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Certificate in Educational Therapy

An Educational Therapist is an educational professional skilled in the areas of assessment, diagnosis, instructional intervention, and program development who works in clinics, learning centers, private practices, and literacy programs with children and adults who have various types of learning problems. These problems may include learning disabilities, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, difficulties in reading, mathematics, written language, spelling, study, and organizational skills. The focus of the work in educational therapy is on the precise needs of the individual client rather than a group of individuals as is often found in school settings. The Educational Therapist does not need a teaching credential to practice, but may not teach in a public school. In the Bay Area, there are many opportunities to combine private practice with school-based work in independent schools. The coursework is designed to meet the requirements for membership in the Association of Educational Therapists.

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Certificate in Educational Therapy

Pre-requisites

  • Educ 400 Social Foundations in Education (2 units)
  • Educ 401 Educational Psychology (3 units)
  • Educ 434 C& I Reading (3 units) Psychology 130 Child Adolescent Development (3 units)
  • Psychology 130 Child Adolescent Development (3 units)

Required Courses (27 units)

  • Education 459 Neuropsychological Principles in Education (3 units)
  • Education 461 Introduction to Mild and Moderate Disabilities (3 units)
  • Education 462 Strategies and Remediation of Language Disabilities (3 units)
  • Education 463 Strategies and Remediation of Reading Disabilities (3 units)
  • Education 464 Assessment in Special Education (3 units)
  • Education 467 Counseling and Collaboration (2 units) or Education 431 C & I Mathematics (2 units)
  • Education 466 Practicum in Assessment (Advanced Assessment) (3 units) Education 460 Practicum in Educational Therapy (Clinical work) (3 units)

The following courses are required for individuals who have not already taken them:

  • EDUC 100 Social Foundations (2)
  • EDUC 334 Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary School: Reading (3)
  • PSYC 130 Child and Adolescent Development (3)

Master of Education, with an Emphasis in Educational Therapy

This emphasis is designed for candidates who seek to increase their knowledge and understanding of significant issues and subjects in the field of educational therapy; it can only be obtained in conjunction with the Certificate in Educational Therapy. Candidates are provided supervision in the conduct of educational research. Candidates completing the Educational Therapy concentration may substitute EDUC 264, Assessment in Special Education, for EDUC 292, Instructional Strategies for Students with Language Disorders and EDUC 262 and EDUC 263, Instructional Strategies for Students with Reading Difficulties for EDUC 245, and EDUC 267, Counseling and Collaboration, for EDUC 200.

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Theodora Maestre, Ed.D.
Professor and Chair of Education
510-436-1288
maestre@hnu.edu

Christina Meyer
Credential Analyst, Education
510-436-1063
meyer@hnu.edu

Dr. Julie Henderson
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Single Subject Credential Program
510-436-1053
henderson@hnu.edu

Dr. Kathryn Kelly Epstein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
510-436-1033
kkepstein@gmail.com

Dr. Kimberly Mayfield, Ed.D.
Associate Professor.
510-436-1396
mayfield@hnu.edu

Marion Marshall, M.S. BCET
Coordinator, Educational Therapist Certificate Program
510-436-1058
marshall@hnu.edu

Norma Murphy, M.S.
Coordinator, Multiple Subject Credential
510-436-1257
murphy@hnu.edu

Lynnett Wilson
Administrative Assistant of Education
510-436-1022
velasquez@hnu.edu

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