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« on: 2013-05-31 05:39:56 »
Oh shit, Insomina has paid off. Not one awesome new member, but also I forgot you had mentioned that before Leon.
School Psychology Intern (though I've got M.Ed Ed. Psych, Ed.S. School Psych, State and Nationally Certified). Anyway, yeah this student is from minority population, back and forth between foster homes, parents, step parents, physically abused, small for his age, in alternative educational placement due to extensive disciplinary issues for past 2 years, behavior rating scales indicate high levels of depression and atypicality (he's not the same as everyone else [had a few drinks and this is the best way to phrase it]), He's got 74 Full Scale IQ, 69 Verbal, 74 Nonverbal, 76 Working Memory, 100 Processing Speed, Academic skills are in the 70s for Reading, 50s for Math (Fuck![3rd grade level, he is 16]), 70s for Writing. Adaptive Behavior is in the mid 80s overall, Clearly non functional academic skills when combined with cognitive skills like that. Haven't had a case like this before, but there are plenty of discrepancies in predicted achievement to get him all the learning supports he needs. Not gonna be able to meet state eligibility requirements for emotional support though, but telling family to seek out community resources and outside agencies. So yeah....job well done I suppose.
Template, I've seen some of your posts. I thought you might be someone I'd get along with lol. And also Leon, I'm actually looking for a job working with a BCBA (Behavior Analyst). School Psychology is something I've learned I really only feel likewarm about. I'm helping children in an area of their life that is extremely important, but I just find myself thinking that I'd much prefer to help them with the things that are really causing the most damage in their lives. BCBA will be my next step towards professional practice and I'd also like to teach at a college and university part-time. The Psy.D/Ph.D./D.Ed. options appeal to me, but I just spent two decades in school and I do not want 3-5 more years of coursework and a dissertation - at least not right now.
Yes, what people actually DO, is mostly arbitrary unfortunately. There is tremendous variance in the quality of the principals, and teachers in each of the schools I work in. Combined with distinct populations of student in each school, even within this one district there are vast disparities in the quality of education being delivered in each building.
What special eds pro are you? I know you've told me before, sorry. Speech & Language? Guessing.
EDIT: Template, sorry. I guess you're not a new user, I just hadn't noticed your posts until recently lol. Ooops!