Q: What is the difference between a Virtual Live Class and a Live In-Person Class?
Virtual LiveClass - You sit in the comfort of your office or home and attend the class on your computer. The instructor and all other attendees are live on your computer screen at all times. Ask questions, make comments, share your successes and challenges about your clients and projects. You will not have to buy any software. More information HERE.
LIVE IN-PERSON Class class is in a traditional classroom setting. You will need to arrange your own travel and accommodations.
The information is exactly the same in type classes.
You will receive a package before the first class session with your manual and other classroom materials.
STUDENT must be a full-time student at an accredited school pursuing a bachelor’s or higher degree in construction management, home design or medicine.
After successful course completion, the attendee will be Student Certified and required to take a CLIPP-refresher class within one year of graduation and pay the current registration fee.
HASAC™ (Home Accessibility and Safety Assessment Checklist™) is not available for Student CLIPP graduates (except for academic research purposes and will need written approval from the Living In Place Institute) until the Student completes a CLIPP-Refresher class.
EDUCATOR is a full- or part-time educator employed or associated at an accredited school teaching construction management, design or medicine. Educator will have full access to HASAC and all member benefits. Educators will need to supply proof of current employment at an accredited school.
Understand the importance of creating interprofessional relationships.
Understand the roles of professionals.
Clarify the role of a medical professional in recommending safer designs and features.
Clarify the roles of other professionals.
SECTION 3 – STATISTICS & TRENDS FOR THE LIVING IN PLACE MARKET (60 minutes)
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Learn statistics and growth characteristics of the US population
Learn statistics of individuals with home accessibility and safety challenges
Outline Trends in home design and construction
Gain knowledge of the desire and impact of Living In Place
SECTION 4 – MEDICAL AND COGNITIVE ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS (90 minutes)
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Learn common medical issues and how they affect individuals over time
Learn why limiting access for cognitively challenged individuals is important in a home & what should be done
Learn how pharmaceuticals can affect individuals, along with possible interactions with foods
Learn of various adaptive devices to help with Activities of Daily Living
Understand discussing client medical issues with design/construction and other non-medical professionals
SECTION 5 – EXPERIENTIAL MEAL (60 minutes)
Participants put on tactile-reducing gloves with various fingers immobilized and taped together, padding is added to the palms to further reduce tactile sensations, vision altering glasses are worn simulating three of the more common vision challenges. Then each person opens packages of food and makes and eats their meal, all while experiencing some fo the challenges that many persons live with everyday.
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Learn common adaptive devices that are used for preparing a meal while experiencing various life’s challenges
Learn how to prepare and eat a meal with various physical and vision challenges
SECTION 6 – LIVING IN PLACE HOME SOLUTIONS & WELLNESS (435 minutes)
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Learn the importance of using design to improve accessibility and safety in the home
Understand the benefits of appropriate products to help make homes more accessible and safer for both existing and new homes.
Learn how to determine which products and features are best suited for your client’s home
Examine specific products used for and designed for accessibility and safety
Discover installation ideas for various products
Understand how designers and construction professionals are critical to ensuring your suggestions are the best solutions
Learn how to select products for bariatric individuals as well as special installation requirements.
Understand how to discuss products with a client
Be able to determine if a building permit is required
SECTION 7 – HOME ASSESSMENTS (30 minutes)
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Learn the importance of conducting a standardized, comprehensive home accessibility and safety assessment
Learn how to use digital tools to assist in the process of conducting an assessment.
Describe how to review and prioritize a comprehensive home assessment with clients, family members, other medical professionals, contractors, designers and Medicaid professionals.
Understand with whom an assessment should be shared
SECTION 8 – HOW TO SELL LIVING IN PLACE (120 minutes)
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Understand the importance of industry certifications
Understand the value of CLIPP certification
Identifying your products & services
Understand how to apply your services to different markets
Building your marketing plan for different segments
Learn how to assess your marketing strategies
Analyze what you can charge for your products and services
Learn how to increase revenue production
SECTION 9 - COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAMS AND TRADEMARKS (30 minutes)
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Understand the requirements for Living In Place program compliance
Outline the continuing education requirements for maintaining CLIPP certification
Understand the legal issues of using a trademark
Learn properly use the CLIPP and associated logos
SECTION 10 – CLASS REVIEW & EXAMINATION (75 minutes)
Learning Objectives & Agenda
Review course materials and Questions & Answer period.
