Many will be involved in relationship building with the children and youth, teachers, social workers, psychologists, and other therapists. But it is the child care worker who has the greatest amount of interaction and, therefore, potentially the greatest impact. Based on NRC's widely acclaimed and long-established curriculum, Residential Child Care Worker Certification will improve the quality of residential group care for children and youth. It offers administrators a means of educating workers in a consistent philosophy of child care. And, it strengthens their workers skills and knowledge through a standardized training program.
Certification provides recognizable professional status.
It clearly denotes the skills you have learned, and it is a commonly understood measure of your knowledge and achievement. The certification process can provide confidence in your ability for you and the people with whom you work. More important, it will benefit the children and youth in your care. A certified staff provides evidence of the value you place on the role of the direct care worker in service delivery. It means your staff will maintain a common knowledge base and residential care philosophy with consistently high values and practices.