A primary goal of the Association is to provide a forum for the continuing education needs of its members.

The Association hosts a spring Meeting of the Membership designed to focus discussion on the Association's agenda for the year and to review the accomplishments of the organization.

In the fall, the Association convenes its Annual Conference and Trade Show. This event is a combination of business and educational opportunities for medical, rehabilitation/human service professionals from around the state and the region. This annual event typically draws over 600 human service professionals.

Beyond these conferences, the Association administers training events in response to your needs. Members can call the Association for help in any area; board and staff orientation, long range planning, etc. We will come to your agency, and address your problem specifically, or if the need is more general we can arrange statewide or regional training.

For any training event, members of the Association pay reduced tuition and in most instances continuing education credits are offered. The Association partners with ICAN for the awarding of Nursing Home Administrator, Licensed Social Worker/Clinical Social Worker, and Certified Public Accountant credits as well as IARF CEUs which are accepted by the CCWAVES. On occasion, the Association, with ICAN, also offers Certified Rehabilitation Counseling credits.

The Association members have access to ICAN’s expanded video lending library so that members can train on-site at their agencies.

To keep professionals and practitioners in our member agencies contemporary, the Association is looking to the stars to bring training directly to your agency. Distance learning, satellite downlinks, and a venture to bring training to your television are on the horizon!