Therapeutic Learning Center

Garfield Park Academy is a New Jersey state-approved, private, non-profit special education school that offers effective and evidence-based special education services for students in grades K-12 who have faced learning, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. With over 25 years of experience, GPA provides individualized programming to help students identify and overcome barriers to learning, promoting personal responsibility, self-reliance, and cooperation. Their comprehensive wrap-around services, including therapeutic programs, traditional academics, and preparation for college or vocational training, enhance the chances of success for students with emotional and social challenges in all aspects of life.

GPA utilizes the internationally-recognized Teaching-Family Model, a data-driven cognitive behavioral approach that prioritizes student-centered learning and self-determination. With a focus on self-regulation, counseling, and truly individualized education, GPA empowers students to understand and achieve success by changing their attitudes and allowing themselves to thrive. Additionally, GPA offers additional programs such as Momentum Transition, which equips students with practical skills for jobs and college, and The Training Institute, which provides free trainings to educators on serving students with social, emotional, learning, and behavioral challenges. Through their mission of providing resources for monitoring and self-regulating behaviors, GPA aims to help children with emotional challenges and learning disabilities succeed in life.

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