Fellow's Leadership Academy
Fellow Criteria
Fellows are those Aging Life Care Professionals® who have made a significant contribution to ALCA (or NAPGCM) on both a National and Local Level. In order to qualify as a Fellow, you must meet the criteria below:
- A Master’s or PhD in any field with at least one degree held in a field related to care management, such as counseling, nursing, mental health, social work, psychology or gerontology.
- Eight (8) years of ALCA / NAPGCM membership at the Professional (formerly Associate) level or higher.
- Holds one of the four-ALCA recognized certifications for five (5) years while maintaining membership at the Advanced (formerly Certified) level.
- Active participation at the National or Chapter level, with a minimum of 40 points overall from a combination of four (4) or more of the categories below:
| Involvement |
National |
Chapter* |
Local Unit* |
| Officer |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Board Member |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Chair Committee, Task Force or Sub-Committee |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Chair Conference Committee |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Member of Committee, Task Force or Sub-Committee |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Conference Speaker** |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Webinar Presenter** |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Publication of Article related to Aging Life Care / Care Mgmt*** |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| ALCA Book Reviews |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
| ALCA White Papers or E-Books |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Speaker at Community Event on
topic related to Care Management for a minimum of 1 hr**&**** |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Mentor a New Member (8 hours)***** |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Moderate Aging Life Care Case Conference* |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
*Chapter/Local Unit work must be verified by Chapter President/Local Unit Chair
**Brochure and written material need to be submitted with application
***Article needs to be submitted, minimum of 500 words
****Presentation must be aimed at furthering the goals and Mission of ALCA, not a marketing event
*****Completed Mentoring Verification Form must be submitted with application
5. Renewal is made on an annual basis. A Fellow is expected to continue making significant contributions to ALCA. As part of this contribution, a minimum of two (2) points, based on the chart above, are required each year to renew Fellowship status.
Application fee is $150
Fellow Application (Word Document)