SY029: Promoting Diversity of School Psychologists Through Enhanced Recruitment and Training

Saturday, February 17, 2024
9:30 AM–10:50 AM CST

  • PMD: 6,8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. learn about the opportunities to overcome traditional barriers of graduate school for future school psychologists.
  2. understand the methods and strategies used to improve diversity within the profession.
  3. discuss the current state of recruiting and training diverse school psychologists.

Description

University faculty from across the nation provide overviews of their use of federal funds to increase the number of racially and linguistically diverse school psychologists working in high-needs school districts.

Presenter(s)

Jacqueline R. Anderson, PhD, University of Northern Colorado
Jessica B. Willenbrink, PhD, Alverno College
Gerald G. Strait, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Elana R. Bernstein, University of Dayton
Rachel Stein, UC Denver
Jessica Peña, University of Northern Colorado
Emily Horton, University of Houston-Clear Lake

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