This course in special education provides an introduction to the SEN Diagnostics Team. The course is intended to provide newcomers to special education with a strong baseline of information that enables the student to engage more fully in various dimensions and levels of special education, and to build on the knowledge base in terms of own knowledge, skills, and attitudes.  
 
At the end of this course, the student is expected to:
 
 
Identify where, and the contexts in which school psychologists work.
Describe the services provided by school psychologists.
Describe the role of the school psychologist on the diagnostic team.
Describe the Practice Model of the National Association of School Psychologists.
List and define the 10 domains of professional practice in school psychology.
 
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This course comprises lectures, home assignments and mid and end-semester assessments.
Students who earn 2 credits for SPED 303 spend 6 hours each week on this course, in a mixture of faculty-led teaching-learning (1 hour) and student-directed learning (2 hours) on review of lectures or classwork, group work, required or recommended readings and home assignments.