Special features of the JMU School Psychology Concentration include:
- Field experiences from day one
- Cultural training infused in all coursework
- 3 course assessment sequence
- Year-long practicum in a school setting
- Practicum experience at campus clinics
- Intervention/prevention coursework in consultation, psychotherapy and behavioral approaches
- Neuropsychology course
- Applied research project
- Broad range of internship sites nationally
- Opportunities for financial aid
Our program values:
- Supportive and collaborative training atmosphere
- Integrated theoretical framework for practice
- Small class size to maximize mentoring and advising
- Commitment to cultural responsiveness
- Commitment to social justice
- Effective interpersonal relationships
- Data-oriented problem solving
- Understanding children within a systems context, including the family, the school, and the socio-cultural environment
- Assessment for intervention
- Community service
- Professional service and well being
Student Testimonials
Department of Graduate Psychology
