NAC391.316. Endorsement to serve as school psychologist: Required areas of study.  


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  • The required areas of study for an endorsement to serve as a school psychologist are as follows:

         1. In the area of psychology and education of the normal child:

         (a) Child development;

         (b) Child and adolescent psychology; and

         (c) Theories of learning.

         2. In the area of psychology and education of children with disabilities:

         (a) Abnormal psychology; or

         (b) The child who is emotionally disturbed or behaviorally disordered, or both.

         3. In the area of psychoeducational assessment:

         (a) Assessment of individual intelligence;

         (b) Testing of individual personality or projective assessment, with a practicum;

         (c) Diagnosis and treatment of reading disabilities, with a practicum; and

         (d) Standardized appraisal.

         4. In the area of techniques of intervention:

         (a) A practicum on individual counseling; and

         (b) The process of counseling.

         5. In the area of experimental design:

         (a) Statistics; and

         (b) Methodology for research.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 4-27-84; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 11-27-91)