Life Care Planning Certificate

Life Care Planning is becoming an increasingly popular career for health and human services professionals. As a life care planner, you will help people with chronic illnesses and catastrophic injuries improve their overall quality of life and minimize further complications by developing tailored, all-inclusive life care plans for them.

In order to qualify as a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), two criteria must be met. The first is that you must be a qualified healthcare provider and the second is based upon your education and training. To satisfy the education portion, Kaplan University offers an accredited life care planning certificate program online that can be completed twelve months or less. In order to participate in this program, Kaplan also requires that you be a "qualified healthcare provider". If you are in one of the professions listed below, then you qualify for this program:

Registered Nurse Occupational herapist Speech Pathologist
Physical Therapist Rehabilitation Counselor Social Worker
Case Manager Special Education Professional Chiropractor
Medical Doctor Professional Counselor  
Psychologist Nurse Practitioner  

If you decide to enroll in this certificate program you will take courses including, but not limited to: introduction to life care planning, standards and ethics, a range of courses focused on the medical and physiological aspects of disabilities, pediatric and elder care management, practice guidelines, and more. Upon graduation from the program, you will be eligible to take an optional course, Development of a Life Care Plan. If you would like to satisfy the requirements for the Commision of Health Care Certification to sit for the CLCP exam, you will need to take this course as well. In it you will develop a comprehensive life care plan to be reviewed and approved by the CHCC.

Get started pursuing your new career as a certified life care planner by requesting information from Kaplan University below.

View Campus Schools by State

Online Life Care Planning Certificates and Related Programs

Ashford University:

Programs:

  • BA - Gerontology (Online)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Health and Wellness (Online)

    • For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed each program and program disclosure information, please click here.

Kaplan University:

Programs:

  • BS in Health and Wellness (Online)
  • BSHUS - Gerontology (Online)
  • MSN - Adult Gerontology Practitioner (Online)

Ashford University

Program:

  • BA/Health and Wellness

    • For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed each program and program disclosure information, please click here.

Brenau University

Program:

  • Master of Science in Applied Gerontology

Capella University

Programs:

  • MS - Gerontology
  • MSN – Gerontology Nursing

Concordia University - Nebraska

Program:

  • Master of Human Services - Gerontology

Kaplan University

Programs:

  • Accelerated B.S. in Health and Wellness to Master of Public Health
  • B.S. in Health and Wellness
  • B.S. in Human Services - Gerontology

Liberty University Online

Program:

  • Master of Arts in Human Services - Health and Wellness

UMassOnline

Program:

  • Master's in Gerontology - Management of Aging Services

University of Phoenix

Programs:

  • Bachelor of Science in Health Administration / Long Term Care
  • Master of Health Administration / Gerontology

    • While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

University of Southern California

Program:

  • Master of Arts in Gerontology

University of the Rockies

Program:

  • Master of Arts in Psychology - Health and Wellness Psychology Specialization

    • For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed each program and program disclosure information, please click here.

Campus Based Life Care Planning Certificates and Related Programs


Idaho

Stevens-Henager College

Campuses:  Boise | Nampa - Satellite of Boise

Program:

  • Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration with Gerontology Emphasis

Indiana

Kaplan University

Campus:  Indianapolis Learning Center

Programs:

  • Advanced Start BS - Health and Wellness
  • BS - Health and Wellness

New York

Sanford-Brown Institute

Campus:  Melville

Program:

  • Associate's - Health Care Management: Long Term Care

New York University

Campus:  New York

Programs:

  • MSN - Advanced Practice Nursing - Adult Primary Care/Geriatrics
  • MSN - Advanced Practice Nursing - Geriatrics
  • Post-Master's Certificate - Advanced Practice Nursing- Adult Primary Care/Geriatrics
  • Post-Master's Certificate - Advanced Practice Nursing- Geriatrics

Oregon

Marylhurst University

Campus:  Marylhurst

Program:

  • Certificate in Gerontology

Utah

Stevens-Henager College

Campuses:  Layton | Ogden

Program:

  • Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration with Gerontology Emphasis

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