UMass Boston

Course Overview

Description

Each student is matched with a practicing school psychologist 1.5 days per week in order to apply the skills consistent with the NASP blueprint. 125 clock hours of field experience are required in addition to the weekly seminar. The twofold purpose of this course it sot provide graduate students in school psychology: 1. A field-based practicum experience in an urban setting with students of diverse backgrounds. Activities focus on individual and systemic variables as well as policies and practices while engaging in the implementation of consultation, assessment, prevention and intervention activities. Formal and informal needs assessments will also be a continuous aspect of this practicum with services determined by the needs identified by students, staff, and administration. 2. A field-based practicum experience that focuses on the assessment of children and adolescents.

Prerequisites

SPY G 601 and 602 and COUNSL 614 and Co-Req SPY G 603 and SPY G 604 and SPY G 607 and Graduate degree student in School Psychology