Confirm an acceptable level of learning and understanding by attendees.
Closed book test on two days of class
Minimum 28 multiple choice questions with a passing grade of 75%
Q: What is the Living in Place Code of Ethics and Conduct?
Code of Ethics and Conduct for all Living In Place professionals.
As recognized and credentialed by the Living In Place Institute I agree to:
1. Hold paramount the welfare of persons I serve professionally.
2. Practice only in my area(s) of expertise and/or licensure and maintain high standards.
3. Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information.
4. Not engage in any conduct that constitutes a conflict of interest or adversely reflects on the Living In Place Institute.
5. Broadly expand my professional practice and knowledge.
6. Seek deserved and reasonable compensation for my services.
7. Inform and educate the industry and public on Living In Place Institute practices and systems.
8. Issue public statements in an objective and truthful manner.
9. Comply with the laws and policies that guide my professional practice.
10. Agree to hold the Living In Place Institute harmless for all causes.
Q: Is Living In Place another name for "aging-in-place" and "universal design?"
NO. Living In Place is the practice of making all homes accessible, comfortable and safe, for everyone. Aging-in-place is directed towards older adults and is often considered providing medical advice, something only a licensed medical professional is authorized to offer.
While the original concept of universal design was well-intentioned, the principles were only an educational project and cannot be related to designs and products. The term is often used to promote products that the Living in Place Institute strongly recommends NOT using. Just one example is lever door handles. Proponents of "universal design" recommend and show a lever door handle without an end-return. That type of lever door handle will not only catch clothes, but may allow a person's hand to slide off the end of the handle. They are dangerous! The Living In Place Institute recommends using a lever handle with an end-return that is specifically designed to prevent a hand from sliding off, as recommended by medical professionals. In fact, a lever handle without an end return would never be allowed in a public space.
An example of just one of the universal design principles:
Principle #1
Guideline: Provide the same means of use for all users - Identical whenever possible; equivalent when not. Concern: Identical and equivelent - How is that possible in one design or product?
Guideline: Avoid segregating or stigmatizing any users. Concern: Universal Design and Agin-In-In-Place are terms that segregate and stigmatize!
Guideline: Provisions for privacy, security and safety should be equally available for all users. Concern: All users are not the same!
Guideline: Make the design appealing to all users Concern: Will that ever be possible?
Q: What is CLIPP - Why has it captured international interest? Why is it working?
Certified Living In Place Professional (CLIPP) is a fundamental shift to a simpler, complete approach to improving accessibility, comfort and safety in all home and public spaces with designs and products
CLIPP is the only program officially Endorsed by the National Kitchen & Bath Association. CLIPP is a total market approach to making all homes accessible, comfortable and safe, regardless of the current or future occupants needs or age.
Our research into earlier programs led to some basic conclusions. First, and most significant, they did not succeed in broad recognition or approval from either industry or consumer. Programs based on aging are inherently flawed because they focus on a segmented group and do not address the needs of all consumers or businesses. Universal Design, while we support the original concept, holds it's own irony because it is a set of principles, not design ideas, nor practical solutions or business framework. All businesses know that a limited market focus results in a limited business. Even more important may be that when providers isolate a consumer into a specific group, they often resist and mistrust the provider. This resistance too often leads to denial of needs, therefore services and products, and is almost impossible to overcome when selling only group (age) based services and products.
The Living In Place Institute has developed, through a concerted effort, programs that enjoin all industry professionals in both program development and continuing participation from the entire industry and focuses on all consumers, regardless of their current or future needs or age. Included are designers, modification contractors, builders, developers and architects, trades experts, medical and non-medical care providers, real estate and home inspectors, product manufacturers, and many others.
This new methodology recognizes the responsibility of all industry professionals to network and develop business strategies for understanding common and unique issues and creating conventional business approaches of providing design and product solutions in every home.
This new methodology recognizes the responsibility of all industry professionals to network and develop business strategies for understanding common and unique issues and creating conventional business approaches of providing design and product solutions in every home.
CLIPP and the Living In Place Institute:
Living In Place is a total-market, business approach to accessibility, comfort, and safety in all homes.
