Orientation and Consultation in SchoolPsychology

Course is designed to prepare new school psychology practitioners to support the diverse needs for students' academic, behavioral, and social-emotional success. Learning outcomes include skills for planning and implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts and collaborating to facilitate systems change. Exploring and learning ways to collaborate with parents, school staff and community services is addressed through the lens school organization and operation of schools. Utilizing a guided by a problem-solving perspective, the class will be introduced to legal and ethical issues for school psychology, school administration and multi-tiered systems of support.