- Students interested in completing the Bilingual Program in
School Psychology must take the NY state bilingual tests (one in
their second language and another test in English, if foreign
born).
- Evidence of completion of these tests must be provided prior to
entering the program or by the completion of the first semester of
enrollment.
- Bilingual courses can be taken by students not officially in
the bilingual track with approval of the program director.
- The change of official track designation will occur only after
passing the state mandated test.
- The curriculum requirements for the bilingual school psychology
program meet the requirements for Bilingual Certification by the
NYS Education Department in the following manner:
Twelve courses (36 credits) in the general school psychology
program are also required of students in the bilingual program.
- The following four courses in the program were altered to
reflect material required by the New York State Department of
Education for Bilingual Certification:
- Developmental Psychology (PSY 623) includes more discussion of
cross-cultural perspectives in child development.
- Interviewing and Case Formulation (PSY 666) includes readings
in counseling and interviewing culturally diverse children.
- Child and Adolescent Personality Assessment I (PSY 671)
includes instruction on the use of a new personality test
standardized with Hispanic youth (e.g., TEMAS).
- School Psychology Internship Seminar I (PSY 752B) includes
instruction on the state education department's regulations
concerning the assessment and placement of bilingual children.
- Practicum I & II (PSY 761B & 762B) provides practicum
experience in serving bilingual children and their families for
students in their second year prior to their internship. These
courses are similar in structure to the courses taken by the
regular school psychology program (PSY 761 & 762) with one
exception. That is, the students in these courses are supervised by
a bilingual school psychologist and trained to provide school
psychological services to bilingual children and their
families.
- Three courses (9 credits) are also required for students in the
bilingual program. These include: "Psychoeducational Assessment of
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children" (662B), "Cultural
Diversity in Psychological Services"(Psy 627), and
"Psycholinguistics and the Practice of School Psychology with
Bilingual Populations" (Psy 729), Nondiscriminatory Assessment
and Field Assessment (Psy 754).