Certified Trauma-Skilled™ Specialists:
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.
Meet the Certified Trauma-Skilled™ Specialists.
Trauma-Skilled Specialist participants must either:
Trauma-Skilled™ Specialist participants must:
All costs incurred to participate in a Trauma-Skilled Schools Model training are in addition to the application and processing fee. Please note it is the responsibility of the participant to register and pay for training events, registration, and associated travel.
TSS certificate holders will:
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:
Completing 4 credits of TSS online professional development courses:
Additional Information:
Upon program admission, participants will receive detailed instructions for participating in TSS Model training offered by NDPC, for completing the instructional unit requirement, and program completion.
Questions about the program? Contact Nancy Nielsen at Certification@DropoutPrevention.org