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Core Competencies
The Gallaudet School Psychology Program defines eight core competency areas for training school psychologists. Training for each core competency area exists across the curriculum
Core Competency (1): Knowledge of human development (e.g., cognitive, intellectual, adaptive, emotional, social, behavioral, language, and perceptual-motor areas), academic mastery, educational curriculum, and learning environments.
Core Competency (2): Knowledge of various models and methods of service delivery, including standardized and non-standardized assessment, consultation, intervention, outcome evaluation, and family systems models, incorporating data-based decision-making, information technology, and empirically based professional service.
Core Competency (3): Knowledge of school psychology history and professional issues, administrative and supervisory procedures related to school psychology and school systems, family systems, and legal and ethical standards guiding service delivery at individual, group, family, school, and system levels.
Core Competency (4): Standardized and non-standardized assessment, evaluation, and interpretation of human development and learning domains (e.g., cognitive, intellectual, adaptive, emotional, social, behavioral, language, perceptual-motor, and academic mastery) within a collaborative, data-based decision-making framework, respecting diversity of student strengths, needs, learning styles, and cultures.
Core Competency (5): Use of behavioral and observational strategies in individual diagnosis linked to developing effective instruction and enhancement of individual growth and development.
Core Competency (6): Use of systematic therapeutic approaches (e.g., behavior management, FBA, RTI, consultation, counseling, conferencing) to address identified needs at the individual, group, family, and system levels.
Core Competency (7): Function as the resource specialist in the school attuned to, and skilled in, achieving mental health goals, prevention services, home-school collaboration, crisis intervention, and crisis intervention teamwork.
Core Competency (8): Design, implement, and evaluate in-service, staff development, parent education, and system level programs
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