This seminar is designed to be taken during the final year in the program, concurrent with a third year placement. Major professional substantive developments related to the professional psychology and the school psychology specialty will be addressed along with standards and guidelines relevant to doctoral level practice. Readings will be assigned from a variety of sources and include class handouts. Given the fact that a seminar format is followed, class preparation is critical to the success of our deliberations, as is regular attendance. The seminar will focus on the three areas of leadership, professional practice, and the transition as well as implications of moving from the status of graduate student to professional.
Leadership includes such topics as models of service, training approaches and supervision.
The area of professional practice focuses on the relevance and application of professional and ethical behavior, the changes influencing practice such as telehealth and the managed care movement, and the impact of the law. Finally, the professional experience includes an examination of the doctoral internship and post-doctoral residency, continuing professional development and credentialing. Understand ethical codes and develop an individualized decision process regarding ethical practice. Use the professions accepted standards and guidelines in processing situations involving best practice issues and conduct. Identify critical variables for developing a school psychological services model.