Objectives
Strategy for Ensuring Competency School psychologists have knowledge of human learning processes, techniques to assess these processes, and direct and indirect services applicable to the development of cognitive and academic skills. School psychologists, in collaboration with others, develop appropriate cognitive and academic goals for students with different abilities, disabilities, strengths, and needs; implement interventions to achieve those goals; and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Such interventions include, but are not limited to, instructional interventions and consultation.
The effective instruction and development of cognitive/academic skills are addressed through the required coursework and field experiences. While the coursework provides the foundation for acquiring these skills, during field work, students learn to develop Individual Education Programs (IEPs), conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), and work directly with children to remediate areas of academic deficiency.