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Graduate Certificate in Educational Therapy at Curry College
Curry College, the first college in the nation to offer assistance to students with LD's, offers a Graduate Certificate in Educational Therapy (GCET). This post-masters certificate is designed for practitioners or clinicians with backgrounds in special education and related fields of study, who wish to extend their skills and breadth of knowledge in this burgeoning field.
The Curry College GCET is an important first step in providing the coursework component leading to Associate and Professional level membership in the Association of Educational Therapists.
AET Implements Board Certification for Educational Therapists
The Association of Educational Therapists (AET) instituted Board Certification of Educational Therapists on January 1, 2002. Board Certification is granted in recognition of the highest level of professional achievement in AET, the national professional organization for educational therapists. In addition to meeting the requirements for Professional membership in the Association, Board Certification applicants must be Professional members in good standing for at least one year, have a minimum of a master’s degree in educational therapy or an approved related field, verify extensive service delivery experience beyond the Professional membership requirement, successfully complete a comprehensive written clinical case study according to AET guidelines, and pass a written examination on aspects of the practice of educational therapy. Board Certified Educational Therapists play critical roles in the development of the profession. In addition to their individual practices, they serve as mentors to new Professional members, supervisors of interns (Associate members), and instructors in university programs for educational therapy. As the national professional association for educational therapists, AET sets standards of practice by defining the roles, responsibilities, and ethics of the professional educational therapist. In addition, the association disseminates information about theories, research, and methodology related to the practice of educational therapy; represents and defines educational therapy to allied professionals and the public, and provides continuing professional development and educational growth through conferences, workshops, study groups, and the publication of its journal, The Educational Therapist.