This exploratory study investigated the experiences of seven bilingual school psychology graduate students’ participation in a two-week cultural immersion experience at the Texas–Mexico border. Findings revealed five significant themes related to their experience: (1) pushed out of comfort zone, (2) bonding with peers, (3) language, culture, and identity, (4) awareness of unique challenges, and (5) changes needed in the immersion program. Implications for school psychology programs and future research directions are discussed.
An effort to develop and evaluate a measure of clinical competence in psychology graduate students is described. Special attention is devoted to planning and implementation issues. Preliminary findings of the evaluation are highlighted. These findings include a discussion of the impact of evaluation on teaching and a consideration of reliability and validity issues in measuring clinical competence.
A Case Study Exploration into the Benefits of Teaching Self-Care to School Psychology Graduate Students