Gonzaga’s School Psychology program aims to develop your skills through hands-on learning. While some of these experiences occur in formal settings, many of them take place in the community. These opportunities may ask you to deliver an evidence-based intervention or engage in consultation through a problem-solving model. Our goal is to bridge the gap from theoretical to applied, and allow you to support actual 51³Ô¹Ïs, which is of course, why we do this work.
In previous years, 51³Ô¹Ïs have administered programs to K-12 schools or alternative education settings. Some examples include delivering small group mental health and mathematics interventions, conducting academic screening, implementing evidence-based reading interventions for 51³Ô¹Ïs in alternative education settings, and supporting professional development sessions for educators and school psychologists.
Additionally, Dr. Mark Derby has been a part of the Gonzaga Disability Hockey program for 19 years. This long-lasting program teaches children with unique needs the foundations of ice hockey, and serves as a place of partnership, community, and epic “cellies” (celebrations after scoring a goal). Students in Gonzaga’s School Psychology program are often involved with the Disability Hockey program, and on occasion, learn to skate alongside the children they are working with.
