BEGINNING PRACTICUM IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop knowledge related to basic ethical principles that guide the field of school psychology and apply these to school-based practice. Audience: Graduate 2. Gain understanding of the purpose of supervision in the field of school psychology and develop knowledge of the developmental model of supervision used in the UW-Madison school psychology program. Audience: Graduate 3. Acquire knowledge of several introductory clinical skills (i.e., building a therapeutic alliance, listening, influencing responses). Audience: Graduate 4. Apply developing clinical skills in mock and introductory micro-skill activities. Audience: Graduate 5. Acquire knowledge of school psychology practice through the observation of a school psychologist. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop knowledge related to basic ethical principles that guide the field of school psychology and apply these to school-based practice. Audience: Graduate 2. Gain understanding of the purpose of supervision in the field of school psychology and develop knowledge of the developmental model of supervision used in the UW-Madison school psychology program. Audience: Graduate 3. Acquire knowledge of several introductory clinical skills (i.e., building a therapeutic alliance, listening, influencing responses). Audience: Graduate 4. Apply developing clinical skills in mock and introductory micro-skill activities. Audience: Graduate 5. Acquire knowledge of school psychology practice through the observation of a school psychologist. Audience: Graduate