Overview
Expand your existing knowledge base and career options through our Professional Certificate in Educational Therapy. Learn how to demystify both common and unique learning issues, and work to create and implement individualized treatment plans to meet your client's needs.
As increased class sizes and limited resources constrain special education programs and services, the demand for Educational Therapists is expected to continue with an upward trajectory. Many choose to establish their own private practice, while others contract with school districts. Educational Therapy offered at University of California, Riverside combines theory with practice, with both coursework and fieldwork. Under the guidance of experienced professionals, you are certain to receive high quality instruction, which you can immediately implement in your career.
What You'll Learn
- Methods of identifying typical and atypical learning patterns and issues
- Creating and implementing individualized treatment plans to meet each client's needs
- Methods for performing comprehensive personalized assessments
- How information from other professionals, educators, and family members can be incorporated into a comprehensive educational therapy plan
Programme Structure
Courses include:
Understanding Learning Differences
Psychology of Human Learning
Principles of Educational Therapy
Techniques of Educational Therapy, Part I: Academic and Content Areas
Advanced Educational Assessment
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Riverside, United States
Disciplines
Education Counselling Psychology View 61 other Short Courses in Education in United StatesWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 in university-level coursework
- Related coursework or credential in special education, learning disabilities, speech/language development, psychology, educational psychology or related field
- Two years of K-12 classroom teaching or related experience
- Applicants who are not credentialed teachers or who have not taken a general reading course, must complete EDUC X450.17 - Methods for Teaching Reading (4 units) before enrolling in any Level II course.
Tuition Fee
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International
4200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4200 USD for the full programme during 12 months. -
National
4200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4200 USD for the full programme during 12 months.