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.
Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification is issued by the National Dropout Prevention Center for a two-year validity period and is renewable by documented review/update training in the TSS Model at a NDPC Trauma-Skilled Schools Conference or Institute.
Each applicant must be actively engaged in the field of education and/or work in the area of at-risk youth services or in a similar setting and: