Class Content Overview
LIFE CARE PLANNER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE : 136 CLOCK HOURS
Modules I – V are online & Module VI (Trial Practice)
is onsite
Module I: Life Care Planning
Methodology/The Assessment Process/Multiple Disabilities:
2 credit hours - online
This module will provide a presentation of the step by step procedures
utilized in developing life care plans. The student will review life
expectancy tables, specialized catastrophic forms, collateral sources,
assistive technology, resource forms, and cost analysis. It will also
include a review of documents, interviewing & assessment techniques,
report writing, billing, and related care and services. A comprehensive
overview of the assessment process, assessment forms, and report writing
will be studied. Specialized areas such a spinal cord injury, traumatic brain
injury, pediatric anoxic incident, cerebral palsy and brain damage will
be emphasized. Assessing, interviewing and comprehensive medical
records review will be presented. A brief overview of chronic illnesses,
burns, amputations, visual impairments, AIDS, and organ transplantation
will also be discussed.
Module II: Medical Rehabilitation Team Process/Referral Sources:
2 credit hours - online
This module will discuss comprehensive medical records analysis,
interviews with clients, working with the client's family members, and
interaction with the medical/rehabilitation team members. In particular;
the module will address working with physicians, nurses, physical/occupational
/speech/hearing therapists, psychologists, economists, neuropsychologists,
vocational experts, and the legal team. A presentation by vendors of
products and services will be provided. The content will provide an emphasis
on institutional sources, home care sources, and cost associated with
these sources. A study of contracts, experts, role of the case manager,
and the treatment team will be included.
Module III: Vocational Rehabilitation/
Economics, Damages/Structured Settlements:
2 credit hours - online
This module will provide a comprehensive study of the roles of the
vocational counselor, vocational management specialists, neuropsychologist,
and rehabilitation team members. Usage of vocational testing, measuring
interests & aptitudes, identifying transferable skills,
vocational needs assessment forms, earning capacities & wage loss,
job analysis, labor market surveys & analysis, and the Americans
with Disabilities Act will be studied. There will also be a discussion
regarding the validity and reliability of testing and the scientific methodology
relied upon for expert testimony. This module will also include
an in depth presentation of the role of the economist in life care planning.
Which will include; wrongful death, personal injury, life expectancy,
loss of earning capacity and loss of wages, and work life expectancy.
An emphasis on economic calculations of a life care plan, resources
available and utilizing these resources will be made. The
content will specifically address the study of the following types of
damages: Hedonic damages, Human Capital Approach, considerations in valuation,
admissibility of damage testimony, and the recovery of damages. There
will be a discussion regarding structured settlements, annuities, trusts,
structured settlement program designs, and relevant court cases.
Module IV: Capstone Course:
2 credit hours - online
This module will include the methodology required in writing a life
care plan report. The C LCP professor will systematically review the
components of a life care plan report of a catastrophic case. Tips and
techniques will be reviewed in preparation for the life care plan which
will be written by each student during Module V. There will be a discussion
regarding the marketing and development of a life care planner business
practice. A presentation will be given to familiarize the student with
the process, testing, and qualifications required by the Commission on
Health Care Certification to achieve the certification as a life care
planner. Examples of life care plans will be critiqued from a both a
plaintiff and defense prospective. Individualized conferences with the
CLCP professor will be provided to assist you in writing your plan.
Module V: Preparation
of a Life Care Plan:
1 credit hour - online
Each student will be required to utilize the information presented
throughout the course of the LCP Certificate Program, utilize the medical
records, research, various forms, contracts, referrals, and cost analysis
to write their individualized comprehensive life care plan report. This
completed life care plan report will be submitted for review and critique
by the Certified Life Care Planner Panel of the Capital University Law
School. Those students who meet the requirements of the CHCC and successfully
complete the required comprehensive life care plan report, will be eligible
to sit for the life care planner certification exam. Individualized critique
and conferences with the CLCP will occur.
