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Content of Australian Training Courses in School Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Ray Watson  and
Christopher Szaday
Ray Watson
Affiliation:
Psychology Unit, Ballarat College of Advanced Education
Christopher Szaday
Affiliation:
Faculty of Special Education and Paramedical Studies, Victoria College — Burwood Campus
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Abstract

Australian tertiary training programs in educational psychology were surveyed to determine whether each program included each of nine coursework areas. Common to all courses were training in psychoeducational assessment and research methodology. Half of the surveyed programs included training in either counselling or behavioural techniques, but not both. The paper advocates a closer relationship between the content of training courses and the development of a “school psychologist” identity among practitioners.

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Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , May 1989 , pp. 11 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1986

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