Bilingual (Spanish/English) School Psychologist Concentration Option

This optional concentration provides School Psychology students with the knowledge and skills to effectively serve bilingual learners in the school setting. In addition to the two required courses and practicum component, the Bilingual School Psychologist concentration consists of language proficiency assessments to ensure that candidates are adequately proficient in Spanish to provide psychoeducational services. CU Denver provides one of the few bilingual school psychology concentration areas in the country making our graduates even more desirable to potential employers.

Requirements:

This is a 9-hour program consisting of the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SPSY 6410	Psychoeducational Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students	3
SPSY 5900	Identity, Power, and Privilege in Educational and Mental Health Contexts	3
SPSY 6915	Practicum with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students	3

SPSY 6915 Practicum with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students is a practicum course that requires a student spend at least 250 hours of supervised experience with culturally and linguistically minoritized students. There are supervision topics and questions that are discussed with your supervisor over the course of the semester. You will be required to complete bilingual (Spanish and English) psychoeducational evaluations and services under the supervision of a bilingual school psychologist and submit a form to Dr. Harris that is signed by your supervisor stating you have conducted all or some of these hours. This course can be taken either during your second year or your third year of the program. Please note that this course does not replace other practicum courses you must take.

SPSY 6410 & SPSY 5900 are requirements for all PsyD students and are offered each year. These are to be taken during the second year of the PsyD program.