Encompasses and allows for needs for individuals of all ages and needs.
Teaches how to proactively establish and continue business relationships with clients, and their families & friends.
Consumer and industry seminars are available for CLIPP graduates.
Training manual updated between every class with up-to-date information.
All volunteer Advisory Panel, Medical Panel and Ambassadors Program
Approved for CEU for: National Kitchen & Bath Association, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, American Society of Interior Designers, International Interior Design Association, Interior Designers of Canada, American Occupational Therapy Association, American Society of Interior Designers and Certified Senior Advisors. Others are pending.
Recognized by world manufacturers: Viega, TOTO, Miele, Monogram, Pella, Hafele, Ferguson, Sub Zero/Wolf, Quick Drain, others.
Offers industry discounts: Several industry associations, Industry Partners, Students and Educators, Government employees.
Living In Place speakers are invited and approved presenters at national, state conferences and industry events: National Kitchen & Bath Association, American Occupational Therapy Association, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, American Society of Interior Designers, American Society of Home Inspectors, Universal Design Summit 2017, Certified Senior Advisors-Voices In Aging 2017 and others.
National webinar producers and presenters: National Kitchen & Bath Association and National Association of the Remodeling Industry.
Invited at special feature events at trade show booths: KBIS - TOTO and Monogram (others pending)
Specific continuing education for CLIPP graduates.
Unique and comprehensive electronic home evaluation checklist available only to CLIPP graduates.
CLIPP graduates comprise over 20% of the Kitchen & Bath Design News Magazine’s 50 Top Innovators 2019 in the kitchen and bath industry.
The Living In Place Institute is published in Kitchen + Bath Business, Kitchen & Bath Design News, Remodeling, Qualified Remodeler, OT Practice, American Society of Home Inspectors Reporter Magazine and the NKBA magazines, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times and AARP Bulletin, and other industry journals.
CLIPP is the “How To” Manual for professionals, the next logical step beyond Universal Design and Aging in Place.
Certified Living In Place Professional co-creators have individually served as subject matter experts, legal expert witness, judge in the Hanley Wood Remodeling Design Awards and other competitions, and currently a member of Kitchen + Bath Business Magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board.
Certified Living In Place Professional co-creators have served in numerous association leadership roles are recognized recipients of numerous local, state and national awards and together hold numerous recognized credentials.
CLIPP education has been pre-approved for 16 hours of Continuing Education for members of the following associations:
National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA)
Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), including members of:
American Society of Interior Design (ASID)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)
National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
American Society for Home Inspectors (ASHI)**
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)*
Society of Certified Senior Advisors (SCSA)
*The Living In Place Institute will not submit documentation or application fees for OTs in states that do not honor AOTA’s CEU program, as well as for individual states for Physical Therapists.
**CLIPP Course is approved for 16 of ASHI® Continuing Education Credits.
The CLIPP Program May Meet CEU Qualification Requirements For Members Of The Following Associations:
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Many other organizations
The CLIPP Program May Meet CEU Requirements In States That Have Their Own CEU Programs For The Following Licensed Medical Professionals:
Q: What are the requirements for CLIPP certification and use of HASAC?
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The Living In Place Institute is rigorous in qualifying professional candidates for certification and maintaining certification. Click HERE for a flow chart of the requirements to be certified and use the home assessment app tool.
For a comparison of the CLIPP Certification program versus other professional certification programs, click HERE.
All CLIPP certified professionals are required to meet specific requirements before taking the course and are required to adhere to specific requirements to maintain their certification.
Candidate Profile
All working professionals who recommend, installs or provides any home design, products or services, or is involved with personal and/or medical care for humans.
Is licensed and/or certified as required in their respective state, county or municipality in their respective profession, for the duration of their certification, including but not limited to:
General Liability Insurance - For individuals who install or oversee subcontractors who install goods.
Workers Compensation Insurance - As required by their state, county or municipality, or can supply documentation that the principals of the company have chosen to waive this policy for themselves (but not for their workers).
Contractors Experience & Background
Contractors must have a minimum of 5 years verifiable work and/or academic experience.
Reference letters from at least 5 clients they have worked for within the last 2 years and at least 3 trade reference from the last year.
Pass a background check.
