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Kaplan University Health Care Education Program Duration Who Should Take This Program?
Life Care Planning Certificate 12 months or less

Registered nurses and qualified rehabilitation professionals, including occupational therapists, physical therapists, rehabilitation counselors, case managers, social workers, psychologists, medical doctors, chiropractors, nurse practitioners, special education professionals, licensed speech pathologists, and professional counselors.*

If you are interested in facilitating the care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation of individuals with significant disabilities, catastrophic injuries, or chronic health problems, consider this program. Learn to develop life care plans. Students have the option of completing the educational and experiential requirements needed to sit for the Certified Life Care Planner examination and earn the CLCP credential.

Graduates may work as life care planners with:

  • Attorneys
  • Insurance companies
  • Trust managers
  • Patients and their families
Forensic Nursing Certificate 12 months or less

Registered nurses.

If you are interested in investigative sciences and victim advocacy, consider this program. Learn to apply your nursing expertise to crime scene investigations and legal proceedings. Identify injuries and causes of death, collect evidence, and refer victims to follow-up care.

Graduates may find opportunities with:

  • Medical examiners' offices
  • Law enforcement agencies
  • Social services
  • Specialized hospital units
Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate 12 months or less

Registered nurses.

If you are interested in the law, legal procedures, and working with legal and health care environments, consider this program. You will learn how to review and analyze medical records, perform medical and legal research, locate and interview expert witnesses, and assist attorneys with pretrial litigation.

Graduates may find positions with:

  • Government agencies
  • Law firms
  • Insurance companies
  • Health Management Organizations
  • Independent practice
Case Management Certificate 12 months or less

Health and human services professionals including registered nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, and medical doctors.*

If you are interested in promoting quality, cost-effective health care and human services for patients and their families, consider this program. Learn to perform assessments, conduct research, analyze data, and plan and manage services and care.

Graduates may work as case managers in a variety of practice areas:

  • Insurance companies
  • Managed care organizations
  • Workers' compensation carriers
  • Occupational health services
  • Home health agencies
  • Acute and long-term care acilities
  • Government agencies
  • Human services organizations
  • Independent practice
Geriatric Care Management Certificate 12 months or less

Health and human services professionals including registered nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, rehabilitation counselors, case managers, psychologists, and medical doctors.

If you are interested in establishing a geriatric care management practice dedicated to assuring the delivery of quality care and an optimal lifestyle to seniors, consider this program. Learn to assess, coordinate, and monitor the health and human services needs of your elderly clients and their families.

Graduates may work as geriatric care managers in a diversity of practice settings:

  • Independent practice
  • Government agencies
  • Home health agencies
  • Long-term care facilities
  • Insurance companies
  • Assisted-care facilities
  • Social service agencies

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