SPYA - School Psychology

This course provides the means for doctoral candidates to continuously register for dissertation credit after 12 semester hours of dissertation have been completed and through the term in which candidates successfully defend their dissertation. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 0 semester hours

(Formerly PS 8512). The internship experience is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain additional skills on a variety of professional issues in preparation for employment in the psychology field. This internship experience provides supervised school psychology field experience at sites that help prepare the student to seek employment. At the internship site, the students working with their qualified site supervisor, gain additional skills in areas such as: assessment, case conceptualization, interviewing skills, diagnosis appropriate to the setting, treatment and interventions, consultations, and collaboration, prevention and crisis intervention practices. The student additionally learn about professional practices and ethics. The internship experience provides the student with field experiences to meet state and national certification requirements (e.g., at least 1500 hours for EdS students with at least 600 hours in a school). Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

The internship experience is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain additional skills on a variety of professional issues in preparation for employment in the psychology field. This internship experience provides supervised school psychology field experience at sites that help prepare the student to seek employment. At the internship site, the students with their qualified site supervisor, gain additional skills in areas such as: assessment, case conceptualization, interviewing skills, diagnosis appropriate to the setting, treatment and interventions, consultations, and collaboration, prevention and crisis intervention practices. The student additionally learn about professional practices and ethics. The internship experience provides the student with field experiences to meet state and national certification requirements (e.g., at least 1500 hours for EdS students with at least 600 hours in a school). Pre-requisite(s): SPYA 850. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours