Social Service Designee in Long Term Care

Course overview

This course provides a comprehensive educational foundation for the role of Social Service Designee (SSD) in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) environment. Program objectives include: Identify the role of the Social Service Designee in a skilled nursing environment; identify, regulations, policies, and best practices for social services in a skilled nursing environment; create an individualized care plan and describe the social service components of the plan; learn to explain and complete the MDS 3.0; understand the social service role and how to work with an interdisciplinary care team; understand the components of a Psychosocial Assessment and proper documentation of psychosocial needs; understand the Survey process of the agency enforcing laws and regulations and what Surveyors are looking for in the area of social services; and provide outstanding psychosocial care to your residents and their families. This program is developed and narrated by Tracy Greene Mintz, LCSW, a popular speaker and expert in long term care social services and owner of Senior Care Training. Completion of this 6-module series provides the learner with a Social Service Designee Certification. The program can be taken entirely at a self-directed pace, it includes learning checks, interactive case scenarios to apply the knowledge learned, and a final quiz. Learners can stop and start the program at their leisure. The Certificate will be available immediately upon completion of the program.