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﻿School Psychology 

School Psychologists are mainly found in schools, both grade school and universities.

School Psychology applies the principles of clinical and educational psychology to asses and treat school age children’s behavioral and learning problems. They are trained to carry out psychological and psycho-educational assessment, counseling, and consultation, and in the ethical, legal and administrative codes of their profession (Wikipedia 2011).

__ School Psychology covers the topics of __


 * 1) Data-based decision-making and accountability;
 * 2) Consultation and collaboration
 * 3) Effective instruction and development of cognitive/academic skills;
 * 4) Socialization and development of life skills;
 * 5) Student diversity in development and learning;
 * 6) School and systems organization, policy development, and climate;
 * 7) Prevention, crisis intervention, and mental health;
 * 8) Home / school / community collaboration;
 * 9) Research and program evaluation;
 * 10) School psychology practice and development; and
 * 11) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Information technology Standards for Training and Field Placement, 2007.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Specialist-level training typically requires 3–4 years of graduate training including a 9-month (1200 hour) internship in a school setting. Doctoral-level training programs typically require 5–7 years of graduate training including a 12-month internship (1500+ hours), which may be in a school or other (e.g., medical) setting. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Wikipedia 2011)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> School Psychologists help with placement testing.

School Psychologists also deal with problems and help to solve them either with the student alone or in a group setting.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Jobs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">In many states school psychologists with terminal Master's or Education Specialist degrees are limited to employment in school settings but, most school psychologists, particularly those with doctoral degrees, practice in other settings as well, such as clinics, hospitals, forensic settings, correctional facilities, universities, and independent practice (ABPP, n.d.) (Wikipedia 2011).

School Psychologists have many jobs to do and practice in different settings.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Employment prospects

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The job prospects in school psychology in the US are excellent. The US Department of Labor cites employment opportunities in school psychology at both the specialist and doctoral levels as one of the highest in psychology (U.S. Labor Department 2006-2007) (Wikipedia 2011).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Income

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">In 2004-05, average earnings for school practitioners ranged from $56,262 for those with a 180-day annual contract to $68,764 for school psychologists with a 220-day contract (Wikipedia 2011).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Schools that offer this program of study (APA 2011) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Central Michigan University (PhD)** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Department of Psychology <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">College of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 12, 2001 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Accredited//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Michigan State University (PhD)** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">East Lansing, MI 48824 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 25, 1985 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Accredited//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**McGill University (PhD)** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School-Applied Child Psychology Program <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Canada <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May 22, 1998 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Accredited//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Conclusion ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School psychology is a wide and varied field that has many jobs and many schools offer this program of study.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> School Psychologists offer many services and are very helpful to students and school personnel.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Works cited <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unknown. "Accredited Programs in School Psychology." //American Psychological Association (APA)//. 17 Aug. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/programs/accred-school.aspx>.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cherry, Kendra. "School Psychology Careers - Careers in School Psychology." //Psychology - Complete Guide to Psychology for Students, Educators & Enthusiasts//. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologycareerprofiles/p/schoopsych.htm>.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unknown. "School Psychology." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. 30 Aug. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_psychology>.