Why I Chose School Psychology | National School Psychology Week

Why I Chose School Psychology | National School Psychology Week | GradGirlRambles

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This week is National #SchoolPsychWeek!! I'm taking some time this month to reflect on why I chose #schoolpsychology for my graduate studies. If you're interested in school psychology, let me know below!
What are you doing for #NSPW2022??
NSPW Resources
NSPW 2021 - www.nasponline.org/research-a...
About the Theme: Lets Get in Gear - www.nasponline.org/research-a...)
Advocacy Action Day - www.nasponline.org/research-a...
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Helpful School Psychology resources
NASP: www.nasponline.org
APA: apa.org
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@Whoknowswhatisreal 2 жыл бұрын

I had this counselor in middle school who i am still convinced is a saint so since then I have thought about being school psychologist/counselor but this video has helped me a lot. Thank you so much!

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad this was helpful! I also remember my high school counselor who was really instrumental in my career journey!

@britania8114 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!!! This was super helpful! Glad you're in this profession

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brittany! :)

@Christine-xp3zp 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’m a senior in undergrad right now. I’ve been interested in school psych for over 3 years, but started to feel some doubt over my career and my goals. This video made me feel less anxious about the future! Loved hearing about your path and your experience :D

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful! There’s a lot of misinformation about career options within school psychology so I get the doubt! Thanks for watching!

@rachelaleece 2 жыл бұрын

Love this!!! It’s so fun hearing what lex you to this program. I think a video on things school psychs can do NOT in a school would be super interesting ❤️

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to do a video on that. That'll be coming up soon! Thanks for watching! :)

@ShaneaHiggin Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your video!!! I am finishing up my junior year in college and I'm very interested in School Psychology so you video helped me out a lot!

@GradGirlRambles Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m glad it helped!

@chelleantoinette7829 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video. I've already started grad school for mental health counseling but I've been feeling like I should be going in a different direction. I've worked in elementary schools for quite some time and feel being a school psychologist just makes sense.

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

It's a great field, especially for people with backgrounds in education!

@rand_-mk5lb 8 ай бұрын

I am considering Clinical mental health. Out of curiosity, what is it that's getting you to change your mind?

@sherylsteinhauer6919 2 жыл бұрын

Also… I would like to further into grad school, but didn’t do well with stats in undergrad. I have a fear of stats!! I did not have a good experience with my stats class during my undergrad and felt my professors was just too fast at it.. and abbreviated all her notes on the board, I passed, but felt like I should have got a better experience than the one that I had. She’s the only one who teaches that class for psych stats.

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

Stats was definitely not a strong suit of mine in undergrad. I've had a better experience of it during grad school, but I also had my classmates to help when any of us got stuck on something! It's one of those annoying classes that we need, but with the right study group, we all get through it!

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

How did you hear about school psychology for the first time?

@alaysiacarter5260 2 жыл бұрын

I think that I might be more into school psychology than child psychology the more I learn about school psychology.

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

That's one of my favorite things about school psychology! I feel like its a subfield of child psychology, specifically within a school context. Depending on training programs, you can get more clinical training in what you might consider to be more traditional child psychology outside of schools. If you want to talk about it more, let me know! Thanks for watching!

@alaysiacarter5260 2 жыл бұрын

@@GradGirlRambles Thank you! I would love to talk about it more with you.

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

@@alaysiacarter5260 You can message me on here or twitter!

@seagull9631 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for informative video 🙏🏻 I’m learning about the school psychology field. I heard some information about working with difficult behaviors. But I don’t know how accurate it is. Is it possible that you come across a student with dangerous behaviors, such as throwing chairs, or throwing sharp objects at others? If such a student comes for testing to your office, and during testing, he imposes dangerous to you, can you tell your supervisor or your school administrator that you cannot work with that child anymore? I’m thinking to apply for school psychology program. Thank you very much for your advice.

@GradGirlRambles Жыл бұрын

It will be different in every school, but if a child is seriously exhibiting dangerous behaviors, the school will likely have a safety/crisis plan to determine how to respond to those behaviors.

@chelsealiane5565 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about going back to school to be a teacher for a while now but I’ve recently become curious about becoming a school counselor. Do you think it’d be best to go the education degree route or psychology?

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

It depends on what you see yourself doing! I also recommend looking up the difference between school counseling and school psychology. They are alike in some ways, but their primary functions are different.

@joshuaaghelian3924 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I wanted to know if I can choose a program that takes 2 years after I finish my bachelors degree want to become a school psychologist too. Can I finish everything with a bachelors degree and after that school psychology or two more years ?

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

Most specialist-level (EdS, CAS, PsyS, etc.) programs take 3 years! You generally have 2 years of coursework and then one year of a full-time internship! There are some 2-year masters programs, but you typically don't have that year of internship, which is required for practice in most states.

@joshuaaghelian3924 2 жыл бұрын

@@GradGirlRambles ok got it I live in ny in Long Island di I’m required to do internship after I completed my becholer and finish two years of graduation or can it be optional?

@GradGirlRambles 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuaaghelian3924 You would have to check with your state's requirements. But the internship comes after the 2 years in a master's program.