Certificate in Elder Care Coordination (CECC) Online Program

SCOSA Certificate in Elder Care Coordination

SCOSA offers an Online Training Program for staff from members firms of the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association (LCPLFA).

The Spring 2026 Program will run from March 2 - June 30, 2026. Registration is open!

The 2026 Course will run from March 2, 2026 to June 30, 2026 and costs $2,200/person.

**A $200 discount is provided for registration and payments received by January 31, 2026.

This online/distance learning program is designed to provide health and social services professionals, including social workers, counselors and nurses, serving as Elder Care Coordinators within the life care planning law firm, the tools and support needed to promote best practices. Elder Care Coordinators (ECCs) help to enhance quality of life along the elder care continuum by work­ing in concert with a multidisciplinary, holistic law firm organization, other provider organizations and family caregivers.

The Certificate covers the building blocks of what ECCs do within the firm, supplies a solid foundation in the law behind life care planning and community caregiving, provides knowledge on the aging process and skills in proper/appropriate treatment and referrals. The course will enrich ECCs’ abilities to help clients and families identify care problems and assist in solving them, and provide professional recognition for their role within the community.

The Certificate in Elder Care Coordination (CECC) is an 18-week online post-baccalaureate continuing professional education certificate program designed to provide practical, application-based knowledge and skills to Elder Care Coordinators working at member firms of the Life Care Planning Law Firm Association (LCPLFA), using best practice approaches from the fields of gerontology, social work, geriatric care management, and elder law.

This online program is designed with the busy professional in mind. The 18-week program, divided into three 5-week courses and three exam weeks, consists of PowerPoint “Lectures”, Assigned Readings, Discussion, Chat, and Assessment. The Certificate program is currently open only to staff from LCPLFA law firms.

Participants in this post-graduate program must generally hold a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university (exceptions are considered on a case-by-case basis, based upon work experience). Registration is limited, and first-come, first-served.

2026 Registration Fee: $2,200.00 per person - $200 discount for registrations and payments received by January 31, 2026

Required Text: Cress, CJ. (2017). Handbook of Geriatric Care Management(link is external) (4th Ed.) NY: Jones and Barlett.

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