Certified in Life Resource Planning (CLRP)

The National Care Planning Council has recently developed a designation tied to Life Resource Planning.  This designation is “Certified in Life Resource Planning” or CLRP.  The acronym is also trademarked through the US Patent and Trademark Office by the NCPC.  We will be introducing this new designation at the conference.
 
Although we won’t go into the specific rules governing the use of this designation here, we would like to outline how to obtain the designation and in what context it can be used.  In order to receive the designation, the candidate must study for and pass a 100 question exam.  Study materials are provided in 3 separate study modules.  The candidate will pay $350 for the study materials and for setting up the exam.
 
In order to retain the designation, the designee is required to subscribe monthly to the LRP System.  In addition, many states do not allow the use of certain designations tied to the sale of investment or financial products.  As a result of this, anyone using the designation must agree not to use it in the context of any sale for investments or financial products.  Failure to comply with this contractual agreement for using the designation will result in the loss of its use. 
 
The designation is solely focused on the Life Resource Planning process and not on the sales of products or services.  The planning process will eventually result in sales but LRP is not intended to be used as a sales system.