Definition of Educational Therapy according to the Association of Educational Therapist:

“Educational Therapy offers children (and adults) with learning differences and other learning challenges a wide range of intensive, individualized interventions designed to remediate learning problems. Educational therapy demystifies learning problems and stimulates clients’ awareness of their strengths so they can use those strengths to their best advantage to overcome or compensate for areas of weakness. Educational therapists create and implement a treatment plan that utilizes information from a variety of sources including the client’s social, emotional, psychoeducational, and neuropsychological context.”

 

In practice Educational Therapy includes:

• Review of previous assessments, school records, and /or work samples.
• Informal and formal assessments to best differentiate the needs of the client.
• Remediation in challenging academic areas, such as writing, reading, or math.
• Development of strategies to restructure the learning process.
• Create a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Homework support.
• Study skills.
• Organization skills.
• Self advocacy skills.
• Recognition and utilization of strengths.
• Guiding parents through the advocacy process.
• Communication and collaboration with teachers and families.