The speaker was Chris Napton. He is here doing his internship in School Psychology. He attended graduate school at Minot State University. He spoke to us about what School Psychology is and also a little bit about graduate school. School psychologists work in a variety of school settings.
School psychology involves a lot of testing.
These include IQ tests and also testing for emotional problems. Some achievement testing is done because students may qualify for services involving spending extra time with teachers. Behavior plans may be set up for children with ADHD or autism. The parents are worked with closely. Chris summed up for us what his duties this last week consisted of.