New service being offered in Pittsburgh, PA area to help concerned families of older drivers

PITTSBURGH - July 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Keeping Us Safe is proud to announce that Randi Rubin, LSW, C-ASWCM, has successfully completed an intensive training program and is now certified as a “Beyond Driving with Dignity” professional.

The “Beyond Driving with Dignity” professional certification program has been designed to equip Rubin and other professionals throughout the United States and Canada with tools necessary to help older drivers and their families work through the complicated issue of age-related diminishing driving skills.

Having received this certification, Rubin is now well-suited to provide older drivers and their families with a very specific program that will help make decisions on how to keep the older driver safe.  As the owner of Golden Years Management, Rubin will begin providing the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” program in the greater Pittsburgh area effective immediately.

“The ‘Beyond Driving with Dignity’ program provides concerned families with a solution to their concerns, offering new-relief to families concerned about a loved-one’s safe driving abilities as they relate to the natural aging process”, explains Rubin.  “Keeping Us Safe’s ‘self-assessment program for older drivers’ provides concerned families with the missing link between their desire to bring the driving issue to a peaceful resolution, and their ability to actually do so", she added.

Matt Gurwell, founder of Keeping Us Safe, explains that “The Beyond Driving with Dignity program is designed to be a common-sense approach to facilitate (and often times mediate!) rational, common-sense driving-related solutions based on tangible facts and personal observations.“

Rubin earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work in 1987, and became licensed in 1989. Since 1982 Ms. Rubin has experience working with senior citizens. Her case management experience dates back to 1994.  Rubin is also a Geriatric Care Manager and a Medical Social Worker.  She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and Social Workers in Aging Practice.

The “Beyond Driving with Dignity” professional will receive annual in-service trainings will have to meet standards of professionalism to maintain their certification.  For more information on the program please visit www.keepingussafe.org.  Media inquiries are asked to call 216-904-8841 for additional details.