For Immediate Release
Media contact:
Catherine Kamp
617-333-2994
ckamp@curry.edu
Curry College’s Division of Continuing and Graduate Education is pleased to announce its new Graduate Certificate in Educational Therapy (GCET), a 20-credit post-graduate program which provides in-depth perspectives on issues unique to the practice of educational therapy.
An Open House where individuals can learn about the new program will be held on Monday, November 15 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Curry’s Milton Campus, located at 1071 Blue Hill Avenue. To RSVP, please phone 617-333-2243.
While several graduate certificate options exist in California, Curry’s new program will be the first on the East Coast. The program, designed for individuals who already hold a master’s degree in education, will be administered by Curry’s Office of Graduate Education Programs and is slated to begin in February 2005.
Educational therapists combine educational and therapeutic approaches for evaluation, remediation, case management, and communication/advocacy on behalf of children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities or learning problems. These problems include, but are not limited to, dyslexia, attention deficit disorders, reading, writing, language or math disabilities, low motivation levels, low academic self-esteem, and poor social, organizational, and study skills. Educational therapists also are concerned with appropriate school and college placements, and job performance skills.
Curry’s new program is ideal for private practitioners or clinicians with backgrounds in special education, psychology, counseling, expressive therapies, speech and language, social work, and other related fields. These individuals may be working in learning centers, resource rooms, agencies, hospitals, and other settings that address the one-to-one needs of individuals with learning disabilities, attentional disorders, and coo-existing disorders.
As special education legislation and services change and the demands of society grow, the role of the educational therapist is becoming increasingly important. The GCET builds on Curry’s international reputation for serving students with learning disabilities and attentional disorders and reflects broad and deep expertise developed by Curry’s faculty and staff at the Program for the Advancement of Learning (PAL), and the Educational Diagnostic Center (EDC).
The GCET reflects not only the mission of Curry College to respect the individuality of every student and provide a developmental approach to learning that maximizes opportunities for achievement, but also aligns Curry College in partnership with the leading national and international professional association for educational therapy, the Association of Educational Therapists.
This certificate provides participants not only with comprehensive training in this specialized field, but also offers partial fulfillment of the requirements necessary for certification as an educational therapist, which is granted by the Association of Educational Therapists (AET).
Individuals who already hold a master’s degree in special education who are interested gaining certification and training in the emerging field of Educational Therapy are cordially invited to attend the Open House on Monday, November 15, 2004.