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 students, which is of course, why we do this work.
In previous years, students 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 students 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.
