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University of Texas - San Antonio
Updated: 03/27/2024Department of Educational Psychology
501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.
Office DBB 4.332
San Antonio, TX 78207
Program Director: Felicia Castro-Villarreal
E-mail: felicia.castrovillarreal@utsa.edu
Program Website: https://education.utsa.edu/departments/educational-psychology/programs.html
* For those interested in starting in the summer, the UTSA's Department of Educational Psychology is proud to announce three new and exciting, funding opportunities that may be of interest: Project BEAMS, Project DEEP, and Project EARLY! Please contact the School Psychology Program Director, Dr. Felicia Castro-Villarreal at Felicia.castrovillarreal@utsa.edu
Additional information regarding these opportunities is provided below.
Project BEAMS
Funding Package = up to $34,000
Project BEAMS provides UTSA school psychology students the opportunity to participate in specialized professional development in school based mental health from experts in the field. With project BEAMS,
Students are able to immediately support the San Antonio community by providing mental health services in the Southwest Independent School District.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Victor Villarreal at Victor.Villarreal@utsa.edu
Project DEEP
Funding Package = $10,000
Project DEEP aims to co-educate aspiring teachers of the deaf, and future school psychologists via interdisciplinary training preparation.
DEEP scholars will learn and practice working with children who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Jeremy Sullivan at Jeremy.Sullivan@utsa.edu.
Project EARLY
Funding Package = $25,000
Project EARLY's goal is to increase the quantity and quality of culturally-responsive early childhood specialists trained to identify and provide interventions for infants and toddlers at-risk for or diagnosed with autism.
Website: https://www.abautsa.com/project-early.html
For additional information, please contact our Graduate Advisor of Record, Dr. Hannah MacNaul at Hannah.MacNaul@utsa.edu
If you have additional questions, or would like to discuss these opportunities further, please contact the corresponding faculty listed.
Programs Offered and Program Approvals
- Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full)
Graduation Credit Hours: 66
Accessible to Working Professionals
Does not offer at least 50% of instruction via distance education
Financial Support
Student Enrollment Data
No data from program has been submitted.
Faculty
Note: Minority faculty are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
| Unfilled faculty positions from the previous academic year? | No |
| Anticipate opening a search for a new faculty member in the upcoming academic year? | No |
PRAXIS
No data from program has been submitted.
Respecialization
Specialist
Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Description of Respecialization Process
RESPECIALIZATION NOT OFFERED.
PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP COURSEWORK ONLY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREREQUISITES AT UTSA.
Internship Settings
No data from program has been submitted.
Multicultural Settings
| Program offers a bilingual specialization (i.e. students graduate beign eligible for a bilingual school psychologist certification or designation). | No |
| Program or department provides the following graduate preparation activities related to multicultural responsiveness. | - A specific required course on multicultural responsiveness
- Inclusion across all required courses (excluding statistics)
- Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)
- Research Opportunities (e.g., Faculty-led PAR, CBPR)
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| Program or department provides the following graduate preparation activities related to social justice that align with the NASP definition and extends beyond cultural awareness into action. | - Inclusion across some (not all) required courses
- Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)
- Research Opportunities
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Student Outcome Data
