PSYC 512 - Foundations of School Psychology: Ethics, Roles, & Law

Credit Hours: 3

This course will provide a survey of the field of school psychology. The role and function of the school psychologist, legal, ethical and professional issues in school psychology will be topics covered in this course. Field experiences, research methods and contemporary trends in school psychology will also be addressed. Students will be oriented to a data-based problem-solving model of school psychology that is empirically driven and intervention focused within an ecological framework. An important outcome for this course is to foster participant’s dispositions towards appreciating the diverse opportunities for school psychologists to positively impact communities, and to value implementing best practices as a school psychologist.