School psychology

When I was little I loved school, starting in pre-k all the way till middle school I always felt that I had something to look forward to on the drive to school, even though I didn't know what the day would hold. I went to Southmoor elementary and it was a really good time. I always hear about people who peaked in highschool and that it's such a terible thing, but I definitely peaked in elementary school. School was genuinely easy and I had fun while I was there. One event that really set the…

Aspects of school psychology can be connected back to the contributing factors of social psychology (Lasser, J., & Klose, L. M., 2007) Social Psychology is one of the branches of psychology in which is the process to be able to understand how each individual’s behavior, thoughts, and feelings may be influenced by social environments including the presence of other human beings (Allport, 1954). School psychology, however, is the process of incorporating mental health, learning, and behavior…

succeed in their education. In elementary school I volunteered in the self-contained special education classroom during recess, in high school I worked with the Best Buddies program and started volunteering at my elementary school, and I’ve continued to volunteer in schools throughout my college years. While I've loved working one-on-one with kids I want to help in a bigger way, which is why I'm pursuing a degree and career in school psychology. The job of a school psychologist can be summed up…

This week’s readings covered a few areas in the realm of school psychology. The chapters and article explained what you need to do to become a school psychologist, what you need to do once you are a school psychologist, and how to do it effectively. Understanding and implementing these qualities is crucial to being a successful school psychologist. Chapter 4 discusses the different qualities that go into making a decision of becoming a school psychologist. One of the biggest decisions one needs…

“School psychologists can make a positive, lasting difference in children’s lives” (National). The career I have decide to research is school psychologist. The reason I have decide to pursue research in this career is because I find this type of work very interesting. The idea of working in a school has always made me very curious, but as I grew older I decide teaching was not for me. As I continued to take assessments to find a career I stumbled across school psychology. I fell in love with the…

Graduate School Personal Statement Assignment The earliest memory I have of my fondness for psychology is sitting in my mother’s office, scanning a bookshelf filled with psychology books to find a book with a friendly title. As I was only around nine or ten years old, a friendly title to me was anything that I could reasonably understand, but slowly that changed, and I began choosing the books that interested me. In fact, because my mother was a psychologist, I was able to have long…

I was drawn to school psychology based on the varied skill sets it requires and the ability to meaningfully advocate for children. Since so many children attend schools, educators are in a unique position to have the reach and the responsibility to provide a multitude of services that build strengths and meet diverse needs. I am enthusiastic about contributing to the rapidly evolving education field and I am adaptable and responsive to new information and changes. I am optimistic that problems…

three major roles a School Psychologist is responsible for is providing interventions for their students. These interventions take three forms: academic assessment, behavior intervention, and psychological assessment. According to the New York Association of School Psychologists, in 1989 there was tremendous growth of people getting jobs as school psychologists, and a dramatically corresponding increase in the number of state associations resulted. The National Association of School…

and settings. I have ample experience teaching in public and private school settings, working with a variety of populations, and center-based Autism treatment. Throughout my experience, I have come to realize that many facets of education stand to benefit tremendously from supplemental classroom supports that work to ameliorate the students, teachers, and all other supporting staff members. Pursuing a Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of Tennessee will provide me with the knowledge…

Statement of Intent Dennis Hisamoto, Applicant for the School Psychology Program In third grade, my teacher suggested I be considered for special education. Fifteen years later, with the financial support from my scholarship, I became the first in my family to obtain a college degree. Some would call this phenomenon sweet irony. I, however, call it a rush to judgment due to a failure to acknowledge that issues outside of school could adversely bleed into the classroom. While at the time I was…