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NCCAP
Executive Director's Annual Report (April 2002 - April 2003)
By Cindy
L. Bradshaw, ACC,
NCCAP Executive Director
Year in
Review:
- 5th year for the ADPCs
- Retirement status initiated
- New ADPC process implemented
- Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals (MEPAP)
Part 1 requirement implemented
- NCCAP standards revised
- MEPAP training offered in Missouri and Nevada
- Board of Directors meeting held in Virginia Beach, Virginia,
October 2002
- Computer programs upgraded
- New web master worked closely with staff to develop instructor
listing and state representative listings on the NCCAP website.
- Several new items added to the NCCAP website.
- NCCAP attends CMS meeting, September 2002
As you can
see, several exciting things have transpired over the past year,
and the NCCAP staff continues to work diligently to implement
the decisions made by the NCCAP Board of Directors. The staff
continues to be comprised of Betty Cooper, Audrey Stowers, and
Rachel Bradshaw. This dynamic group of individuals work together
to give you the most effective organization possible on a day-to-day
basis. NCCAP also has a dedicated group of individuals that
volunteer with reviewing the files. (see committee member listing
on page 2).
In addition
to the day-to-day internal functions of NCCAP, there are also
several other committees and special projects, which include
providing input to the CMS Campaign, JCAHO standards, Health
Department inquiries, and the MEPAP re-engineering project.
The MEPAP
courses were developed jointly by both NAAP and NCCAP in 1991.
The first training held at the 1992 NAAP Conference introduced
the first portion of the modular program (known as the Basic
Education Course). The second portion of the modular program
(known as the Advanced Management Course) was introduced at
the 1993 training.
Both boards, having jointly discussed the needed revision of
the training process and the manuals since 1995 (as the written
materials were outdated) began developing a plan to re-engineer
the existing materials and procedures. NCCAP reviewed their
strategic plan and, being mindful of the credibility of the
activity profession and the need for an improved program, made
a proposal in April 2000 to the NAAP Board of Directors to assume
responsibility of the MEPAP. The NAAP Board of Directors voted
to give NCCAP "all the responsibility for the revision"
over to NCCAP in August 2000.
Since that
time, NCCAP has diligently pursued the strategic plan to include
mandating pre-approval for all course instructors and requiring
MEPAP Part 1 as a basis for all levels of certification. NCCAP
is now in the process of revising the written material(s). However,
while NCCAP provided training of both courses in 2001 Vermont,
and (Missouri and Nevada), 2002, there will not be any instructor
training in 2003 to allow time for the development of those
materials.
The re-engineering
committee, headed by Anne D'Antonio-Nocero, ACC, who was one
of the original writers of the course, has worked hard to provide
training over the past two years. The committee not only covered
the materials, but also made certain that the individuals attending
the training had the tools they needed to augment the required
materials to train future activity professionals. An administrative
booklet was produced and distributed (beginning in April 2001)
as the first step of the written revision. Further, a new curriculum
outline with learning objectives has been designed and text
materials have been chosen, and writers are currently being
sought to complete the remaining parts of the revision of the
manuals. (Refer to the latest issue of the NCCAP newsletter
for
details.)
As you know
several states recognize the 90-hour course as the state-approved
course for the basic requirement an individual needs to be considered
qualified to lead an activity program (to comply with F249).
NCCAP is also in the process of gathering the current requirements
from each state licensing body to maintain our listing.
As you are
also aware, the credibility of the activity profession is crucial
for its growth and development. NCCAP will continue to express
the importance of hiring qualified, certified individuals to
meet the varied needs of the activity programs throughout the
healthcare industry. NN
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