Enroll in Autism & Special Needs Care Training

The Recruitment NYC Special Needs Care and Support Training is a seven (7) day, forty-two (42) hour comprehensive training program that goes beyond a traditional Home Health Aide continuing education course. It combines practical caregiving skills, autism awareness, communication techniques, behavior support, daily living assistance, and professional home care practices into one program that caregivers can immediately apply in real-world settings.

The program focuses on supporting children with autism and other developmental and learning differences in their homes and communities. Participants gain practical strategies for promoting communication, independence, emotional regulation, school readiness, and positive daily routines while learning to work as part of a child's support team.

Who may enroll: Home Health Aides (HHAs), Personal Care Aides (PCAs), Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), parents and family caregivers, nursing students, healthcare professionals, and childcare providers. A certificate or license is not required to enroll.

The program runs at both offices — same modules, different hours. Choose your office in the form below.

The school may adjust the order of subjects or substitute instructors of equal qualification; total instructional hours will not be reduced.

• Final assessment: 20–25 multiple-choice questions, a skills demonstration (communication, reinforcement, and safety scenarios), and participation in practical exercises.
• A passing score of 80% is required to earn the certificate.
• Students who pass receive the Recruitment NYC Special Needs Care and Support Training Certificate (Certificate of Completion), documenting Autism Fundamentals, Inclusive Caregiving, ABA Foundations, Communication Supports, Daily Living Assistance, Learning Through Play, Pediatric Safety, and the CPR Module.
• A student who does not pass may retake the assessment once at no additional charge, subject to scheduling.

• The $50.00 enrollment fee is due at signing of this Agreement and is non-refundable under all circumstances.
• Payment options: pay the $50.00 enrollment fee now and pay the remaining $350.00 tuition during the course, or pay the full $400.00 program cost at signing.
• If paying the enrollment fee only, the remaining $350.00 balance may be paid in one payment or in parts, and must be paid in full no later than the last class day (Day 7).
• Withdrawal before the program begins: student owes only the non-refundable enrollment fee. Withdrawal after the program begins: student owes the enrollment fee plus tuition for all class days started as of the withdrawal date.
• No certificate will be issued until all tuition and fees are paid in full.

• Attendance is required at all seven (7) class days; full participation in all 42 instructional hours is required to complete the program.
• A missed class day may be made up in the next available class cycle, subject to seat availability, with no additional enrollment fee.
• Certificates are issued by Recruitment NYC upon successful completion of all program hours, the final assessment, and any required skills demonstrations.

The Recruitment NYC Special Needs Care and Support Training Certificate verifies successful completion of this training program. It is not a state-issued professional license and does not replace any certification or licensure required by law. Completion of this program does not confer any new professional license, certification, or title, and does not authorize the student to perform any task outside the scope of practice permitted by their existing credential (if any) under applicable New York State law and regulation.

The ABA Basics module is educational in nature and does not certify the student as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), behavior analyst, ABA therapist, or clinician of any kind.

The Emergency Preparedness & CPR Awareness module provides a CPR overview as part of this course. Recruitment NYC issues its own course certificate; an official CPR credential (CPR card), where offered, is issued only by an authorized certifying body (such as the American Heart Association or American Red Cross) through a certified instructor, and is governed by that provider's requirements.