Thanks!! 🥳

Thank you!

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I'm glad it was helpful! I felt the same way when applying, so I figured I'd share my experience! Everything I found was sprinkled with "be yourself" and "read the materials" but I wanted to know what they wanted from me. Good luck with your interviews! And I'm always happy to help a fellow school psych person :)

@@DocGirlRambles Exactly! While I know that the application/interview process in more future oriented because you're positioning yourself as an early career psychologist, it was helpful to get a sense from you about what direction the questions tend to take to probe for the things that many sites find important for their decision-making process.

I'm glad it's helpful! Remember that having a preliminary ranking and moving sites as you interview can help take away some of the ranking stress! Good luck and make sure you take some time to rest before your interviews!

Hi fellow Baltimorean!! 👋 Best of luck with this process!

Thanks for watching! Yeah the testing is a large part of it and you really have to know what’s expected of the role in different districts to even know if having a counseling caseload is possible.

The advanced practicum that I'm referring to in this video is a year in doctoral programs where you complete your practicum experience in settings outside of schools (hospitals, private practice, etc.)!

I always hear about teachers who made the career shift to school psychology, and they seem to enjoy it! Like with any role, specially in schools now, burnout is present but just looks different. Could you ask the question here for others to benefit from?

I'm glad it was helpful! Best of luck with this process! It's sucky advice (I know) but try not to think about Phase II until you're there. Focus on the applications you have to submit and any interviews that come from it!

That's a lot and you definitely deserve a break! People put so much pressure on going straight through, but you have time to be a human and take a break.

I would recommend thinking about what goals you have for what you wish to learn in the program and look into the ones that meet those goals. Specifically for being an International student, I would see if programs can connect you with current international students. It would be really important to understand how programs support international students.

@@DocGirlRambles thank you

Oh that's so sweet! I'll have to check it out!!

I'm not about to play myself like that!!! 😤

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There are programs across the country with similar experiences. I would recommend looking through the internship/postdoc directory for more specific experiences membership.appic.org/directory/search

There are school psych programs that offer pediatric/neuropsychology specializations so you would get the foundational school psych training with additional neuropsych training. I've also seen people seek neuropsych practica, internships, and postdocs to get that additional training. It can definitely be done but the focus on more neuro training in your program will definitely depend on the program you choose!

That's a great question! I imagine it would depend largely on the content from your classes and how it translate to where you want to practice.

That's a good question! This video is specific to doctoral internship applications, so the essays are very different. I've been meaning to make a video about writing your personal statement and haven't gotten around to it. I would check out this video from @Renae's Corner about writing personal statements. Every program will ask for something different, but generally, the advice Tanesha gives applies for grad school for psychology broadly, in my opinion. I'll have to post one with my perspective soon, but check hers out first! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGewkpt3eK9qeZYsi=3agiD7yaJKNH2C3u

I think taking that time off to prevent burnout is such a great idea! I needed those years to give my brain a break. If you have an idea of what you'd like to study or populations you're interested in working with, see if there are any post-bacc opportunities in that area. If you search "post-bac [interested field]" you should get some results! Otherwise, it might be helpful to find research assistant positions that are doing work in your area. Even if you're not interested in research, it can be helpful to be in that world. I get through the guilt remembering that grad school isn't going anywhere! You have time to figure out who you are outside of being a student and not feeling like you're always in grind mode. You deserve rest and that was a huge motivator for me during that time off! If it helps, I took 3 years off, and half of my cohort was actually older than me. Everyone is on their own timeline and starting later doesn't put you at a disadvantage.

Oh! I hope your first day went well!!

It's because we blend right in, hiding in plain sight! Happy to spread the good word :)

Hey! The letters I cover in this video are the templates that I actually finished and sent in. I think that the main parts to remember is to use the information from the training site's brochure to ensure your experiences and goals match with what they offer and are looking for in trainees. The best advice I received about making my training in school psychology an asset was to reduce the number of references to me coming from a school psychology program. It's not something you're trying to or can hide. They'll see it in your application but the more you can do not to focus their attention on it the better! Speak more to "clinical experiences in school settings" and how that work helps you understand a child's educational context in their broader care when working in a hospital/medical setting. Also if you haven't watched this video, I would recommend it. All 3 of the panelists I spoke with are now psychologists working in different settings and come from school psych programs! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4TWgI15mJaCedk

@@DocGirlRambles Thank you for the thoughtful reply! This is really good advice. I really enjoyed the series you did on applying for internship, and loved the advice that Dr. Crossing gave on saying “in addition to my rich school-based experience”. This year I had a full time practicum placement at a community health center doing individual therapy and assessments with a clinical psychologist. Next year I’ll be doing a practicum at a Pediatric Gender Health clinic and at a LGBTQ+ Youth Community Center since my interests are in working with sexual and gender minority youth across settings. I’ll try to focus on my community based experiences in the letter while noting things that are relevant from schools (like individual and group therapy experiences, systems work, etc) Thanks again!

@@JakiraJakira78 These sound like awesome clinical experiences! I'm excited for your practicum next year, it sounds like that will be incredibly enriching. I would add that highlighting our assessment experience is often an asset since it makes up so much of what we do in schools. We tend to have a bit more assessment experience than students in other programs, aside from neuropsych. Just something else that school psych is doing right! Best of luck to you! :)

I hear that! The strict timelines we put on ourselves are pretty unrealistic and unnecessary. I don't regret the time I took off because it also gave me a chance to be a person for a bit. Best of luck with your journey!

Just doing my best 😅

First off, CONGRATULATIONS ON MATHCING!! Yeah those texts sat on read for hours honestly. I feel like it's well-intentioned and honestly without much thought because why would they assume you didn't match?? But still...kindly leave people alone until they want to share!

Phew doing my best 😅

Hi thank you! My answer probably isn't helpful because I never really considered adult psychology. I knew I wanted to work with children and that working with their families would be the extent of working with adults, which is why I went into school psychology. I knew children would be the focus. My only advice about practicum experiences is maybe get as much variety as you can. I got the feedback when I didn't match in phase 1 last year that I was a great applicant, but I didn't have any experience in a hospital. If you're considering settings outside what you've done in the past, it's not impossible to get there, but it might make the difference between you and someone with a similar background/profile.

@@DocGirlRambles Thank you for your feedback. It's nice to have someone on the other side.

Yay to us! We've put in all that work and are finally getting out there and doing the work we want to do! Congratulations!! :)