Certified Life Care Planner
Designed to satisfy the 120-hour training requirement set by the ICHCC (International Commission on Health Care Certification). Seven modules of assignments, print material, presentations, exams, and case studies, plus a peer-reviewed capstone life care plan.
Built for working professionals.
For rehabilitation, medical, and vocational professionals working toward the Certified Life Care Planner or Canadian CLCP (CCLCP) credential. The ICHCC sets specific eligibility requirements to sit the exam - see the official candidate handbook (linked below) for the details that apply to you.
By graduation.
By the end of the program, you'll be able to develop a defensible life care plan from intake through cost projection, apply the standards of practice and ethical guidelines that govern the credential, and identify the vocational and forensic considerations that shape a plan. You'll finish having completed a peer-reviewed sample life care plan - the last requirement to apply for the CLCP or CCLCP exam.
The whole CLCP package.
- 7 self-paced modules - assignments, print material, presentations, exams, and case studies
- Peer-reviewed capstone life care plan
- Certificate of completion issued after each module
- Certificate of achievement on completing the full 120-hour program
- Modules can also be purchased individually
- ✓Evidence of completion of an ICHCC-approved training program
- ✓A completed sample life care plan
- ✓A peer-reviewed critique of your sample life care plan
7-module path.
Define a life care plan, understand the basic tenets and process of life care planning, and demonstrate the benefits of preparing one. Identify the categories needed in a life care plan and analyze research articles that have merit.
Identify the standards of practice for Certified Life Care Planners and the codes of ethics that affect the practice. Review real ethical dilemmas and best-practice methods to avoid conflicts that could lead to an ethics complaint.
Understand and identify the steps involved in developing a defensible life care plan.
Identify and define the recommendations normally required for specific disabilities to provide safety and maximize functional outcomes.
Understand the evolution of rehabilitation and the laws enacted for it. Cover transferable skills, earning capacity loss, labor market surveys, and the ADA as they relate to a life care plan.
Understand the discovery process in civil litigation and the role of the life care planner as an expert witness, including qualifications and responding to deposition or trial questions.
Understand the steps necessary to start and maintain a successful life care planning business.
Develop a sample life care plan based on supplied case material, following instructions to access the tools needed, prepare requested sections from a medical summary, and complete the plan. Submit the sample plan for peer review.
Written and taught by practitioners.
Dana Weldon has practiced in private rehabilitation since 1982 in Canada and the United States as a rehabilitation consultant/vocational counselor and certified life care planner. Dana is a Registered Rehabilitation Professional and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) through the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), and holds both the CLCP and Canadian CLCP (CCLCP) certifications through ICHCC. Dana has been appointed a Commissioner of Life Care Planning for the ICHCC, reviewing and evaluating life care plans of potential examinees. Her education includes a Master of Science in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (University of Wisconsin-Stout), a Bachelor of Environmental Studies (University of Waterloo), a Bachelor of Education (University of Toronto), and a Life Care Planning Post Graduate Certificate from the University of Florida.
Allyson Weldon has practiced in private rehabilitation since 2010 as an occupational therapist and since 2013 as a certified life care planner, holding the Canadian CLCP (CCLCP) certification through ICHCC. She holds a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy and a Bachelor of Health Science. Allyson's practice includes occupational therapy assessments, community-based rehabilitation, and life care plans / future cost of care assessments across client populations including brain injury, spinal cord injury, mental illness, neurological issues, chronic pain, and orthopaedic impairments.
What is the CLCP?
The purpose of the Certified Life Care Planner examination is to assess the knowledge and skills necessary for the processing, documentation, and writing of the life care plan of a disabled or injured individual - supporting the ICHCC's mission of developing and administering examinations that assess the essential functions required of life care planners.
Life care planning certification matters because of the litigious nature of this specialized health care delivery service and the need to protect the consumer of services - whether the third-party benefit provider/defense counsel, the disabled person/plaintiff counsel, or another referral source such as an attending physician, rehabilitation program medical director, or family member.
By obtaining the CLCP credential, a candidate agrees to be peer reviewed, adhere to research-based practice standards and ethical guidelines, be scrutinized by a governing board regarding practice behaviors, and be subject to discipline in the event of a finding of fact regarding inappropriate practice behaviors or outcomes.
Ready to start?
Work through the CLCP program at your own pace, then apply to the ICHCC.