To be awarded the CLIPP program certification all candidates must:
1. Fully attend all class sessions and meet the above Candidate Profile requirements.
2. Agree to the Code of Ethics and Conduct(see below) 3. Pass a written exam that tests competency in the broad field of Living In Place™.
Code of Ethics and Conduct
1. Hold paramount the welfare of persons I serve professionally.
2. Practice only in my area(s) of expertise and/or licensure and maintain high standards.
3. Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information.
4. Not engage in any conduct that constitutes a conflict of interest or adversely reflects on the Living In Place Institute.
5. Broadly expand my professional practice and knowledge.
6. Seek deserved and reasonable compensation for my services.
7. Inform and educate the industry and public on Living In Place Institute practices and systems.
8. Issue public statements in an objective and truthful manner.
9. Comply with the laws and policies that guide my professional practice.
10. Agree to hold the Living In Place Institute harmless for all causes.
Live in-Person Class Attendees - Your Exam will be graded at the end of the class. If you pass and have met all other requirements, you will immediately receive your certification.
Live Virtual Class Attendees - Your Exam will be graded after the last class Session. If you pass and have met all other requirements, you will receive notice via email and be immediately certified. You will receive in the regular mail your official Certificate of Achievement and Code of Ethics, both suitable for framing.
If you do not pass the Exam, you will be notified of the re-examination options.
Registration closes midnight ET, about two calendar weeks prior to the class.
Late registration is from published date to 3 business days prior to the class and only for US domestic mailing addresses.
Late registration is an additional $250 fee, and class materials are not guaranteed to arrive prior to class start date.
Express permission is required from either Erik Listou or Louie Delaware before registering.
Certified Living In Place Professionals (CLIPP) are required to take a refresher course every two years to maintain their active status.
The cost is $299 for this special one-day class and includes the latest CLIPP manual and are offered throughout the year. The classes are Live-Virtual, meaning you will use your computer and everyone is live video/audio on-screen throughout the class.
Please review the course schedule HERE and register using the date you choose.
Inactive Status
After your every-two-year recertification anniversary date, a 4-month grace period is granted to register and complete a CLIPP Refresher class.
After 2 months, an additional fee of $50 for reinstatement. NOTE: This fee is subject to change.
If Certification lapses, all use of protected terms by the Living In Place Institute is restricted.
Requests submitted after 1 year of the current anniversary date will be considered only on a case by case basis.
Q: How long does it take to complete CLIPP training?
In-Person Live Class - Two consecutive days of 8 hours per day.
Virtual Live Class - Four, 4-1/2 hour sessions spread out over two weeks. These classes are the same course manual and information, just delivered in the comfort and safety of your office or home. Everyone, including the instructor, is live and on-screen at all times.
Q: What are the CEU requirements for CLIPP graduates?
CEUs are not required to maintain your active CLIPP status.
Certified Living In Place Professionals (CLIPP) are required to take a refresher course every two years to maintain their active status.
The cost is $299 for this special one-day class and includes the latest CLIPP manual and are offered throughout the year. The classes are Live-Virtual, meaning you will use your computer and everyone is live video/audio on-screen throughout the class.
Please review the course schedule HERE and register using the date you choose.
To help protect the well being and security of homeowners, each Construction/Remodeling/New Build/Home Modification professional is required to successfully pass a background investigation prior to training. Additionally, these CLIPP professionals will undergo an annual background investigation (at additional cost) as a requirement for CLIPP renewal.
To help ensure all personnel working in a home are free of a security risk to the client, each CLIPP professional is strongly encouraged to conduct a background check on their employees, as allowed by law, as well as encourage their subcontractors to do the same.
We assess past and current performance of Construction Professional CLIPP candidates prior to accepting their CLIPP class registration.
We provide the CLIPP applicant with a questionnaire to give to at least 5 past clients and 3 trade references. The questionnaire will include questions about work performance, how you manage projects, if they would recommend you to a friend, etc.
Each of these referenced clients and trade references will send their reviews directly to erik@LivingInPlace.Institute and we will contact a sampling of those references to verify the information.
The Living In Place Institute strives to accommodate all individuals in our classes, seminars, and activities. We will try our best to comply with all requests sent three weeks in advance to erik@LivingInPlace.Institue, including:
Walker & wheelchair accessibility to all events, including wheelchair ramps, automatically opening doors, wheelchair accessible restrooms, etc.
