Personnel Expertise - Community Resource Associates
Dr. Mike Hopkins
Mike Hopkins is President and CEO of Community Resource Associates, and has skillfully assembled a team of experts to meet the needs of the clients we serve.
Biographical Information
Dr. Mike Hopkins, president and CEO, has over 30 years experience as a college professor and consultant in health and human services. He is a professional geriatric care manager with membership in Geriatric Care Managers Association; a certified Behavioral Case Manager; an accredited professional consultant with the American Consultants League; a licensed assisted living and residential care facility administrator.
Dr. Hopkins has written training manuals in the area of aging and mental illness; served as trainer for the Long-Term Care Accreditation Board; developed a model home for the elderly and disabled as a teaching laboratory; consulted in the development of housing projects for the elderly and mentally disabled; provided elder care services for corporations to meet the needs of their employees; provided geriatric care management services for families and individuals; provided behavioral case management for mentally ill individuals residing in long term care facilities; served as a litigation consultant and expert witness in long term care.
Education
- B. A. Public Administration and Speech
- M.S. Education
- Ed. D. Administration
- Licensed Assisted Living Administrator
- Licensed Residential Care Administrator
- Certified Trainer of Trainers
- Certified Geriatric Care Manager
- Certified Behavioral Case Manager
- Distinguished Toastmaster Certification
Career Summary
Diverse long term care experience.
Professor at a major University teaching upper division, undergraduate and graduate courses in health and human service; developed new degree program in community service; developed and implemented public service outreach projects with federal and state agencies and non profit organizations; directed personnel training programs for local, state, and federal agencies as well as a non-profit organizations in health and human services.
Research and training coordinator for studies in disabilities at an institute of state government; executive director of a not for profit foundation; delivered workshops and conferences to meet continuing education needs of professionals in health human services and long term care.
Consultant for long-term care housing and services; developed administrator certification program for residential care and assisted living in two states; developed and conducted continuing education training for residential care and assisted living and nursing home personnel; project manager in the development, construction and operations of multiple senior housing projects; litigation consultant and expert witness in long term care.