An approach to training school psychologists in career education

Abstract

As part of the school psychology internship at the University of South Carolina, students can choose to develop their skills in career education by designing curriculum and teaching a class in this subject along with guidance counselors. This paper presents a brief overview of the rationale of and need for this type of training approach, as well as a short description of the content of previous intern‐designed classes.

The doctoral program in school psychology at the University of South Carolina.

“…In addition, there is also a concentration on primary prevention, parents as agents of change, program evaluation, and crisis intervention. There is a strong emphasis on teaching skills that have documented effectiveness as determined by empirical research (for examples of consultation applications, see Blair, Marchant, & Medway, 1984; Kramer & Nagle, 1980; Medway, 1978).…”