Accommodations for individuals with vision impairments, including large print handouts.
Not ADA, but important to know - accommodating individual food needs, including special dietary and allergy requirements.
Q: What is the Course Change, Cancellation, and Refund Policy?
Changing course dates:
A. At least 20 calendar days prior to scheduled class date and re-registering for a different class -
Registrant must receive prior written approval from erik@LivingInPlace.Institute.
Registrant must register for the new class and pay the prevailing rate.
After registering for the new class date, Registrant will receive a 65% refund of the original registration fee to their original payment method.
Changes within 20 calendar days of scheduled class date are not eligible for a refund.
Transferring registration to another person:
B.At least 20 calendar days prior to the scheduled course and transfer registration to a different person -
Registrant must receive prior written approval from erik@LivingInPlace.Institute.
New Registrant must register for the new class and pay the prevailing rate.
After registering for the new class date, the original Registrant will receive a 90% refund of the original registration fee to their original payment method.
Changes within 20 calendar days of scheduled class date are not eligible for a refund.
C. Medical -
Registrant must receive prior written approval from erik@LivingInPlace.Institute.
New registrant must register for the new class and pay the prevailing rate.
After registering for the new class date, original registrant will receive a 90% refund of the original registration fee to their original pahyment method.
If the Living in Place Institute cancels a class:
Registrant may choose a new class at no additional fee.
Registrant may choose a 100% refund (paid within seven business days) to their original payment method.
If the Registrant does not attend the class:
Registrant must contact erik@LivingInPlace.Institute.
Registrant is responsible for the full original registration fee.
Registrant is required to return all course materials at their expense.
Many of the courses are granted Continuing Education Units (CEU). The Living In Place Institute will have a sign-in, sign-out form available at each In-Person Live Class. For Virtual Live Class, electronic records are kept by the Living In Place Institute. Registrant must be present for all sessions for the complete time to qualify for CEUs.
The only persons who will have direct access to these records will be Living In Place Institute and it's authorized agents.
If a prior class attendee requests a record of their attendance, they must submit a request in writing to the Living In Place Institute that is specific to that individual.
The Living In Place Institute is a national leader in high-quality educational products and services. Our programs are guaranteed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of participants. If a registrant has attended one of our CLIPP classes, seminars or events or has purchased an audio product and do not receive the professional or business benefits described in our literature, or have some other professional complaint, they are required to notify us in writing within seven days of the class, activity or purchase and we will consider issuing a credit to them or anyone in their facility that can be used only towards another seminar or audio program. All returned products and materials must be received in original condition before a replacement is issued.
All records of a Class, Seminar or Activity will be maintained for a period of at least 7 years. This may include items such as:
Pre-Registration & Registration Materials
Contractual Agreements
Attendance Records
Examination Records
Certification Records
Training materials
Records may either be stored as physical records or electronically with off-site storage (at a separate physical facility or through cloud-based storage).
Q: What are the Professional Conduct & Requirements of all Presenters on behalf of the Living In Place Institute?
To be in compliance with approving organizations, The Living In Place Institute as a Provider Organization requires the following Professional Conduct & Requirements from its Presenters:
Presenter will inform the Living In Place Institute and disclose any proprietary interest in any product, instrument, device, service or material discussed during their presentation, and the source of any compensation prior to the start of their presentation.
Presenter is compliant with copyright laws and has ownership or permission to use all materials used in conjunction with the presentation.
Presenter will demonstrate high standards of professional conduct and not discriminate against learners on the basis of gender, age, sexual orientation, disability and/or socioeconomic or ethnic background.
As the Living In Place Institute™, LLC is an education company that helps all individuals address the needs for accessibility and safety in a home environment, we strive to be an inclusive-oriented company, and does not discriminate against any individual.
All Training Language at all Seminars and Activities, as well as any printed or electronic materials, will be presented in English. The Living In Place Institute will take reasonable efforts to make materials in other languages if necessary, based on economic decisions.
Describe how to review and prioritize a comprehensive home assessment with clients, family members, other medical professionals, contractors, designers and Medicaid professionals.
CLICK to see a chart showing the differences between the Living In Place Institute and universal design and aging in place.
