Aging Related Continuing Education Opportunities
You can earn continuing education units in aging related courses ONLINE! There are numerous associations, academies, and universities that offer continuing education in aging related courses over the internet. These courses will prepare you to serve the needs of the largest growing segment of our population. You will increase your aging related knowledge and skills which may open new doors for you in today's job market. Listed below are links to associations, academies, and universities offering aging related courses in various fields.
Aging Specialties
University of Southern California – Ageworks
- Nutrition 8 CEUs
- Hearing 7 CEUs
- Vision 8 CEUs
- Occupational Therapy 8 CEUs
- Elder Abuse 7 CEUs
http://www.ageworks.com/continuing_education.shtml
Chaplains/Clergy/Spiritual Leaders
Association of Professional Chaplains
Continuing education addressing various aging issues offered online http://www.professionalchaplains.org/APC/education-list.aspx
Attorneys
American Law Association/ American Bar Association
Continuing education in elder law and other related topics. Search under
elderly or aging to find relevant courses. https://d2d.ali-aba.org/index.cfm?fuseAction=goHome
Nurses
American Nursing Association, Inc.
Nursing World offers numerous online aging related courses for nurses. http://nursingworld.org/ce/cecatalog.cfm
American Nurses Association, GeroNurse
Official geriatric nursing website of the American Nurses Association
(ANA) and of the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing
at the New York University College of Nursing.
http://www.geronurseonline.org/
Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians
The family physicians role in aging and health issues
https://secure.aafp.org/catalog/viewProduct.do?productId=732&categoryId=2
Psychologists/Counselors
American Counselors Association
Grief counseling
http://www.counseling.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CONTINUING_EDUCATION_ONLINE#online
American Psychological Association
Life and death decisions. Psychological
and ethical considerations in end-of-life care
http://www.apa.org/ce/1080099.html
Social Workers
Institute for Geriatric Social Work Boston University
Continuing education for licensed social workers. 30+ online courses
in aging for CEU’s starting at $45
http://www.bu.edu/igsw/education/online/courses.html
NASW
Offers both online and distance learning continuing education units.
http://www.naswdc.org/ce/default.asp