To Address Shortage, University of Virginia Will Train School Psychologists
This article originally appeared on the University of Virginia website and is reprinted with permission.
The University of Virginia’s (UVA) School of Education and Human Development will offer a new Education Specialist in School Psychology degree beginning this fall, a move Virginia education experts say could help expand access to mental health services by easing a shortage of school psychologists.
Graduates will receive an Education Specialist in School Psychology degree after completing the three-year program. Training includes two years of coursework at UVA and culminates with a full-time, yearlong internship in a school setting during the final year of training. Successful program completion will enable graduates to apply for state and national certification as school psychologists in PK-12 schools.
The program is now accepting students for its first class, which will begin in August. The application deadline for the first cohort of students is Feb. 1.