Enroll in Autism & Special Needs Care Training

The Recruitment NYC Special Needs Care and Support Training is a comprehensive training program of approximately forty (40) hours of instruction — the exact hours depend on class progress — offered in Queens over seven (7) days, or in the Bronx over two weeks (Monday–Friday) or two weekends. It 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.

Same program, same $400 — four ways to attend. Choose your class in the form below. Every class is approximately 40 hours of instruction; the exact hours depend on class progress.

• Queens (Rego Park): Monday–Friday 6:00–10:00 PM, in person or live on Zoom. Saturday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM in person for everyone, including hands-on CPR — students on Zoom come to the Bronx or the Queens office, whichever is closer. Sunday is an open day the instructor schedules as needed for catch-up.
• Bronx, morning: two weeks, Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM.
• Bronx, afternoon: two weeks, Monday–Friday, 2:00–6:00 PM.
• Bronx, weekend: two weekends, Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM.

Bronx classes can be attended fully in person, or hybrid: the weekday classes have Days 1–8 on Zoom and Days 9–10 in person; the weekend class has the first weekend on Zoom and the second weekend in person.

Start dates: you do not pick a start date on this form. After you enroll, a Recruitment NYC agent calls you to confirm your start date. Each class needs at least five (5) students; if a class is not filled, Recruitment NYC may reschedule the start date. We will try to find a start date that works with your schedule — if none does, everything you paid except the $50.00 enrollment fee is refunded.

A Bronx weekday class day that falls on a holiday moves to the next weekday (for example, a class that would meet on Thanksgiving ends one day later).

The school may adjust the order of subjects or substitute instructors of equal qualification.

• 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 secures the seat in the class and is non-refundable — except that if Recruitment NYC reschedules a class and no new start date works for the student, everything paid except the $50.00 fee is refunded.
• Pay by card or in cash. By card, payments are made online through Stripe. In cash, nothing is paid online: the first payment is due at the office before the first class day, and the student gets a reminder before each payment date and a receipt for every payment.
• Payment options: (1) Pay in full — $400.00. (2) Weekly plan, $50 a week — a first payment of at least $50.00 (the enrollment fee); the student may pay more. The rest is paid in weekly payments of $50.00, and the last payment is whatever is left (for example, $145.00 first leaves $255.00: five payments of $50.00 and a final $5.00). By card, weekly payments are charged automatically on the day of the week the student chooses, starting on the first such day after signing; in cash, they are paid at the office each week, starting one week after the first class day. (3) Weekly plan, $25 a week — the same, with weekly payments of $25.00. (4) Pay per class day — the $50.00 enrollment fee first, then the $350.00 tuition split evenly over the class days: Queens $50.00 × 7 days (Sunday included), Bronx weekdays $35.00 × 10 days, Bronx weekend $87.50 × 4 days. By card, no class-day charge is made until the start date is confirmed.
• Card on file: for card plans, the student authorizes Recruitment NYC to keep the card used at signing on file (stored securely by Stripe) and to charge it as described above. A declined charge is retried up to three (3) more times, three (3) days apart, and the student is notified by email.
• The full $400.00 must be paid within eight (8) weeks (sixteen (16) weeks on the $25 plan) — counted from signing for card weekly plans, and from the first class day for pay per class day and cash plans. If it is not paid in full by then, and the student has not made a written alternative payment arrangement with Recruitment NYC, the account may be referred to a collection agency. If the account is referred to a collection agency, the student agrees to pay, in addition to the unpaid balance, the collection costs Recruitment NYC actually incurs, up to 33.3% of the unpaid balance.
• Not attending? Tell us. A student who will not attend, or stops attending, must notify Recruitment NYC by phone at (347) 629-9916 or in writing (email, text or letter). The student owes the $50.00 enrollment fee plus tuition for each class day held before the notice date (Queens $50.00 per day; Bronx $35.00 per day for weekday classes, $87.50 per day for the weekend class); notice before Day 1 means only the $50.00 fee is owed. Until we receive notice, the student stays enrolled and scheduled payments continue. Overpayments are refunded within 14 days.
• No certificate will be issued until all tuition and fees are paid in full.

• Attendance is required at all class days; full participation in all scheduled instructional hours is required to complete the program.
• Queens: Days 1–5 (Monday–Friday) are attended in person at the Queens office or live on Zoom. Day 6 (Saturday) is attended in person by every student — Zoom students at the Bronx or the Queens office, as chosen on this form. Day 7 (Sunday) is an open day that the instructor schedules as needed for catch-up and review.
• Bronx hybrid students: Days 1–8 of the weekday classes, or the first weekend of the weekend class, are attended live on Zoom; Days 9–10, or the second weekend, are attended in person at the Bronx office.
• On Zoom: the student must join with their own name, remain connected for the full session, and take part when the instructor calls on them. Video is not required. Recorded sessions are not a substitute for attending. The student is responsible for their own internet connection and device; a missed Zoom session due to a student-side technical problem is treated as a missed class day.
• The hands-on CPR & First Aid skills check and the final assessment are completed in person and cannot be completed remotely.
• A missed class day may be made up on the open day (Queens) or 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.