Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) provides significant savings to HCAF members seeking accreditation. Accreditation is important because it reflects an organization’s commitment and dedication to demonstrating a higher level of performance and quality patient-centered care. In addition, third-party payers often request accreditation when selecting a provider.

CHAP’s Growth Solutions team will work alongside you to develop a plan to boost admissions and revenue through strategic solutions tailored to your market, referral sources, and agency’s needs. After a detailed evaluation of your current sales and marketing efforts, our team will provide proven strategies, tactics, and training to grow referrals, admissions, and census ethically and compliantly. Click here to learn more.

Member Benefits

• CHAP will waive 50% off the deposit for HCAF members seeking initial or renewal accreditation. To take advantage of this savings opportunity, enter the promo code HCAF22 in the "Affiliation/State Association" field in the accreditation application. Please see the flyer below for details.
  
  
• HCAF members can receive 10% off CHAP Growth Solutions Contracts using HCAF’s special code HCAF22.
  
  
• HCAF members can receive 10% off on CHAP educational workshops offering continuing education credit with the promo code HCAF22. Please see the flyer below for details.

Featured Programs

HCAF members will receive 10% off the cost of the following kinds of workshops using HCAF’s special code for members: HCAF22.

• Disease Program Certification
• Healthcare Leadership Certification
• Healthcare Sales
• Home Care Operations
• Home Health Accreditation Intensive
• Home Health Operations
• Hospice Accreditation Intensive
• Hospice Operations

Healthcare Leadership Certification Workshop

Certified leaders are pivotal in fostering high-performing teams that enhance operational efficiency, quality, and growth.

CHAP’s Leadership Certification provides cutting-edge education in a vibrant learning environment, equipping participants with a prestigious credential to accelerate their professional advancement.

Start with a two-day workshop in San Diego, CA on October 14 – 15, 2025 followed by a six-month journey with cohort-based tailored education sessions.

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Our Healthcare Leadership Certification Workshop is designed to foster transformative experiences and outcomes.

In healthcare, finding time for leadership development can be a challenge, yet the need for advanced skills and knowledge is more crucial than ever. CHAP’s Leadership Certification Workshop provides leaders with convenient access to essential training, helping them stay ahead in a competitive landscape. This workshop is designed to equip leaders with the tools needed to excel, offering a streamlined and effective pathway to certification that acknowledges their busy schedules and strategic goals.

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A Leadership Certification is perfect if you want to:

Be a Visionary Leader 

• Shift your focus to big-picture decision-making rooted in proven leadership strategies.
• Adapt your leadership style to diverse healthcare environments for better outcomes.

Improve Communication and Team Dynamics 

• Develop strategies for effective communication with diverse teams.
• Understand personality styles in leadership to enhance team cohesion and performance.

Navigate Change Successfully 

• Drive successful change by addressing resistance and fostering agility.
• Leverage strategic planning to anticipate and respond to industry shifts.

Advance Your Career Through Networking and Collaboration 

• Expand your professional network by connecting with other healthcare leaders.
• Embrace the power of collaboration to develop yourself and others for future leadership roles.

What to Expect: Your Leadership Journey at a Glance

DAY 1

Keynote Leadership Presentation – Paul Kusserow

The Heart of Leadership vs. The Hand of Management

Start with an Introductory session by Daniel Stephens.

“Management does things right; Leadership does the right things.” – Peter Drucker

Unlocking Team Potential Through Behavioral Insights – Val Yaw

Deepening your understanding of human behavior in the workplace and transforming it into a powerful asset for leadership and team success.

Understanding Ourselves, Understanding Our Teams 

• A brief overview of why behavioral insights are crucial for modern leadership.

Enhancing Leadership Through Behavioral Understanding 

• Explore how leveraging tools like the Predictive Index (PI) can provide invaluable insights into team dynamics and individual behaviors.
• Discuss the power of identifying individual strengths and weaknesses for effective delegation and role assignment.
• Learn how to anticipate potential conflicts and develop proactive resolution strategies by understanding behavioral patterns.
• Understand how data-backed insights empower leaders to make informed decisions about team structure, roles, and development plans.

Discovering Your Team: The Common Language of Work Styles 

• Introduce the common language of work styles as a tool to increase awareness of individual and team behavioral preferences.
• Explore the four core work style quadrants:

Pair Dynamics & Team Optimization 

• Understand that even the most basic team, a pair, can experience enhancement or friction due to contrasting or overlapping work styles.
• Reflect on your preferences for making decisions, processing ideas, and resolving conflict based on your quadrant.

Exploring Team Types: Strengths, Blind Spots & Actionable Recommendations 

• Introduce the various Team Types (e.g., Exploring, Bolstering, Cultivating, Anchoring, Stabilizing, Executing, Producing, Pathfinding, Adapting) and their inherent dynamics.
• Discuss how collective behavioral styles lead to consistent strengths and potential blind spots for each team type.

Goal setting for your team type 

• Learn how to effectively set and manage goals based on your team type

Philanthropic Team Building Activity – Jan Sweat

Cohort assignments, philanthropic team building activities and set up for the next 6 months

DAY 2

Mastering the Art of Coaching – Developing Champions – Keith Rosen

Morning Session: The Foundations of World-Class Coaching

The Universal Definition of Coaching & The L.E.A.D.S. Framework 

• Uncover coaching as a “Habit, Mindset, and Language of Creating New Possibilities”.
• Dive into the L.E.A.D.S. Coaching Framework: ENROLL, ASSESS, DEFINE, SUPPORT.
• Explore the 7 Types of Coaching Questions, from Assumptive to Accountability.

The 60-Second Coaching Strategy 

• Learn this powerful technique to empower coaches to find their own solutions.
• Understand how to navigate responses, ensuring a collaborative rather than directive approach.

The Art of Enrollment & Deep Connection 

• Explore why “When Intentions Aren’t Clear, People Default To Fear”.
• Master the Enrollment Framework and the three essential steps to position your positive intent and W.I.I.F.M. (What’s In It For Me).

Enrolling Your Team in Coaching & Uncovering Motivation 

• Learn how to initiate crucial one-on-one coaching conversations with your team.
• Discover powerful questions to uncover each person’s personality, values, and motivations.

Building Trust & Sustaining Excellence 

• Understand the essence of trust and its profound impact on your relationships.
• Learn to effectively apologize, hit the “reset button,” and build a healthy, valued relationship.

Extended Learning Sessions:

The learning doesn’t stop after the workshop. Over six months, you’ll dive deeper through expert-led virtual sessions that build your skills and confidence in the areas that matter most.

Topics include:

1. Change Management
2. Leadership Burnout
3. Data-Driven Decision-Making
4. Caring in Leadership
5. Financial Know-How
6. Coaching (extended session)

Contact Kyle Flynn at (401) 263-1193 or email at kyle.flynn@chapinc.org for additional details.