National Dropout Prevention Specialist & Trauma-Skilled™ Specialist Certification Application

National Dropout Prevention Specialist & Trauma-Skilled™ Specialist Certification Application

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The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) is pleased to offer the National Dropout Prevention Specialist (NDPS) certification program and the Trauma-Skilled Specialist (TSS) Certification Program for educators and at-risk youth workers. The certification verifies knowledge and expertise in at-risk youth issues and strategies for raising graduation rates. The NDPS certification program is founded on NDPC’s research-based effective strategies, known youth risk factors, professional learning participation, and field implementation of acquired knowledge. 

The Trauma-Skilled Specialist (TSS) 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.

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7 Questions The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) is pleased to offer the National Dropout Prevention Specialist (NDPS) and the Trauma-Skilled™ Specialist (TSS) certification program for educators and at-risk youth workers. The NDPS certification verifies knowledge and expertise in at-risk youth issues and strategies for raising graduation rates. The NDPS certification program is founded on NDPC’s research-based effective strategies, known youth risk factors, professional learning participation, and field implementation of acquired knowledge. The TSS 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.