Coalition Of Activity Professionals

Coalition Of Activity Professionals

COAP-NC

There's Hope With COAP!

COAP-NC
PO Box 72335
Durham,NC 27722
(919) 990-1739 - Voice Mail
(919) 477-1361 - Fax

A SUMMER WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON
AUGUST 14th, 2009  IN BURLINGTON, NC
Our featured speaker will be Cindy DePorter with the Division of Health Service Regulation (formerly DFS).
Topic: The new QIS Survey Process

A total of 5 CE hours will be available
at this workshop.

Full details will be available by July 10th.

Please go to our Organizational Structure page to see the list of current
Board of Trustees.

Your newly appointed EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
is Dawn Powell-Chourouk, ADC, CDP.
Former Executive Director, Kathy Wright Moore is
now serving the membership on the Board as
Vice-President.

We are pleased to announce that
Cindy Bradshaw, ACC, Executive Director of NCCAP has
been appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Board.

Membership application is available by clicking on the membership link

BRIDGE THE GAP CLASS IS HERE!
This course is 36 hours of classroom and 30 hours of clinical.

Coupling this BTG course with the state approved course
you will receive a certificate of completion
for the MEPAP 1 (core content 1-11)

Many of you will then be able to apply for
National Certification with NCCAP.

The next course will kick off on September 11, 2009 in Burlington, NC.

IF you desire additional information regarding the
Bridge the Gap class, please call today. Or you may scroll down this page
and click on the link to Dawn on the horizon website.
The brochure is located on her website.

One of the goals of COAP-NC is to assist professionals
with their desire to become Nationally certified.

    BREAKING NEWS
ATTENTION ... IF YOU COMPLETED YOUR STATE APPROVED ACTIVITY COURSE BETWEEN 1991 AND 2001, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION WITH NCCAP!
NCCAP ADC TRACK 5 JUST COULD BE FOR YOU!

Please drop us an email or call and ask us how.

6-HOUR DOCUMENTATION WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AROUND THE STATE IN 2009
This workshop meets a required component for ADC Track 5 certification.

State Association, Chartered July 23-24, 2004
The Coalition of Activity Professionals North Carolina (COAP-NC) was created by Activity Professionals for Activity Professionals working with older adults in all levels of care.Our primary mission is to bring cost-effective, quality continuing education to activity professionals and certified therapeutic recreation specialists (CTRS).

As Activity Professionals, you now have a choice of state associations.You now have the choice of belonging to one, the other, or both associations. COAP-NC firmly believes you will like our structure, philosophy, openness, format for educational opportunities, and encouragement of your participation as a member.

The Coalition of Acitvity Professionals (COAP) knows that many professionals unfortunately, pay "out of pocket" for conferences and can't afford expensive conferences
or fancy hotels. We continue to be dedicated to bring you the best educational opportunities at the lowest cost, without sacrificing quality.

Why you will want to join COAP-NC!

Raise standards of performance.

Help upgrade professional status.

Keep abreast of new trends in activities.

To be informed of proposed legislative changes and lobby for changes.

Exchange ideas, share joys, successes and concerns.

Receive answers and solutions.

Receive peer support and recognition.

Networking with other professionals within your region.

Form lasting relationships and friendships.

Goals / Objectives for COAP-NC

Sponsor, support and promote appropriate cost effective / quality educational experiences.

Encourage membership to become actively involved in committee work and participate / attend Board meetings and workshops.

Advocate and lobby for regulatory changes for Activity Professionals working in all levels of care. Issues include: Staffing ratios, certification requirements, basic education and mandatory continuing education.

Provide a liaison and working relationship with governmental and regulatory agencies as well as professional organizations regarding the promotion and regulation of activity programming.

Promote public awareness of the scope and realm of the Activity Profession.

Website

The COAP-NC Website, www.COAP-NC.org, is designed to serve as the "information hub" for our association. Our goal is to have the site loaded with information about upcoming regional meetings, conferences, legislative updates, newsletters, job openings, new resources -- you name it! Utilizing the Internet to distribute information will save mailing and printing costs, thus a savings to you, the membership.
Those members without computers can request "hard copies" of information.

Links - Related Information
www.thecorc.org - A not-for profit charitable foundation (launching 5/01/09)

www.NCCAP.ORG - National Certification Council for Activity Professionals

NAAP.COM - National Association of Activity Professionals

NCALTCF.COM - North Carolina Association of Long Term Care Facilities

LTCENHANCE.COM - North Carolina Coalition for Long term Care Enhancement

www.thecapa.org - Colorado Activity Professionals Association

http://facility-services.state.nc.us/ - Division of Facility services website

www.nccdp.org - Certified dementia practitioner

www.dawnonthehorizon.com - Dawn On The Horizon

www.nurturingnuggets.com -Susan Lanza

www.rec-therapy.com -Michele Nolta, CTRS, ACC

You might not be as optimistic as you prefer today, but you still have a strong inner resolve that can pull you through -- no matter what's happening in your life. Things are changing now for reasons that you might not yet comprehend. Consciously let go of whatever is slipping away. Don't fight the process; space is being made for new opportunities that will soon enter your life.