Training & Credentialing
The Chairperson of this committee is:
Sarah Valley-Gray, Psy.D.
Specialist Program in School Psychology Center for Psychological Studies
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
Work: 954.262.5783
Fax: 954.262.3893
Email: valleygr@nova.edu
WHAT WE DO
The general function of FASP’s Training and Credentialing (T & C) committee is to serve as a liason between FASP and Florida’s eight graduate training programs in school psychology. More specifically, some of our major tasks are to work to improve training of school psychologists in Florida, provide information regarding school psychology certification and licensure in Florida, accumulate and disseminate information about financial assistance for graduate students, monitor availability and quality of internship sites, and articulate and promote the knowledge bases and competencies needed for a smooth transition of students from the training programs into applied settings.CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
Certification and licensure can be somewhat complex here in Florida, so the T & C committee would like to help clarify these issues with the following information and the accompanying links to relevant websites.Certification
To be employed as a school psychologist in a Florida school, a person must hold a Florida Department of Education Certificate as a School Psychologist.To view information regarding the steps to certification of Florida educators, see www.fldoe.org/educator/#career. To view information specific to the Florida Teacher Certification exam (including how to apply and testing dates) see www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/
For more information on the specialization requirements for Certification in School Psychology, see www.fldoe.org/edcert/rules/6A-4-0311.asp.
For information regarding the National Certification Program for School Psychologists (NCSP), see www.naspweb.org/certification.Licensure
School psychologists in Florida may be eligible for School Psychology Licensure, which will allow them to engage in private practice and/or work in an agency outside of the public schools. School Psychology licensure is provided by the Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance. Criteria include obtaining the appropriate degree(s), having 3 years of supervised experience as a school psychologist, and receiving a passing score on the School Psychology specialty area exam administered by the Educational Testing Service. For more information regarding licensure, see www.doh.state.fl.us/MQA/index.html.Finally, school psychologists holding a doctoral degree may be eligible for the general Psychology Licensure. For more information, see www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/psychology/2001_py_home.html
Critical Shortage
The Florida Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance offers the Critical Teacher Shortage Tuition Reimbursement Program (CTSTRP), which provides financial support to publicly-funded school employees who hold a valid Florida Teacher's Certificate or Florida Department of Health License. The 2005-2006 Critical Teacher Shortage Areas for the CTSTRP include school psychology.INTERNSHIPS
FASP's Internship Standardization Process for the 2008-2009 school year requests students to apply in the month of January and interview in the month of February. Click here for FASP recommended guidelines!Students, are you interested in information regarding internships? If so, don’t miss our Internship Guide! This guide shows which counties have internships, names and numbers for the contact person, and all of the perks regarding each site!
FINANCIAL AID RESOURCE HANDBOOK FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
This helpful guide is published by FASP and developed by the T & C Committee for the purpose of providing financial resources for individuals interested in studies in school psychology. Contents include state scholarships, national scholarships, private scholarships, miscellaneous scholarships, and additional resource information. This guide was last published in October, 1999. The latest edition may be downloaded by clicking on the title above. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.)FLORIDA’S TRAINING PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Florida currently has 8 school psychology training programs.
Contact information and links to the training programs are as follows:
| Name | Phone | Address | Program Website |
Trainer Webpage | |
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Argosy Hamilton |
800.331.5995 ext. 274 |
5250 17th St |
(Unavailable) | ||
Barry University (Miami) Agnes Shine |
305.899.3991 305.899.4575 |
Barry University 11300 NE 2nd Avenue Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695 |
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Florida A & M DeAnna Burney Jackie Robinson (Internship Supervisor) |
850.412.7870 850.412.7667 (Fax) 850.412.7827 |
Florida A&M University College of Arts and Sciences 309B-C Gore Education Center Tallahassee, FL 32307 |
(Unavailable) | (Unavailable) | |
Florida International University (Miami) Philip J. Lazarus Nicholas |
303.348.2390 303.348.2725 305.348.3390 |
Florida International University University Park ZEB 238A Miami, FL 33199 |
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Florida State University Briley Proctor Frances Prevatt Huijun Li Gary Peterson |
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850.644.3742 850.644.9445 850.644.1781 850.644.9777 850.644.9853 850.644.1286 850.644.5735 |
Florida State University School Psychology Program Educational Psychology & Learning Systems 307 Stone Building Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453 |
(Unavailable) | |
University of Florida Diana Joyce Nancy Waldron John Kranzler |
Dept. Phone 352.392.0723 352.392.2315 ext. 233 |
University of Florida Educational Psychology Graduate Studies & Research |
Bios are on program website |
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University of Central Florida (Orlando) Carl Balado Gordon Taub Oliver Edwards |
Dept. Phone 407.UCF.2054 |
University of Central Florida School Psychology Program 4000 Central Florida Blvd. |
Bios for Faculty | ||
University of South Florida (Tampa) Kathy Bradley-Klug George Batsche Michael J. Curtis Linda Raffaele Mendez Shannon SuldoHarold Keller |
Dept. Phone 813.974.3246 |
School Psychology Program Dept of Psychological & Social Foundations College of Education |
www.coedu. usf.edu/ schoolpsych/ |
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Nova Southeastern Angela Waguespack Sarah Valley-Gray Gene Cash |
800.541.NOVA (x5783) 954.262.5783 954.262.5719 |
Center for Psychological Studies NOVA Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314 |
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