Adult Services Training Academy

Course Catalog

The NAPSA Training Certificate is presented by the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) to APS professionals who complete the required 24 training modules identified as critical to maximizing professional and effective job performance.

Registration Instructions

You only need to register if you have never taken an eLearning with us in the past.

To ensure accurate recording of your APS E-Learning completions, please register using your County Email address. Click on the Register for E-Learning link below.
Within one business day, you will receive an email containing your login credentials for our Cybertrain Learning Management System (LMS), granting you access to our catalog of APS E-Learning courses.
A short walkthrough video will be attached to this email. Please review the information in the video to log in to the LMS and get started with your training.
If you have any questions regarding the registration of your account, please feel free to contact Damian Lee at dlee18@mail.fresnostate.edu or Kyler Beck at kylerb@mail.fresnostate.edu.

If you require an updated transcript of the APS courses you have completed, kindly reach out to Cynthia Rodriguez at cynthia@mail.fresnostate.edu.

Please note that student transcripts will only be provided directly to the individual worker. If you are a supervisor seeking a transcript for a worker, please advise the worker to request their transcript directly from us. They may choose to share it with you at their own discretion.

For training requests and questions, please contact our Workforce Development Specialists:

Joel Gurss
Workforce Development Specialist
JoelGurss@mail.fresnostate.edu
559.441.7808

Rachael Castro
Workforce Development Specialist
castro24@mail.fresnostate.edu
408.612.1789

Cynthia Uetz-Nakagawa
Workforce Development Specialist
cnakagawa@mail.fresnostate.edu
661.246.7712

Shayla Robles
Workforce Development Specialist
shayla_robles@mail.fresnostate.edu
559.278.8176

Instructor-Led

eLearning

Course Catalog

Registration Instructions

Bay Area Contact

Central Valley Contact

APS Orientation and Overview - Induction Series

Field Safety for Social Workers - Induction Series

Fundamentals of Mental Health for Older Adults- Induction Series

Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease - Induction Series

Implicit Bias - Induction Series

Promoting Disability Awareness & Addressing Bias - Induction Series

Screening for Decision-Making Capacity - Induction Series

Assessment Tools for Decision-Making Capacity - Induction Series

Risk Assessment - Induction Series

Working with Clients who Self-Neglect - Induction Series

Secondary Trauma & Self-Care - Induction Series

Interviewing Skills for APS Workers - Induction Series

Consistency in Determining Findings - Induction Series

Documenting the APS Case: Skill Building Forum - Induction Series

Engaging in Difficult Conversations - Induction Series

Motivational Interviewing - Induction Series

Overview

Code of Ethics (CEU Approved)

Ethics, Values, and Cultural Responsiveness in APS

Regulations

Field Safety

Mandated Reporting

The Aging Process

Physical and Developmental Disabilities

Mental Health in APS

Substance Misuse in Mature Adults

Power and Control Dynamics

Communication and Interviewing

Working with Clients Experiencing Self-Neglect

Caregiver Neglect

Financial Exploitation

Physical and Emotional Abuse

Elder Sexual Abuse

APS Case Documentation and Report Writing

Investigation First Steps

Screening for Decision-Making Ability

Risk Assessment

Voluntary Service Planning

Involuntary Service Planning

Collaboration in APS Work

Working with the Criminal Justice System

Case Closure

AB 135 and Changes to APS Practice in the State of California

APS Investigations Involving Allegations of Undue Influence

California APS Standards for Consistency in Determining Findings

Critical Analysis in APS Casework

De-escalation Skills

Determining Dependent Adult Status

Enhanced Cognitive Interviewing for APS Professionals

Enhancing County APS and Tribal Community Collaboration to Protect Tribal Elders and Vulnerable Adults

Enhancing Your Investigative Skills: Interviewing Alleged Perpetrators

Estate Planning & Financial Abuse Issues in APS

Homelessness for APS

Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification Questions

Investigating APS Criminal Cases

APS Legal 101

MDT 101

MDT 102

Navigating Conservatorship and Supported Decision-Making (pending CEU)

Safety Organized Practice for APS Part 1 and Part 2

SOC 242 and You: What You Need to Know

Substance Use, Recovery, and APS Considerations

The Role of APS in the Conservatorship Process

Trauma Informed Care (CEU Approved)

Undue Influence: What APS Needs to Know

Vicarious Trauma: Supporting and Sustaining a Workforce Culture of Self-Care (CEU Approved)

Working with and Through Psychosis: Consideration for APS

Working with Family Members & Support Systems

Competency 1

Module 1A – Understanding Trauma-Informed Care for APS Supervisors

Module 1B – The Unique Role of the APS Supervisor

Module 1C – Strengths-Based Development/Supervision

Competency 2

Module 2A – Understanding Implicit Bias & Structural Racism

Module 2B – Building Cultural Humility & Cultural Responsiveness

Module 2C – How to Talk About Elder Abuse