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NCASES
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The National
Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC) is a
non-profit association whose mission is to represent private special
education centers and their leaders. Together, we promote high quality
programs for individuals with disabilities and their families and we
advocate for access to the continuum of alternative placements and
services.
NAPSEC represents about
300 programs nationally, and over
400 at the state
level through the Council of Affiliated State
Associations.
NAPSEC programs provide special education for both privately and publicly
placed individuals. The majority of the membership serves publicly
placed individuals who are funded through the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Ten percent of the membership provide
services to privately placed individuals only and receive no federal
funding.
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What is a NAPSEC Program?
NAPSEC programs provide special education services for preschool,
elementary, and secondary aged children and adults with mild to severe
disabilities in over 60 different disability categories, who need
individualized education programs that address their unique needs.
NAPSEC programs are located throughout the nation, serve all types of
disabilities, are not-for-profit, as well as for-profit entities, are
separate schools or affiliated with a children's home, hospital,
college, or university setting. NAPSEC programs provide day,
residential, clinic, and summer programs. Although the majority of
NAPSEC programs serve individuals ages 6 through 21, many provide
services from birth to geriatric populations. These members offer
programs serving birth through five year olds and/or adult living
programs.
NAPSEC programs provide specialized educational services that include:
psychology; psychiatry; physical, occupational, and speech therapy;
diagnostic testing; adaptive physical education and recreation;
nursing services, and social work. These services are based on
individual needs that are designed to meet his/her unique social,
emotional, and learning needs.
The majority of NAPSEC members have coed programs lasting 10 months.
The staff to client ratio in a NAPSEC program ranges from one staff
per client, to one staff per twelve clients. These ratios represent
both ends of the spectrum, with the one-to-one ratio representing the
staffing for an individual with severe disabilities and the
one-to-twelve representing the ratio for individuals who have mild
disabilities or who participate in gifted and talented programs.
Although NAPSEC programs are very diverse in the disabilities they
serve and the services they provide, they all operate on this
fundamental belief: to guarantee that each client’s unique needs are
met on an individual basis in order to achieve his/her maximum
potential. Each NAPSEC program’s goal is to provide a safe learning
environment in which individuals receive the skills necessary to
return to the regular classroom and/or function successfully in
society.
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Private early intervention services, schools,
residential therapeutic centers,
college experience and adult living programs serving individuals
with disabilities and their families since 1971
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