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CGC Changes Testing Center Provider

Following one year of providing examinations at testing centers, CGC has been informed that ACT will no longer provide this service for the guardianship examination. Therefore, the organization’s Board made the decision to contract with PSI to provide testing centers for examinees.

Upon application approval by CGC, applicants will receive details about finding a testing center and will be able to schedule their examination at the time, date and location of their choice. The locations of the testing centers are not available for release on our website; however, applicants will receive details once they are approved to sit for the exam. PSI has locations in all 50 states in major metropolitan areas.

For detailed information on taking the examination, applicants can obtain a copy of the CGC Exam Handbook which can be found under the "become certified" link of CGC’s website.

Our Mission

The mission of the Center for Guardianship Certification is to enhance the quality of guardianship services by providing examination and certification of guardians and fiduciaries.

Purpose

The purpose of the Center for Guardianship Certification includes:

A. Developing and administering a credentialing process for guardians and guardianship agencies;

B. Addressing issues related to renewal, suspension and revocation of credentials for guardians and guardianship agencies;

C. Maintaining and up-dating rules and regulations for certification of guardians;

D. Encouraging, supporting and fostering the work of the National Guardianship Association.

Vision Statement

Every professional guardian will obtain and maintain CGC certification. 		 

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National Guardianship Network Requests Proposals for Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders (WINGS)

In 2011, the Third National Guardianship Summit recommended that states create Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders (WINGS) to advance adult guardianship reform.

With support from the State Justice Institute and the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging, the National Guardianship Network (NGN) has invited the chief justice and state court administrator of each state to partner with community entities in establishing and maintaining such ongoing interdisciplinary problem-solving stakeholder networks.

A total of four states each will receive a $7,000 incentive grant plus technical assistance from NGN experts to develop a WINGS group. Experience in these four demonstration states will be used to promote ongoing WINGS groups in other jurisdictions, and the selected states will gain high visibility nationally.

Applications are due by Thursday January 31, 2013. The court must partner with the State Unit on Aging under the Older Americans Act, the state Adult Protective Services office, and the federally-mandated state Protection & Advocacy agency or state Council on Developmental Disabilities. Applications that also include additional stakeholders will be favorably rated.

Click here to see an example of the individualized cover letter and attached Request for Proposals sent to each chief justice and state court administrator. (The example is for New York, but each chief justice and state court administrator received the same personalized letter in hard copy, and it will be posted online on judicial sites as well.)

Now is the time for state units on aging, APS, Protection and Advocacy Agencies, bar associations, state guardianship associations, long-term care ombudsman programs and others to approach the court about partnering to establish WINGS in your state. Such partnerships will be the real engine driving reform.