Trauma Skilled Specialist Certification Program

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Trama-Skilled Specialist Certification:

The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) is pleased to offer the Trauma-Skilled Specialist (TSS) Certification Program for educators and at-risk youth workers. The certification verifies knowledge of the Trauma-Skilled Schools Model and expertise to share the model with others within the certificate holder’s place of employment. Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification is founded on NDPC’s Trauma-Skilled Schools Model, a research-based guide for structuring school climate, modifying instructional practices, and imparting educator skills to improve achievement and graduation outcomes for trauma impacted and adversely stressed students.

Application And Program Requirements:

Trauma-Skilled™ Specialist participants must: 

• Complete and submit the TSS application electronically.
  • The application and processing fee is $450. This fee is refundable in the event of non-acceptance to the program.
  • If planning on attending the national conference to receive professional learning requirements, we offer a discounted application fee of $375, and you can apply by Registering here
• Complete the program’s professional learning requirements.
• Complete and submit an acceptable instructional unit in a component of the TSS Model and verify delivery of that instructional unit.
• Pass an online examination to verify knowledge of the Trauma-Skilled™ Schools Model.
• Submit head shot and bio.

Application And Program Requirement:

Completing Professional Learning Requirements:

Participants must meet the professional learning requirement of Trauma-Skilled™ Schools Model training. This can be met through either: 

• Attendance at NDPC’s Annual National Conference:
• The TSS professional learning requirement can be met by attending the annual NDPC conference held every October and may self-select from identified event sessions offered that are sufficient to address 4 or more Trauma-Skilled™ Schools Model Training.
• A QR code is provided at the end of each session that participants must scan and submit after each session to receive transcript credits.
• Completing 4 credits of TSS online professional development courses:

 TSS online professional development courses  

• Online Courses: $99 per course (1 credit per course) 
• A certificate of completion is available to the participant after all activities in each course are completed. Certificates must be emailed to certification@dropoutprevention.org to verify completion. 

Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification Assessment:

If you are already enrolled in the Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification and are ready for the assessment, please send an email with your name in the subject line

Certification@DropoutPrevention.org

Program Eligibility:

TSS participants must either:

• Be employed or actively engaged in the field of education and/or.
• Work in the area of at-risk youth services or in a similar setting.

Certification Benefits:

TSS certificate holders will:

• Receive documentation of knowledge and expertise in NDPC’s Trauma-Skilled Schools Model that will enable them to support the implementation of the model in their employment setting.
• 10% discount for registration fee to NDPC’s Annual National Conference (once certified)
• Quarterly Zoom networking sessions facilitated by NDPC & TSS specialists.
• Be recognized on NDPC’s website, www.dropoutprevention.org, the nation’s leading resource for dropout prevention information, as having completed the TSS certification program.
• Become part of an interactive virtual community of Trauma-Skilled™ Specialists for sharing ideas and strategies relative to the implementation of the TSS Model.

Additional Information:

• Questions about the program? Contact us at certification@dropoutprevention.org
• The TSS professional learning requirement can be met by attending the annual NDPC conference held every October and may self-select sessions offered that are sufficient to address 4 or more Trauma-Skilled™ Schools Model training.
• Professional learning costs such as event registration, travel, and online professional development courses are the responsibility of the participant.
• Upon program admission, participants will receive detailed instructions for professional learning participation, unit plan, online exam, and program completion.

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