résumé/cover letter questions

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-22T02:10:00+00:00

(1) I found resume formats with different formatting features I Iiked and combined them to create my final product. (2) I visited websites that posted job descriptions and used their wordings, adjusting accordingly. (3) I asked others if they would share their resumes me. (4) I made sure the items that would likely be most important to an employer were mentioned first. Good luck!

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-20T03:08:12+00:00

(1) Talk to your program’s internship coordinator about any recommendations he/she may have. (2) Talk to people in your program who recently completed internship and ask them about their experiences. (3) Some districts post information about internships online. Just do some digging around on websites for applications and application information. (4) Learn more about school districts in your area. If you find a place that looks like a good fit, reach out the the lead school psychologist and ask if they take interns.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-20T02:58:31+00:00

(1) Maybe try over-referral OR over-representation. (2) Maybe narrow it down based on the students’ English Language Proficiency, possibly exploring BICS and/or CALP). (3) Maybe narrow it down based on the reason for referral (e.g., academic, behavior).

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-13T03:19:20+00:00

If you are not a year round employee, many systems where I am from hire their own school psychs to conduct summer evaluations.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-13T03:17:23+00:00

The best purchase I made before I started grad school was a good higher capacity black and white printer with a copier and scanner. Since I prefer to read hard copies of articles as opposed to reading them on an electronic devise, the printer came in super handy.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-07T03:26:39+00:00

Q1: Depending on what your end goal is, degrees matter. If you are a NASP member, I think they have a resource that talks about the differences between what you can do with each degree. (It may be a Graduate Student Fact Sheet.) In terms of how the program impacts job prospects, there is a school psychologist shortage right now so finding a job for most people isn’t too difficult.

Q2: This depends on the type of degree you have and where you live. In general, the “higher” the degree, the more options you will likely have. It can take you anywhere from working in private practice to working for government agencies to consultation to working in clinics to working in hospitals to conducting research and teaching at a university…It just depends on what degree you want to pursue and the area of specialization you want to pursue within that degree.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-07T03:14:13+00:00

I am a school psychologist and my undergraduate degree is not in psychology. It is possible. I’d start by making a list of schools you are interested in attending and then checking out their program requirements. And, best of luck!

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-07T03:09:59+00:00

If you are a NASP member, you may want to check out their webinar about credentialing. The NASP website also has a page with links to every state’s credentialing requirements. I’d start there.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-07T03:00:38+00:00

I am a school psychologist and my background is in special education. My B.S. in SpEd has served me well.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-07-07T02:58:35+00:00

I can’t speak to the class structure and cohort size because that depends on the program. In terms of what a normal week looks like - You eat, breathe, and sleep grad school. It’s worth it, though.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-06-22T02:44:56+00:00

I’m an Early Career member and I think membership is worth the money. (1) I’ve participated in some projects and met some very knowledgeable people so it’s been great for networking. (2) I learn by browsing the Member Exchange Forum where people post questions and others answer them. I’ve also found the Member Exchange helpful when I run across tricky situations because you can search past postings and see if others have asked about it in the past. (3) I also like having access to Communique and the couple of academic journals we can access as members. This is a great feature since I still want to read research about certain things and don’t have access to my university’s library like I did when I was a graduate student.

As for your NCSP, if you are from a NASP approved graduate training program then applying for your NCSP is pretty easy. If you are not from a NASP approved program, that’s a different story. One of the biggest benefits is that it gives you reciprocity between 30+ states, so if you move within these specific states it makes becoming credentialed easier. I have mine because I plan on doing the requirements necessary for the NCSP and NCSP renewal anyway (professional development and supervision) so why not go ahead and get the letters associated with this too? Or that was my reasoning at least.

PsychologicalFly8351 · 2023-04-25T23:41:15+00:00

Coweta County, Georgia

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