Whether your goal is to work as a behavioral specialist or practicing certified school psychologist, pursue a career in public education or educational administration, we offer the path to get you there.
Professional network of alumni. Our alumni know how well we prepare our graduates. And because we've been graduating exceptional students for many years, we have a broad network of alumni who are always interested in helping our graduates.
Child Study Center. The Department of Psychology operates a psychoeducational clinic as a training facility for our School Psychology grad students.
We provide psychological services to children, families, and schools and assist faculty in contributing scholarship to the field of school psychology. The Psychology faculty. Many aspiring psychologists want to work in the educational field. What are the differences between the two disciplines? While they share some similarities, there are stark differences, too.
Understanding those differences is critical before you embark on a graduate-level degree program. Keep reading to learn more. The most significant difference between these specialties is the target audience demographics. An educational psychologist receives training to understand all types of students — from the youngest learners to college students, as well as the academic and non-academic professionals who work with these students.
They usually are focused on analyzing and researching group student performance in a district, school, or other entity. Educational psychologists also tend to study more about the learning process itself. These psychologists often use quantitative testing and measurement methods in their work.
On the other hand, school psychologists focus on the needs of young students from pre-school and kindergarten through high school. Their focus is on the individual learner and improving their social and academic performance. Our graduates go on to successful employment. In the past few years, percent of our graduates have been hired as school psychologists shortly after completing their internships. The educational specialist program is a three year, full-time program comprised of two years of coursework and practicum and a third year of an internship.
Altogether students complete a total of credits. In their first year students take courses in the scientific foundations of the practice of school psychology, including:.
The second year is designed to be an integrated, on-site practicum experience at the University. Under the supervision of faculty, students provide direct and indirect services to children and adolescents ranging in age from infancy to Students learn to:. The entire third year is designed as a field-based internship in the schools. In this 1,hour experience, interns are supervised by certified school psychologists but they also receive additional supervision once a week at the UW.
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