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Capella University
HAROLD ABEL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

PSYD Doctor of Psychology School Psychology

What You'll Learn

Outcome goals and graduates' proficiency levels

Each doctoral program and specialization is designed around expected learning outcomes (see Expected Program Outcomes below). End of program performance is determined during the comprehensive exam and dissertation process. Because the work is unique to each learner's dissertation or research topic and the criteria for evaluation are aligned to that work, we do not collect data on proficiency levels for doctoral programs.

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in School Psychology

Quality and Professional Relevance

  • This is the first and only online PsyD program designed for people who want to enhance the field of School Psychology or move into School Psychology from other clinical or licensure track programs
  • Every faculty member is a Licensed School Psychologist and holds a doctoral degree

Expected Program Outcomes

  1. Effectively lead problem solving, taking into consideration multiple, complex variables and perspectives.
  2. Strategize a process for consultation and collaboration with professionals at the leadership level of the school system and outside of the school system, regarding systemic improvement.
  3. Develop, monitor, and evaluate interventions designed to improve academic performance and address multiple, complex, and challenging issues.
  4. Develop, monitor, and evaluate interventions designed to improve social, behavioral, and life skills and address multiple, complex, and challenging issues.
  5. Integrate knowledge of school system structure and evidence-based practice to design school- and district-level interventions.
  6. Design, evaluate, and monitor systems to prevent and respond to multiple, complex, and challenging issues impacting the schools.
  7. Analyze multiple, complex, and challenging family issues and their impact on student performance.
  8. Integrate knowledge of various types of diversity and its potential impact on performance at the school and district level.
  9. Integrate knowledge of research design, statistics, and measurement techniques to develop complex programs based on best practices.
  10. Integrate knowledge of professional, ethical, and legal standards of performance and their impact at the school- and district-level.
  11. Design strategies to supervise and mentor school psychologists.