What is Educational Therapy?
Educational Therapy is academic coaching that uses the science of learning to address each client’s learning disabilities, differences, and needs. It is practical work designed to help people think, organize time and materials, write, read, and study more efficiently and successfully.
Educational Therapy helps learners gain new and better functioning in areas that need improvement, like reading, writing, memory, and the organization of time, materials and thoughts.
Becoming an Educational Therapist gives you the opportunity to establish and nurture a private practice.
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the clinical practice of Educational Therapy. Whether you are already well into your career as an educator, or are just starting out, this course may be right for you if:
- you are currently working as a learning specialist and would like to enhance your skills according to the guidelines of credentialing institutions (such as AET)
- you are a tutor who would like to add more specialization and focus to your skillset
- you are a classroom teacher who would like to apply the art and science of Educational Therapy in your teaching practice
If you are looking for more flexibility in your work, and for the opportunity to learn how to become your own boss, this course is a great option for you.
You will also earn 30 Professional Development hours for completing this course.
Learn the Basics
In this course, you will learn the foundations of Educational Therapy with Susan Micari, BCET and Annalisa Perfetto, ET-P, as they share their perspectives on the process of becoming an Educational Therapist, from the initial question of What is Educational Therapy? to How can I start a career as an Educational Therapist?
Get Credentials
Upon completion of this course, you will be prepared to begin the process of obtaining credentials. While this course does not grant credentials, we will walk you through the process of how to obtain them through AET (the Association of Educational Therapists), if you choose to do so.
Launch Your Practice
Educational Therapists play a crucial role in helping people of all ages learn how to learn better. As an Educational Therapist, you have the opportunity to establish a thriving practice where you can make a difference in the lives of your clients.
Example Curriculum
- Part I- Check In (0:46)
- What Is Educational Therapy? (2:24)
- Educational Therapy vs. Tutoring (6:28)
- Bringing These Skills Together (17:58)
- Defining the Treatment Alliance (8:27)
- Respect for the Profession (5:26)
- The Educational Therapist's Role as Case Manager (6:28)
- Helping Families Understand Their Child's Learning Issues (4:29)
- Treating Adults (6:42)
- Part I- Check Out/ Reflection
- Part III- Check In
- Fundamentals of Diagnostic Teaching (5:32)
- Diagnostic Teaching In Practice (5:55)
- How to Analyze Reports (10:42)
- Using the Report to Inform Teaching (4:23)
- Reading Disabilities (3:35)
- Language Based Learning Disabilities (4:47)
- Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD) (5:22)
- ADHD and Attention Disorders (8:39)
- Executive Functions (7:09)
- Math Disabilities (7:20)
- Part III- Check Out/ Reflection
- Part IV- Check In
- Choosing the Proper Assessments & Developing a Treatment Plan (7:37)
- Norm Referenced (Hard) Assessments (7:21)
- Using Data to Develop a Treatment Plan (9:45)
- Monitoring Progress in Reading (5:30)
- The Educational Therapist's Toolkit (9:02)
- Math Assessment & Remediation (2:05)
- Part IV- Check Out/ Reflection
- Part V- Check In
- The Ethical Code (8:14)
- From Initial Consult to First Appointment (7:03)
- Creating a Contract & Practice Policies (6:00)
- Record Keeping Laws & Best Practices (1:55)
- Client Confidentiality & The Treatment Alliance (2:07)
- Professional Boundaries & Redirecting Clients (0:51)
- Part V- Check Out/ Reflection
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 1
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 2
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 4
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 5
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 6
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 7
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 8
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 9
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 10
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 13
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 14
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 15
- Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: Chapter 16
What does this course cover?
Topics include:
- What is Educational Therapy?
- Soft skills of Educational Therapy
- The ET's approach to Learning Differences
- The ET's approach to remediation of skills
- Ethical standards for Educational Therapists
- How to manage a private practice
- Case studies for further enrichment