Module VI: Trial Practice:
2 credit hours - onsite
This module will provide an understanding of discovery process in civil
litigation. The student will be provided with the substantive and theory
information as to serving as an expert witness, and the role of the life
care planner in the litigation process. There will be a demonstration
of a deposition, direct testimony and cross exam testimony of a life
care planner. In addition, this will be a hands-on and return demonstration
style of class. Each student will be expected to present and defend their
life care plan report that was completed in the capstone course. Each
student will actively participate in a deposition, and then in a moot
courtroom setting where they will experience direct testimony, cross-examination,
and rebuttal testimony with practicing attorneys, a Judge and a Jury.
Your testimony experience will be based upon your own life care plan!
Following each student's trial testimony, there will be a debriefing
of their performance.
LIFE CARE PLANNER ADVANCED PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
104 CLOCK HOURS - of the modules of your choice
Five Modules are online & one module (Creating a Consulting
Business) is onsite
Module VII: Medical
Research & Writing:
2 credit hours - online
This module is constructed to provide the student with an overview
of the medical/legal databases available for research. It will also provide
the student with the fundamentals necessary to successfully perform medical
literature research. The research process is presented as well as various
research exercises that require the student to individually utilize the
process and perform medical literature research. Each student must successfully
complete various medical literature catalog and database searches, apply
their acquired search results to issues of causation, liability, and
damages commonly associated with medical-malpractice, personal injury,
catastrophic injury, workers compensation, product liability, and general tort
liability cases. The techniques and style of writing utilized by the
legal, medical and rehabilitation communities will be addressed.
Module VIII: Civil Litigation/Substantive
Law:
2 credit hours - online
This module will provide an understanding of the nature and operation
of the pretrial and trial civil process, the relationship of the rules
of civil procedure, and rules of evidence to that process. This module
will also provide an introduction to law, the constitution and the court
system. It will review the attorney-client and the attorney-expert relationship.
There will be an overview of civil law, tort law, contract law, business
law, and criminal law. The student will be able to identify sources of
law, types and classifications of law, and applications of law to the individual.
Administrative law and administrative agencies will be discussed as well
as finding and analyzing the law, legal reasonings, and legal ethics.
Module IX: Workers' Compensation/Social Security /Disability
2 credit hours –
online
This is a survey course intended to familiarize students with the history
and substantive principles of workers' compensation, social security,
and disability law. Content on Medicare Set-Aside will also be presented.
Practical examples are used in this course to illustrate points and identify
issues. The skills that are emphasized include obtaining information
that is relevant to the frequently encountered issues in workers' compensation
claims. In addition, this course includes an overview of the administration
process, as to information relevant and necessary for the processing
of a claim, client intake information, calculation of benefits, and appropriate
forms for filing various claims. Social Security claims, benefit programs,
hearings, appeal process, and claims are also addressed. In addition,
there will be a discussion of how the LCP coordinates with and prepares
a life care plan for a BWC claimant.
Module X: Nuts & Bolts of the Life Care Plan for TBI, SCI & Amputation
2 credit hours –
online
This course will present and discuss the latest and the upcoming treatment
modalities, equipment, and care of the catastrophically injured TBI,
SCI and amputee individual. Medical, psychological, and daily living
issues will be addressed as well. Medical research applied to these issues
will be presented.
Module XI: Nuts & Bolts of the Life Care Plan for Pediatric
Care & Elder Care
2 credit hours –
online
This course will present and discuss the latest and the upcoming treatment
modalities, equipment, and care of the catastrophically injured pediatric
or elder individual. Medical, psychological, and daily living issues
will be addressed as well. Medical research applied to these issues will
be presented.
Module XII: Creating
a Consulting Business
2 credit hours –
Onsite
This unique module will include how to set up your technological office
from the very basic to the latest and greatest! It will discuss software
applicable to the Consultant.
There will be information on accounting and billing practices, contracts,
and collecting your fees! We will discuss small business loans, funding
sources, and how to write a business plan. Our graphics & technology
professor will discuss marketing, web marketing, web pages and web sites.
You will view and critique web pages and also learn how to create your
own basic web page! Take your practice to new heights!
Scheduling Information
The Life Care Planner Certificate Programs are approved by CHCC for
CEU credits and can be taken as modules for CEU only. Our onsite Trial
Practice and Creating a Consulting Business modules will be offered at
Capital University Law School in downtown Columbus, Ohio. All
certificate seeking students (LCP Professional Certificate or LCP Advanced
Practice Certificate) are eligible for federal financial aid.