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Course Descriptions/School Psychology 555615. Preschool Assessment. (3-0). Credit 3. Assessment of infants and young children (birth to 5 yearsof age); requires extension of the diagnostic skills gained in other coursework to applications for earlyintervention and child find with younger children; measures/methods will include norm-referenced,criterion referenced, and play-based/observational methods used in the assessment of infants and youngchildren. Prerequisites: SPSY 612 and approval of instructor.617. Emotional Disturbance in Children. (3-0). Credit 3. Diagnostic procedures and techniques in personalityassessment and identification of emotionally disturbed children and youth. Prerequisite: Graduateclassification and approval of department head.620. Interdisciplinary Seminar in Prevention Science. (1-0). Credit 1. Contemporary research programsthat represent the interdisciplinary field of prevention science; strengths and limitations of diverse theoreticaland conceptual bases of research in prevention science; application of research findings to issuesrelated to the prevention of mental, emotional, and physical health problems and the promotion ofwell-being. May be taken 3 times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and enrollment in theinterdisciplinary graduate certificate in prevention science or approval of instructor. Cross-listed withCOMM 671, HLTH 671 and RPTS 620.628. Consultation: Theory and Techniques. (3-0). Credit 3. History and theory of various models ofconsultation including mental health, behavioral and organizational development; skills and techniquesnecessary for effective consultation; relevant research issues. Prerequisites: SPSY 612 and SPSY 614 orapproval of instructor; approval of department head.638. Systems Consultation and Prevention Science. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory, research and practice in preventionscience with an emphasis on individuals from birth to age 21; understanding and application oftheories and methods of prevention science. Prerequisites: Graduate classification, SPSY 628, approvalof department head.641. Child Therapy for School Behavior Problems. (3-0). Credit 3. Selected therapy approaches fortreating childhood behavior disorders that interfere with children’s interpersonal and intrapersonaladjustment and school learning; play therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive therapies; case studies; observationof therapy cases in public and/or mental health settings. Prerequisites: PSYC 628; approval ofdepartment head.642. Behavioral Assessment and Intervention. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of contemporary behaviortheory and applied behavior analysis; overview of behavioral assessment strategies with an emphasis onthe systematic observations of behavior and interviews; and contemporary behavior therapy approachesfor use with educators, children, and their families. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and approval ofdepartment head.643. Academic Assessment and Intervention. (3-0). Credit 3. Developing effective and appropriate interventionsfor school-based academic concerns; collecting and interpreting data from informal academicassessments and observations for intervention development and evaluation; using curriculum-basedassessments for monitoring student’s academic programs and teacher decision making; understandingeffective instructional strategies and their application to academic interventions. Prerequisite: Graduateclassification and approval of department head.644. Child Therapy: Advanced Theory and Techniques. (3-0). Credit 3. Supervised experiences in publicand mental health settings in the application of psychotherapy techniques with children, adolescentsand families; interviewing techniques; process of therapy; advanced theoretical foundations; case management.Prerequisites: SPSY 641 and approval of department head.645. Social and Emotional Development and Intervention. (3-0). Credit 3. Theories of how childrendevelop in the areas of social and emotional learning, recent empirical findings in the area of social andemotional development; preventive and remedial interventions for social and emotional difficulties.Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of department head.657. Bilingual Psychoeducational Assessment. (3-2). Credit 4. Theory of second language acquisition;discrete point and descriptive approach to language assessment; achievement assessment; cognitive assessmentand practical and cultural factors when assessing bilingual children. Prerequisites: EPSY 622;approval of department head.683. Field Practicum in... Credit 1 to 15. Faculty supervised experience in professional employment publicand mental settings in school psychology. Repeatable to 15 hours. Prerequisite: Approval of departmenthead.