearnings OR the instructor-led training.
For trainers wishing to use the NAPSA Core Curriculum please see this table for a list of all course descriptions and learning objectives.
NOTE: There is a $50 per eLearning fee for participants outside of California.
1. Overview
APS Overview Instructor-Led Half-Day Training
APS Overview eLearning
2. Ethics, Values and Cultural Responsiveness in APS
Ethics, Values & Cultural Responsiveness In APS
Ethics, Values & Cultural Responsiveness in APS eLearning
3. Regulations
4. The Aging Process
5. Physical and Development Disability
Effectively Working with People Who Have Disabilities eLearning
6. Mental Health in APS
Mental Health In APS Instructor-Led Training
Mental Health In APS Practice eLearning
7. Substance Abuse in Mature Adults
8. Dynamics of Abusive Relationships
Dynamics Of Abusive Relationships Instructor-Led Training
Dynamics Of Abusive Relationships eLearning
9. Communication and Interviewing
Professional Communication Instructor-Led Training
Interviewing Skills For APS Workers Parts 1, 2, and 3 eLearning
10. Self-Neglect Clients
Working With Clients who Self-Neglect Instructor-Led Training
Working With Self-Neglecting Clients eLearning
11. Caregiver Neglect
Caregiver Or Perpetrator Neglect Instructor-Led Training
Caregiver Or Perpetrator Neglect eLearning
12. Financial Exploitation
Financial Exploitation Instructor-Led Training
Financial Exploitation: An Introduction eLearning
13. Physical Caregiver Abuse
14. Elder Sexual Abuse
Elder Sexual Abuse Instructor-Led Training
Elder Sexual Abuse eLearning
15. APS Case Documentation and Report Writing
APS Case Documentation And Report Writing Instructor-Led Training
APS Case Documentation And Report Writing eLearning
16. Investigation First Steps
Initial Investigation: Taking The First Steps Instructor-Led Training
Initial Investigation Part: 1 APS Intake Interview eLearning
Initial Investigation Part: 2 APS Worker Safety eLearning
17. Screening for Decision-Making Ability
Assessing APS Clients’ Decision-Making Capacity Instructor-Led Training
Screening for Decision-Making Ability when Working with APS Clients eLearning
18. Risk Assessment
Investigation: Risk Assessment Instructor-Led Training
Risk Assessment In APS eLearning
19. Voluntary Case Planning
Voluntary Case Planning In APS Instructor-Led Training
Voluntary Case Planning in APS eLearning
Voluntary Case Planning In APS Blended Training w/eLearning
20. Involuntary Case Planning
Involuntary Case Planning Instructor-led Training
Involuntary Case Planning for APS Workers Modules 1, 2, & 3 eLearning
Involuntary Case Planning – Blended Version
21. Collaboration in APS Work
Collaboration In APS Work Instructor-Led Training
Collaboration In APS Work eLearning
22. Working with Criminal Justice
Working with the Criminal Justice System Instructor-Led Training
Working with the Criminal Justice System eLearning
23. Case Closure
Case Closure Instructor-Led Half-Day Training
Case Closure eLearning