NASW / CCMC Collaborative
Healthcare Industry
Organizations Involved
Occupations Involved
Workforce Development Focus
Workforce Issues Addressed
Associations
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Commision for Case Manager Certification (CCMC)
Occupations requiring an MSW
Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention
Cross-training current healthcare professionals to be certified in another healthcare provider capacity; expanding career and/or professional development opportunities of current healthcare professionals
Description
The National Association for Social Workers (NASW) and the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) have collaborated to allow eligible social workers to become Certified Social Work Case Managers. The goals of the collaboration are to increase the number of health care case managers and to provide a professional/career development opportunity for social workers that belong to NASW. Eligible social workers who are approved can apply to take the CCM exam at no additional cost.