After spending four years developing a system of evaluating clients and establishing the level of care a Special Needs program offers, Dr. Janet Greenwood, PhD, CEP and Bernie Zimmerman, MA, LCPC have developed a training program for professionals working with Special Needs families, GACS™: the Greenwood Associates Classification System.
The GACS™ e-Learning Program includes:
Online Training Program
Forms Manual
GACS™ Document Pack (14 individual forms)
Program Exam
Certificate of Completion
Access to use the licensed material with your clients
This program is available in either a live webinar or e-learning format and is appropriate for educational consultants, psychologists, counselors and program service providers in the delivery of services to special needs clients and their families.
Topics include the following:
Fundamentals of the Greenwood Associates Classification System™
Characteristics to target while assessing the client and family
Characteristics to consider when evaluating possible programs/schools
Methods to define a client's needs based upon a systematic clinical formulation
Methods to assign level of care designations to schools/programs
Components of a plan for the client and family based on the above
Ways to determine the timing for the implementation of the plan
Ways to be helpful in the admissions process to programs/schools
Variables to target while monitoring a client's progress in a program/school
Components to develop a systematic database to sort programs/schools
Variables to target when planning transition and discharge from the program
Visit the Greenwood Institute Online website: www.greenwoodinstituteonline.com to view a 5-minute demo of the program and preview the forms available to GACS™ certified Professionals. You may also review the program exam and learn about upcoming training programs for parents.