Educational and Psychological Solutions for Students
About Us
Finding the Right Solution for You
Devoted Educational Solutions (DES) providers work collaboratively with parents, students, and teachers with the belief that all IEP team members are valuable to the process of developing effective interventions and solutions to each students’ Individual Education Plan (IEP). We strongly value and respect human diversity and cultural awareness. The DES team is focused on building trusting relationships between providers, schools, and families. We earn the trust of each person and school community through compassion, kindness, cultural sensitivity, integrity, open communication, and being child-centered.
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DES providers are devoted to advocating for students, families, and schools in a professional
manner through a collaborative, problem-solving, and child-centered framework. DES focused on outcome-driven results that allow all students to reach their individual potential based on their unique strengths.
About the Founder
Dr. Alberto Restori is the director of Devoted Educational Solutions. He is a compassionate special education leader and a current Professor in the Michael D. Eisner College of Education at California State University, Northridge. Dr. Restori earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University, Northridge and his Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in School Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Restori’s has extensive background working with all special education disabilities including Emotional Disturbance, Specific Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Intellectual Disabilities. He also specializes in completing Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) for students with behavioral challenges. Over the past 10 years Dr. Restori has consulted with numerous school districts and conducted dozens of Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) for numerous school districts including Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
The DES Team
DES’ team of skilled professionals provide support services to students in the educational setting with the goal of equipping them with the tools needed to ensure educational benefit. DES service providers complete legally-defensible comprehensive assessments, with emphasis on identifying student strengths and needs, developing effective services and programs, monitoring student outcomes, and recommending interventions. Related services providers use their professional skills to support students in meeting their educational goals and building on their strengths.
Occupational Therapist
DES occupational therapists conduct evaluations and assessments, and work with other members of the school-based team (including parents) to help children to fulfill their role as students by supporting their academic achievement and promoting positive behaviors necessary for learning. By working with the students’ team, they are able to provide the collaborative environment needed to achieve optimal success. DES occupational therapists help determine what is needed for a student to receive a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment through thorough and defensible assessments which addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial and sensory components of performance. Our occupational therapy professionals focus on academics, play and leisure, social participation, self-care skills (ADLs or Activities of Daily Living), and transition/work skills.
School Psychologist
DES school psychologists work tirelessly to ensure thorough, defensible psychoeducational evaluations are conducted as we understand that they are an integral component in the special education process. Our DES school psychologists utilize technology (PowerPoint) and “non-jargon” language to deliver the assessment results to the IEP team in a manner that is clear, understandable and applicable to the students’ needs. It is our goal that the entire IEP team will walk away from the IEP meeting with a deep understanding of the unique needs of the student and what supports are necessary to help their students educational progress.
School Nurse
DES school nurses are key members in the special education process as they help ensure that students’ medical/health needs are identified in consideration of transitions, special factors, present level of academic and functional performance, annual goals, benchmark/short-term objectives, and any other pertinent areas. They assist the team in understanding written medical reports and the possible educational impacts of the student’s health condition.
Speech Therapist
DES physical therapists collaborate with other specialized instructional support personnel and families to build student achievement in all domains that affect academic success and wellness. We strive to address the whole student and focus on his/her strengths in order to ensure their ability to access their educational environment throughout the school day.