Colorado School Psychology Internship Consortium

2-3 full-time positions
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APS Primary Supervisors: Lynn Emken, PsyD, Brittany Greiert, PhD

APS is an under resourced, urban school district that serves more than 40,000 pre-K to 12th grade students in 65 schools. The district has a very high concentration of poverty: 68% of students in APS are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Students come from 130 countries and speak 160 languages. Thirty-five percent of students are English language learners, with 78% of those speaking Spanish. Approximately 12% of APS students receive special education services. Interns will be placed in select schools within APS.

Participating APS Schools 2020-2021

Murphy Creek P-8 School has over 680 students in grades Pre-K to 8^th. Murphy Creek P-8 School’s student population is 0.9% Native American, 5.2% Asian, 15.4% Black, 30.3% Hispanic, 38.0% White, 0.0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and 10.2% two or more races. Just over 14% of Murphy Creek students are English Language Learners, 5.1% are Gifted/Talented, 12.8% receive special education services, and 35.5% are eligible for free or reduced lunch

Boston P-8 School has 398 students in grades Pre-K to 8^th. Murphy Creek P-8 School’s student population is 5.8% Asian, 11.8% Black, 75.6% Hispanic, and 4.3% White. Approximately 65.1% of Murphy Creek students are English Language Learners, 1.8% are Gifted/Talented, 12.8% receive special education services, and 94.5% % are eligible for free or reduced lunch

Optional Rotations APS

The Medical Center of Aurora Behavioral Health & Wellness Center (TMCA) option for the 2020-21 internship cycle (1-2 interns)

TMCA Primary Supervisor: Anat Geva, PsyD

TMCA has designed inpatient and outpatient behavioral health and mental wellness programs specifically for children and adolescents ages 6 to 17. The programs offer a range of treatment options for youth struggling with mental health and behavioral issues, including group and individual therapy, family support groups, educational groups, loss management and relapse strategies, coping strategies, and group and individual follow-up treatment. This is a 2-day per week rotation.

APS Bilingual Consultation Team (Spanish) option for the 2020-21 internship cycle. [1-2 interns].

This rotation is with the district team that travels to individual schools to provide culturally and linguistically sensitive bilingual assessment and professional consultation for ELL students in APS currently identified and/or referred for special education in a variety of settings. 

3 full-time positions
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DCSD Primary Supervisors: Stephanie Crawford-Goetz, PhD, John Smrcka, PsyD

DCSD is located in the towns of Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, and Parker, Colorado. It is in the southern part of the Denver metro area. The district is the third largest district in Colorado and serves approximately 68,000 students; and consists of 45 preschool program locations, 48 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 9 high schools, 5 alternative schools, and 20 charter schools. Approximately 3,400 English Learners attend school in Douglas County in grades K-12, and 97 languages are represented. The top 6 languages in DCSD are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Russian and Korean. 

Intern Experience: Interns are placed at a primary site for the first semester and this site is chosen in collaboration with the mental health director and the incoming intern so that the intern is placed in a school that fits with their needs to have a well-rounded experience by the time they graduate from their school psychology program. They are placed at either an elementary, middle or high school. During the second semester a secondary school is added and the grades served are different so that the intern is able to get a broad range of experiences with children at different developmental levels. They also have the opportunity to be placed on a district level support team such as the autism or behavior team, if desired. Additionally, they are able to be on the district crisis team in order to get an initial experience with this critical work and they are paired with an experienced crisis responder. The participating schools are determined each year so as to match the intern with the best fit regarding grade levels and type of experience needed.