AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING - POLICY AND ADVOCACY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Program Description
Some of the topics covered in the American Society on Aging – Policy and Advocacy Education Program include:
-Advocacy Initiatives
-Elder Rights
-Healthcare Reform
-Livable Communities/Environments
-Medicare
-Older Americans Act
-Politics and Aging
-Social Security
The American Society on Aging educates through The National Aging in America conference, Aging Today Online and Web seminars.
Continuing Education Credit (CEUs) is available for most ASA conferences and training, including:
-Care Managers
-Counselors
-Nurses
-Nursing Home Administrators
-Social Workers
-Assisted Living Facilities Administrators
-Case Managers
-Certified Health Education Specialists
-Recreation Therapists
-Drug & Alcohol Counselors
-Caregiving
-Businesses and the Aging Population
-LGBT Aging
-Multicultural Aging Education
-Senior Housing, Accessibility and Technology
source: asaging.org