Program Goals

The School Psychology Program has seven core goals:

Goal 1: Prepare scientist-practitioner school psychologists who apply research to practice and contribute to psychological and educational knowledge through research.

Goal 2: Prepare students to demonstrate knowledge of research and theory in the basic domains of scientific psychology including social, cognitive, biological, developmental, and learning.

Goal 3: Prepare students to develop an understanding of and ability to integrate multiple theoretical perspectives that are relevant to the teaching, research, and practice of school psychology.

Goal 4: Prepare students to develop competence in conceptualizing, assessing, and intervening in child and adolescent learning, behavior, and mental health concerns with a range of developmentally and culturally sensitive, as well as empirically-supported, methods targeted to several levels, including the individual, family, classroom, and larger social system.

Goal 5: Prepare students to work as psychologists in schools, school-related settings, and other settings that serve the educational, health and psychological needs of children, adolescents, and families.

Goal 6: Prepare students to apply relevant legal and ethical principles, as well as cultural sensitivity and self-awareness, to their research, teaching, professional service and practice.

Goal 7: Socialize students to advance the field of school psychology through exemplary teaching, research, or professional practice, as well as participation and leadership in professional organizations.