[tri-med] Re: IEP and questions

WOW!

Thanks Nan!

BTW, Fawna has passed on some of the points that you and she have talked
about following my recent postings.  :0)
Currently her puter isn't letting her e-mail.

I REALLY appreciate it Nan!

Michelle mom to Alex (17, partial trisomy 14 mosaic) and Molly (14)
MichiganUSA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <NanlorW@xxxxxxx>
To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 1:43 AM
Subject: [tri-med] Re: IEP and questions


>
> In a message dated 03/21/2005 10:17:15 AM, jwaite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> <<  Ed.S. NCSP >>
>
>     The School Psychology Program offers a number of different graduate
> degrees in school psychology. The degrees in school psychology are based
on a
> strong foundation in theory and research and prepare students for the
direct
> practice of school psychology and credentialing as a school psychometrist
or school
> psychologist. The degree programs in school psychology focus on the
practice
> and direct provision of school psychological services that are based on a
> strong foundation of research and application related to learners and
learning
> processes. The school psychology degree programs provide an integrated and
> sequential program of study with related supervised practice. Students
participate in
> courses and seminars in assessment and data collection; interventions and
> decision-making, prevention, consultation, professional school psychology,
> statistics and research, sociocultural foundations, psychological
foundations, human
> development, educational foundations, and other areas. Students are
required
> to participate in extensive practicum, internship, and research
experiences.
> Three degree levels are offered in the School Psychology Program: Master
of
> Arts (M. A.), Educational Specialist (Ed. S.), and doctoral (Ph.D. and Ed.
D.).
> The three levels are well integrated, and each higher-level degree
includes
> the coursework and other requirements of the preceding degrees.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The Master of Arts degree, titled the MA in Educational Psychology-School
> Psychometry, is designed to provide basic entry-level skills for the
> practitioner. As a result, the program provides less breadth and less
depth than the Ed.
> S. and doctoral programs and utilizes a generalist approach. The M. A.
degree
> focuses on assessment/databased decision-making activities, however, other
> professional practices are included. Prospective students interested only
in the
> M. A. are generally accepted on a space available basis only after Ph.D.
> applicants (highest priority) and Ed. S. applicants (next priority) have
been
> considered. Ed. S. and doctoral students entering without a Master's
degree must
> earn the M. A. during the course of their Ed. S. or doctoral program,
however, it
> is anticipated that students will not terminate their graduate education
with
> the M. A. degree.
> Master of Arts Student Handbook
> The Ed.S. degree, titled the Ed.S. in Educational Psychology-School
> Psychology, is designed to prepare the student to be a practitioner of
school
> psychology. The primary goal of the program is to provide a strong
foundation in
> practice. There is a generalist approach to practice with no
specializations. The
> student who receives the Ed. S. degree in the School Psychology Program is
most
> likely to be employed as a school psychologist in public and private
schools
> as well as other educational facilities, where they provide a variety of
> data-based decision making, assessment, consultation, intervention, and
program
> planning services for children, youth, families, and teachers. The Ed. S.
Program
> is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists.
> Educational Specialist Student Handbook
> The Ed. D. degree in School Psychology is practitioner-oriented with
training
> in extensive research skills aimed at program evaluation or practice-based
> research. Within this framework, specialization in one or more practices
areas
> is possible, but not required. Although this degree is offered as an
option,
> students interested in a doctoral education are encouraged to work toward
the
> Ph.D. degree.
> The Ph.D. degree in School Psychology is based on the
scientist-practitioner
> model. Within this model, it is expected that the student completing this
> degree will attain extensive knowledge and abilities to be successful in
both
> professional practice as well as research. It is further expected that the
student
> will gain a depth of specialization in one or more practice and research
> areas. Graduates with Ph.D. degrees in School Psychology are employed as
school
> psychologists in public and private schools as well as other educational
or
> health care facilities, where they provide databased decision-making,
assessment,
> consultation, intervention, and program planning services for children,
youth,
> families, and teachers. They also engage in teaching, research, training,
and
> program development in a number of public and private settings. The
doctoral
> degree programs are approved by the National Association of School
> Psychologists.
> Doctor of Philosophy Student Handbook
> CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
> The degrees in the School Psychology Program may lead to state and
national
> credentials. The M. A. degree is approved for the Alabama A Certification
in
> School Psychometry if the following pre-requisites are met: certification
in a
> teaching field and 2 years of appropriate teaching experience, at least
one of
> which must be in teaching, as prescribed in Alabama Administrative Code.
The
> Ed. S. and doctoral degrees are approved for the Alabama AA Certification
in
> School Psychology if a) the graduate obtains the NCSP or b) the graduate
has
> been certified as a school psychologist in another state or c) if the
following
> pre-requisites are met: completion of a basic program in teacher
education,
> eligibility for certification as a school psychometrist, and two years of
> appropriate teaching experience, at least one of which must be in
teaching, as
> prescribed in Alabama Administrative Code.
> The Ed. S. and doctoral degrees in the School Psychology Program are
approved
> by the National Association of School Psychologists. Students who obtain
> these degrees are eligible for the National Certification in School
Psychology
> (NCSP), following successful completion of the national school psychology
> examination. The NCSP is used by many states to grant state certification
and
> licensure in school psychology. The NCSP is used by the Alabama Department
of
> Education for granting the AA Certificate in School Psychology.
>                   Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows
>                        www.trisomyonline.org
>                   Families Helping Families On-line
>
>


                  Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows
                       www.trisomyonline.org
                  Families Helping Families On-line

Other related posts: