Pick up the PACE: Pre-Approved CE

Our CCM®s told the Commission they wanted CECs¬—and we heard them! The Commission has a pre-approval process for continuing education (CE) programs that will meet the requirements for our board-certified case managers called PACE. Organizations that provide CE are encouraged to seek pre-approval of their programs, which signifies to all our board-certified case managers that the programs are approved to use toward meeting the requirements of their certification renewal. 

Over 35,000 of our board-certified case managers must earn 80 hours in CE every five years to retain their CCM credential. More than 50,000 case managers have earned CCM board certification over the past two decades, and this number is growing, and growing quickly. PACE is a simple, streamlined path for organizations or employers of the Commission’s board-certified case managers to quickly reach case managers with pre-approved workshops, webinars and CE coursework.

How does PACE benefit you as a provider?
Did you know that the Commission’s 35,000 board-certified case managers represent about 500,000 hours of CE annually—yes, annually! PACE is especially valuable to the Commission’s board-certified case managers because all they need to do is reference the pre-approved PACE numbers—and their CCM Dashboard is automatically updated. One stop shopping! Your advantage as an employer or an organization in offering a pre-approved course is knowing that you will be able to market your program by displaying the CCMC® PACE logo on all of your promotional materials which will draw more certified case managers to your program. Once your program is approved, and at no extra charge, your information will be displayed on our PACE calendar.

How do you get started?
First, review our PACE guide. Does your program fall under one of our Case Management Domain Aspects outlined on pages 18-21 in the guide? We want to be sure that the focus of the program will improve the participant’s knowledge of or skill in the practice of case management. 

The program must be no less than one clock hour in duration. A clock hour is defined as 60 minutes of total instruction time and does NOT include coffee breaks, social hours, meals, etc. Partial credit will not be awarded to attendees who do not participate in the full duration of an activity. 

The purpose of the program must be clearly defined in terms of expected outcomes/learning objectives.  These must describe measurable behavior or outcomes that a CCM board-certified case manager will demonstrate or achieve upon completion of the educational activity.

Applying to have your program pre-approved by the Commission
Once you have made sure your program would meet the approval guidelines, go ahead and apply using our online system! Visit our PACE page to review timeframes, fees, application categories and important documents you will need when applying.

Once your application is approved, we will email you a copy of the approval letter that will include an activity code and approval number that you will insert on your certificates to distribute to your attendees.

Having your program pre-approved by the Commission shows how committed you are in developing and maintaining exemplary standards of practice for professionals who practice case management.

For more information, visit our PACE site or give us a call directly 856-380-6836.

So, let’s Pick up the PACE and get our board-certified case managers the CE they want; the CE they need!