04/23/2024
So proud to be a part of a team at Wichita State University working on workforce development skills and the aptitudes to engage our aging population in a more informed and skilled manner.
So many healthcare professionals get their certificates or licensure in specific health or medical careers, but get little real exposure to the knowledge of best practices working with aging populations and their unique needs.
Check out this article on the ACP (Aging Care profession) badge project. I have been working with Kim Moore, Executive Director, Workforce, Professional and Community Education, on this project since last September. It has been exciting to see the development and industry feedback.
“It’s us as a community saying, ‘but they need to know this stuff, too,’” said Robert Miller — lecturer in the Department Public Health Sciences in the College of Health Professions — who is currently helping develop the ACP badge. “It can come alongside health care professionals, and they can say, ‘I’m a CNA or newly vetted nurse with my license, but I want more experience in dealing with the aging population.’ They now have something that they can add to their education to get additional skills to be successful.”
https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2024/04-april/wsu-badges_4.php
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