Township High School District 211 Partnering ISPIC Internship

Township High School District 211 Partnering ISPIC Internship Site

District 211 Academy Track INSERT PICTURE OF SITES HERE District 211 High School Track

School Psychology in District 211 School psychology has played an important role in District 211 since well before the advent of P. L. 94142. The district has long appreciated the contributions school psychologists make not only in addressing the educational needs of students with disabilities but in facilitating the education and development of all students. The district employs 17 school psychologists in its five high schools and two therapeutic day school buildings. School psychologists have important and varied roles in District 211. They provide many clinical/counseling services in addition to the psychodiagnostic, special education-related, and other duties often performed by school psychologists. They also, however, have significant oversight responsibilities, including chairing IEP meetings, serving as the local education agency representative at those meetings, consulting with parents and staff members as to special education, mental health, and child protection laws, policies, procedures, etc. School psychologists provide a wide array of services including consultation, counseling, assessment, crisis intervention, prevention, in-service training, program development, and research.

School Psychology in District 211 Psychologists have played a significant role in the development and implementation of the MTSS supports in all five buildings. District 211 is committed to training school psychology interns as a contribution to the profession, to its future practitioners, and to the students and families that will be served by those District 211 trains. We welcome the opportunity to make this contribution, and we take seriously our obligation to provide a thorough and rewarding training experience. District 211 has been an ISPIC partnering site since 2006 and trains 1 -2 interns per year in the high schools and/or therapeutic programs. The district has successfully retained several ISPIC program completers and supported their early career pursuits.

Intern’s Typical Week of Training • A typical week of training consists of: • A minimum of two hours of supervision from the clinical psychologist – the supervision session provides support and direction for the experiences that the intern will be engaged in during the school week. • Counseling case management • Psychodiagnostic test administration and clinical evaluation of students for evaluation of continued or initial eligibility for special education services • Crisis response • Learning special education law and applying it at Individual Education Plan meetings • Attending daily staff meetings • Shadowing other psychologists • Attending general staff trainings and attending their elementary school rotation once per week. • In summer, interns help support students in summer school, are assigned several case studies, and can use their remaining time to work on their dissertation & comprehensive assignments for ISPIC.

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Brian Lazzaro, Ph. D. , NCSP • Brian Lazzaro, former ISPIC program completer, is the Clinical Supervisor for District 211 ISPIC interns • Licensed School & Clinical Psychologist • 1. 0 FTE • Devotes on average 5 hours per week (0. 125 FTE) to the internship program. • Nationally Certified School Psychologist • National Association of School Psychologists Leader • Academy Track Supervisor

Nate Elzinga, Ph. D. , NCSP • Licensed School and Clinical Psychologist • Nationally Certified School Psychologist • 1. 0 FTE • ISPIC Internship Alumnus • Devotes on average 3 hours per week to the internship program • High School Track Clinical Supervisor

Supervision INSERT PICTURE OF SUPERVISION SPACE HERE Formal supervision occurs in the main supervisor’s office on a weekly basis. Since the supervisor and intern offices are often close to each other this proximity allows for unlimited informal supervision and access for daily support (ex. -questions that may arise on a daily basis).

Intern Office INSERT PICTURE OF SUPERVISION SPACE HERE ISPIC interns are provided a private office space complete with technology, testing materials, file storage space, and a table for student counseling or collaboration meetings.

Intern Office Materials INSERT PICTURE OF SUPERVISION SPACE HERE ISPIC interns are provided access to testing materials, resource books, online student data systems, access to a virtual “psychologists site” with D 211 information pertinent to psychologists, etc.

Main Office & Clerical Staff INSERT PICTURE OF SUPPLIES/OFFICE HERE This is the main office. Clerical staff in the front office provide support to psychologists/interns for meetings, maintaining records, and general communications. Student records are accessible in the adjoining office.

Materials & Equipment Our interns have access to their own advanced technology devices: a personal laptop, a videophone, a personal i. Pad, smart fax machine, a new Xerox document machine/scanner/copier, a wide range of reference books, etc.

Township High School District 211 Partnering ISPIC Internship Site THANK YOU!!!