The Society of Settlement Planners (SSP) has announced the formation of the "Registry of Settlement Planners" (RSP) identified as the credentialing organization for a planned professional certification program of the same name. The registry board, according to SSP President Chuck Derenne, is currently developing an educational curriculum in collaboration with the Center for Financial Responsibility located at Texas Tech University.
SSP anticipates program enrollment in January 2007 with both on campus and distance learning under the direction of Joseph Toombs, an adjunct professor, and the financial planning faculty at Texas Tech. Toombs is currently directing curriculum development with assistance from members of the Texas Tech faculty, as well as post-graduate and law students.
According to Mr. Derenne, "the development of a certification program is intended to identify and promote the standards by which the legal profession and their clients can measure and evaluate the settlement and planning professionals involved in the resolution of personal injury and other tort cases."
SSP's announced credentialing program follows an existing credentialing program called the "Certified Structured Settlement Consultant" (CSSC) sponsored by the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) in collaboration with Notre Dame University.
For additional information about SSP, see S2KM's blog post: "SSP 2006 Annual Meeting".
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