Ed.Psy. 564 - 1
EDPSY 564: Practicum in Psychological Assessment and School Consultation Winter
2003
M & W: 9:00 - 12:30
Professor: Scott Stage
Office Hours: By appointment email: sstage@u.washington.edu
Teaching Assistant: Julie Busse
email: busse@u.washington.edu
Course Requirements: For each of your three cases, you will observe the child in the school
setting (i.e., using a valid time-sampling procedure), interview the teacher, review chart information
(i.e., information from parents, teachers, physicians, prior evaluations, school enrollment history,
grades, report cards, and group administered standardized tests), interview the parent(s), assess the
child using individually administered standardized instruments, interview the child, provide oral
feedback to the parent, prepare a written psychological report, and provide consultation to the
school. In addition, your report needs to address the Essential Academic Learning Requirements.
You will also need to purchase batteries for the tape recorder used in your behavioral observation
unless you use our own recorder, as well as construct a 10 second time sampling tape for
observations (see B.O.S. S. handout or the Stage observational technique). You will have several
assigned readings dealing with assessment.
Readings: The assigned readings will be available in a course reader to be discussed at the
beginning of the quarter. Please thoroughly read each assignment so that you are prepared to
discuss the material in a thoughtful way prior to class.
For Wednesday, January 8 read McConaughy, S. H. & Achenbach, T. M. (1994).
Manual for the Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents. Burlington, VT:
University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry.
For Monday, January 13 read Shaprio, E. S. (1996). Step 1. Assessing the Academic
Environment (pp.s 1-45). Academic Skills Problems Workbook. NY: Guilford Press. Read Stage's
(2001) Behavioral Observation Coding System.
Grading Policy:
Grades reflect the degree to which you develop the ability