Is this a live-in position?
Yes. In order to maintain continuity for the clients we serve, we have found it best to employ our graduate students in full-time live-in positions as counselors. The practical experience students gain would be impossible to match in any classroom-only setting. Counselors live two to a house (one a first-year and one a second-year student), supporting three developmentally disabled adults. Each counselor has a private bedroom in an apartment below the main house where clients live.

Can I become certified to teach special education through this program?
Yes. The program offers both a management track and a teaching track. The specific courses necessary to complete certification will depend on state requirements (Maryland or Pennsylvania) as well as a student's prior educational experience.