University Partnerships

The SDUSD School Psychology Practicum and Internship Programs' adhere to the NASP 2020 Professional Standards and expect university programs to implement said standards to include the Standards for Graduate Preparation of School Psychologists.  This requires that programs ensure adequate candidate support through the following:

• Extensive, intensive, and individualized faculty advisement, supervision, and mentoring of candidates during practica and internships (NASP, Program Standard 1.2)

• Maintaining an approximate ratio of no greater than 1:12 school psychology faculty FTE to school psychology candidate FTE including practica and internship (NASP, Program Standard 1.2) to ensure appropriate communication with SDUSD supervising school psychologists and fulfill the depth and breadth of requirements underscored in the NASP Practice Model. 

University program supervisors and district supervising school psychologists share the responsibility of supervision.  Therefore, university programs should have a designated supervisor who is closely involved in the following: 

• Program oversight to ensure identification and appropriateness of placements, diverse activities that address breadth and scope of the NASP Practice Model, supervision, and collaboration with the placement sites and practicum/internship supervisors. (NASP, Credentialing Standard 4.3, CASP, Internship Manual, 2019)

• Performance-based evaluations that are systematic and designed to ensure that candidates demonstrate professional work characteristics and attain competencies with clearly articulated methods to identify and address concerns regarding candidates’ performance. (NASP, Credentialing Standard 4.3)

• Evaluation of progress through regularly scheduled placement site visits (in-person or virtually) (CASP, Internship Manual 4.3)