School Psychology

Tulane University, Department of Psychology

Practicum

School Psychology students serve as externs during each of their four years of training. Practicum experiences are designed to develop student competencies in evidence-based practices (EBPs) that include cognitive, academic, emotional, and behavioral assessment, treatment planning, and intervention implementation. Particular emphasis is placed on conducting assessment, therapy, and consultation services in a culturally and ecologically sensitive manner.

Practicum duties reflect a graduated progression through increasingly integrated and independent tasks, with the typical student acquiring at least 1000 hours of supervised practicum experience by the end of their training.

• First year externs build interviewing & psychoeducational assessment skills.
• Second year externs expand assessment skills by adding functional behavioral assessment (FBA) & intervention experiences (e.g., behavioral intervention & cognitive-behavior therapy).
• Third year externs provide in-school prevention, intervention, & consultation services, with a secondary focus on continued assessment.
• Fourth year externs integrate the assessment, intervention, & consultation skills acquired in previous years for application in community-based settings.

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