Programs at a Glance

General Information

Program Description

The concentration in Early Intervention (EI) is designed for students who enjoy working with very young children and their families. Through coursework and practicum experiences, students are prepared to work with infants and toddlers with known disabilities or those who are at risk for developmental delay because of a difficult birth or the presence of certain environmental risk factors. You may pursue the EI specialization as an independent certificate program, or integrate it into a graduate degree program in speech-language pathology and audiology, school psychology, counseling psychology, physical therapy, special education, or nursing. Northeastern is the only approved EI program in Massachusetts that is interdisciplinary in its faculty, students, and curriculum. Courses are team-taught by faculty from school counseling, developmental psychology, speech language pathology and audiology, physical therapy, special/education, and nursing so that students experience the team approach that is the day-to-day norm in the field. It is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and leads to the required state certification for early intervention personnel.