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Who Are Allied Professional Members?

Allied Membership is for Licenced Professionals in fields related to Educational Therapy, such as psychologists, clinical social workers, pediatricians, speech and language therapists, etc. and Professional Educators, such as school and/or learning center directors.

The Educational Therapist-Allied Professional Partnership

An educational therapist is skilled at gathering, synthesizing, and coordinating information from other specialists in order to develop and implement remedial programs. In addition to working closely with parents and school personnel, educational therapists interface regularly with a multitude of allied professionals. These allied professionals may include: speech and language therapists, psychotherapists, educational psychologists, school counselors, marriage and family therapists, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, physicians, or optometrists.

Contact between the educational therapist and other professionals may be made at the initial time of referral and then may continue throughout the intervention. Exchange of reports and telephone conferences are the most common means of communication. Many benefits can accrue for the client when professionals confer. With the client’s consent, each professional can share relevant background information, diagnostic testing, and clinical impressions to broaden and further each other's knowledge. Goals and strategies that complement the work of each professional with the client can be developed and carried out.

This collaboration frequently leads to a more powerful intervention than work done in isolation. Educational therapists hold confidentiality in high ethical regard and obtain a written consent to release information prior to conferring with other professionals.

Membership Benefits include:

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