Join National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) as they present the results from the first APS Retention Survey administered in February 2024 by the National APS Training Center (NATC) in partnership with Purdue University. The survey developed by the field, for all-levels of current APS professionals, asked the question, “Why Have You Stayed in APS?”. By probing the following areas - demographics, education and training, individual factors, organizational factors, and open-ended retention questions – the survey yielded rich quantitative and qualitative results. 

Due to a lack of recruitment and retention research specific to the APS field, the data from this survey serves as an important guide and resource for future analysis and publications, including two upcoming manuscripts. Additionally, the survey and its data are integral components of the new NATC APS Recruitment & Retention Educational Tool, a capstone project freely accessible to APS programs and partners via the NAPSA website https://www.napsa-now.org/recruitment-and-retention/

After the workshop, participants will be able to: Describe the methodology and inputs for the first national APS retention survey. Identify the primary findings from the data. Discuss next steps and how you can use the survey data and NATC resources in your program.