An important part of the American Caregiver Association's role as the national caregiver certifying organization is to support caregivers and the profession of caregiving by helping to promote the importance of the job of caregiving. Another role that the American Caregiver Association plays as the leading caregiver association in the United States and around the globe, is in raising the bar in terms of professionalizing the field of caregiving. One way we do this is by being the first and only organization to offer national caregiver certification. Both roles help bring awareness to caregiver issues as well those issues involving our seniors, which is where the focus should be.