(SPSY)
611. Introduction to School Psychology: Legal, Ethical and Credentialing Issues in School Psychology. (1-0). Credit 1.
History of professional psychology with emphasis on school psychology; legal, ethical and credentialing issues in psychology; scholarly writing; models of providing clinical child and special educational services. May be taken up to three times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and approval of department head.
612. Individual Assessment of Children's Intelligence. (3-2). Credit 4.
Educational and clinical applications of individual assessment; diagnostic measures of intelligence, language abilities, perception and achievement; videotaping of student test administration is required for purposes of supervision and self-evaluation. Limited to 12 students per semester. Prerequisites: EPSY 622; approval of department head.
614. Integrated Assessment Practicum. (1-6). Credit 3.
Student test administration competencies and a minimum of 150 hours of supervised experience in administration, analysis and reporting of individual diagnostic instruments. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisites: SPSY 612; approval of department head.
617. Diagnosis of Emotionally Disturbed Children. (3-0). Credit 3.
Diagnostic procedures and techniques in personality assessment and identification of emotionally disturbed children and youth. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
628. Consultation: Theory and Techniques. (3-0). Credit 3.
History and theory of various models of consultation including mental health, behavioral and organizational development; skills and techniques necessary for effective consultation; relevant research issues. Prerequisites: SPSY 612 and 614 or approval of instructor; approval of department head.
629. Psychosocial Variables in the Education of Minority Children. (3-0). Credit 3.
Issues in education of ethnic minority children including determinants of minority children's achievement, bias in assessment and placement of minority children, value conflicts between home and school, and impact of social, economic and educational inequality; ethnically sensitive institutional and counseling practices. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
638. Systems Consultation. (3-0). Credit 3.
Theories, models and methods of psychological consultation involving multiple systems that impact children's lives with a special emphasis on school and family systems; consultation by students in community settings. Prerequisites: SPSY 628; approval of department head.
640. Practicum in Consultation. (0-10). Credit 3.
Supervised practice in the application of consultation strategies and techniques in mental health, behavioral and organizational development consultation in a variety of settings; off-campus consultation with schools and other agencies. Prerequisites: SPSY 628; approval of instructor and department head.
641. Child Therapy for School Behavior Problems. (3-0). Credit 3.
Selected therapy approaches for treating childhood behavioral disorders that interfere with children's interpersonal and intrapersonal adjustment and school learning; play therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive therapies; case studies; observation of therapy cases. Prerequisites: PSYC 628; approval of department head.
642. Behavioral Assessment and Intervention. (3-0). Credit 3.
This course provides overview of contemporary behavior theory and applied behavior analysis; overview of behavioral assessment strategies with an emphasis on the systematic observations of behavior and interviews; and contemporary behavior therapy approaches for use with educators, children, and their families. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and approval of department head.
643. Academic Assessment and Intervention. (3-0). Credit 3.
Developing effective and appropriate interventions for school-based academic concerns; collecting and interpreting data from informal academic assessments and observations for intervention development and evaluation; using curriculum-based assessments for monitoring student's academic programs and teacher decision making; understanding effective instructional strategies and their application to academic interventions. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and approval of department head.
644. Child Therapy: Advanced Theory and Techniques. (3-0). Credit 3.
Supervised experience in the application of psychotherapy techniques with children, adolescents and families; interviewing techniques; process of therapy; advanced theoretical foundations; case management. Prerequisites: SPSY 641 and approval of department head.
657. Bilingual Psychoeducational Assessment. (3-2). Credit 4.
Theory of second language acquisition; discrete point and descriptive approach to language assessment; achievement assessment; cognitive assessment and practical and cultural factors when assessing bilingual children. Prerequisites: EPSY 622; approval of department head.
683. Field Practicum in... Credit 1 to 15.
Faculty supervised experience in professional employment settings in school psychology. Repeatable to 15 hours total. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 4 each semester.
Limited to advanced doctoral students; faculty supervised experience in approved professional employment settings. Applications for September assignments must be approved the previous October. May be repeated up to 9 hours. Prerequisites: Completion of required substantive course work; approval of department head.
685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4 each semester.
Directed individual study of selected problems. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of school psychology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester.
Research for thesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
