加州州立大學(xué)北嶺分校

Program Description

The Master of Arts degree in Educational Therapy is an online program designed to prepare individuals to become Educational Therapy practitioners who are specifically trained to combine educational and therapeutic approaches that address the needs of children, adolescents and adults with learning challenges. Educational therapists provide intensive services to their clients, including creating and implementing a treatment plan that utilizes information from a variety of sources, including the client’s social, psychoeducational and neuropsychological context; assisting clients’ awareness of their strengths; and using those strengths to overcome or compensate areas of weakness. Individuals entering the field of Educational Therapy typically have a background in general or special education, child development, speech and language therapy, psychological counseling, marriage and family counseling, and advocacy. Educational therapists provide services in private practice, public and private schools, learning centers, clinics, hospitals, public agencies, businesses and workplaces, community colleges, universities and vocational schools.

Student Learning Outcomes

During this program, students develop practices in educational therapy and are prepared for positions of leadership, scholarship and advocacy through the following educational therapy (ET) and graduate institutional student learning outcomes (SLOs). Students will: Identify components of the ET model and describe its principles; Describe the role and responsibilities of an educational therapist; Review and critique the literature and research related to the field of ET; Develop a comprehensive literature review on a problem related to the ET field; Complete action research, investigating an issue/problem in the ET field, designing the study, analyzing data, and summarizing results; Analyze formal and informal assessments to assess a client’s learning needs; Develop and implement client’s intervention plan, based on assessment data; Demonstrate respect for the AET code of ethics and effective collaboration with the client, parents, teachers and allied professionals.