EPD - Educational Psychology, Doctorate

This course explores systems and methods of integrating multi-tiered support services including social, emotional, and behavioral evidence based interventions (EBI) to support learning in schools. Focusing on integrating academic and social-emotional service delivery within levels or tiers, the course highlights the role of leadership in building systemic change through team collaboration and use of empirically-based practices in a school-wide Response to Intervention (RtI). Topics of study include direct and indirect mental health services for children, families, and schools to promote learning, prevent and respond to problems, and cultivate family-school collaborative services. The course also addresses systemic challenges of diversity including cultural, ethnic, linguistic, gender, and socio-economic factors. Prerequisite(s): Entrance to the School and Educational Psychology Doctoral Program. 3 semester hours

In this course students examine forms of brief therapeutic interventions which can be applied in educational settings. Students explore theories, research, and applications of short--term therapeutic methodologies. Topics include different cognitive therapies, neurolinguistic programming, and solution--focused therapy. Students apply these therapies for interventions with students, teachers, and families within educational systems. Prerequisites: admitted school psychology student, EPS520, EPS562D, E,F, or consent of instructor. 3 semester hours

This course examines interactive dynamics of families and schools that lead to the construction of collaborative family/school partnerships. These family/school partnerships are designed to enhance learners' cognitive and social-emotional growth and learning and to promote mutual family/school involvement in the process of quality schooling for children. The influence of diverse family and school characteristics, resources, beliefs, attitudes, and values will be examined for their contributions to building collaborative home/school relationships. Evidence-based theoretical and research approaches will be explored and applied to the process of building meaningful family/school collaborations. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing or permission of instructor. 3 semester hours

Students in this seminar deepen their understanding of social processes that contribute to learning in diverse settings; a dynamic view of knowledge as a result of participating in communities of practice; and understanding of identity development as an aspect of socially relevant learning. The applicability of these ideas is considered when students analyze and critique learning in their chosen learning environment, and identify connections between the learning/teaching practices in diverse instructional settings and the nature and distribution of the knowledge acquired by the participants. This course requires a minimum of 15 hours of field work. Prerequisite(s): Advance standing; a graduate level course on learning in instructional settings (EPS541 or EPS511) 3 semester hours

This course is devoted to the study of cognition and learning in classroom and school contexts. Students examine learning through a process of design-based research. Individuals engaged in design-based research utilize domain-specific learning theory and research to outline cycles of instructional design, enactment, and analysis, and redesign in natural learning contexts. Students examine examples of published design research to derive frameworks, principles, and methods for action. Students draw from the literature to develop their own design experiments including appropriate assessment tools and evaluation processes to embed within the design. Students are expected to design and implement one research cycle during the course. Prerequisite(s):EPS541 Cognition and Instruction (or equivalent course); a graduate level research design course. 3 semester hours

The social fabric of today's schools is woven with many cultures and languages. This complex fabric requires educators and students to understand individuals from cultures outside their own. To develop such understanding, students first explore and critique the vast literature on ethnic and cultural issues in conflict creation and its resolution and peace education. Students also examine theories, research, and practice related to identity development, perception of "the other," and prejudicial attitudes and behavior. Lastly, students explore the interrelations among theories, research and practice in building positive social relations and manage or resolving conflicts in diverse educational cultural settings. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing or permission of instructor 3 semester hours

Students will learn about IDEIA changes that legitimize service provision in a 3-tier prevention model based on severity of educational needs and intensity of resources required to produce meaningful educational benefit. These services are delivered through a Problem-Solving model, including FLEX in Illinois. Students will learn a variety of forms of Problem-Solving that have a strong philosophical underpinning and procedural components (e.g. universal screening, progress monitoring) that distinguish it from referral-test-place special education practices. Procedural practices as implemented in schools and states across the country will be presented. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing or permission of instructor 3 semester hours

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 1-6 semester hours

The School Psychology doctoral internship is a twelve-month full time experience in broad areas of psychology, under the supervision of both university and licensed psychologists in the field. The internship goals, requirements, activities, evaluation, etc. have been developed and are delivered through the Illinois School Psychology Internship consortium (ISPIC). The experience is designed to meet all the professional associations' requirements for doctoral level School Psychology internship. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the relevant courses and the comprehensive examination. Consent of the Doctoral Program Director. 1-6 semester hours

This practicum is designed to broaden the applied skills of doctoral level school psychology students to include activities essential for the delivery of mental health services to children and youth in schools and other educational contexts. Practicum activities include early identification and intervention activities designed to promote mental health and resiliency. Doctoral students will work under the supervision of mental health professionals, such as a licensed doctoral level psychologist, and the university practicum instructor. A total of 600 practicum hours and 6 semester hour credits are required. Practicum seminar: Students enrolled in the practicum must attend a bi-weekly seminar. The seminar, which is associated with the field experience, will be primarily problem- based, and will involve presentation, analysis, and discussion of actual practice experiences. Students may complete the practicum in either one or two years and will participate in practicum seminars concurrently with their field experience. Students will typically register for 2 semester credits per term. A total of 6 semester hours are required. Prerequisite(s): EPS562D, EPS52E, EPS562F, Mental Health in Schools I, and Mental Health in Schools II, or equivalent. Admitted doctoral level School Psychology students. 1-6 semester hours

1-3 semester hours

1-3 semester hours