School/Applied Child Psychology (Psy.D)
Offered by: Educational & Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)
Degree: Doctor of Psychology
Program Description
The Doctor of Psychology in School/Applied Psychology focuses on providing psychological, educational and mental health services to children and adolescents from birth to 21 years old. The program includes clinical experience, field and community service, and research activities.
Required Courses (72 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPC 714 | Theory / Models: Family Therapy. | 3 |
Theory / Models: Family Therapy. Terms offered: Fall 2025 For doctoral students in Counselling and School Psychology. Theoretical and therapeutic models in family therapy, core concepts and their relevance for application, intervention strategies, the child in family context, impact on school performance. | ||
| EDPE 712 | Neurological Bases of Behaviour Across Lifespan. | 3 |
Neurological Bases of Behaviour Across Lifespan. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Neurobiological changes specific to developmental, learning, psychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions with clinical onset across the lifespan examined within environmental and psychosocial contexts. Uses of current neuromodulatory and pharmacological remediation discussed in addition to clinical/educational intervention. | ||
| EDSP 702 | Selected Topics in School/Applied Child Psychology 2. | 3 |
Selected Topics in School/Applied Child Psychology 2. Terms offered: Winter 2026 A detailed examination of recent developments in specific topics of school psychology. | ||
| EDSP 705D1 | Practicum: School Psychology. | 3 |
Practicum: School Psychology. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Clinic experiences (a) conducting assessment batteries, (b) interpreting assessment findings, report writing and developing intervention plans, (c) providing academic and mental health intervention for specific learning domains, and (d) acquiring skills in group intervention techniques. | ||
| EDSP 705D2 | Practicum: School Psychology. | 3 |
Practicum: School Psychology. Terms offered: Winter 2026 See EDSP 705D1 for course description. | ||
| EDSP 710 | Consultation in School Psychology. | 3 |
Consultation in School Psychology. Terms offered: Fall 2025 A clinical course on the use of consultation in educational and school-related settings. Topics include: consultation theory, the process of evaluations of the consultation process and outcomes, critical study of relevant research and practice. Includes problem identification, problem analysis, treatment implementation and treatment evaluation. | ||
| EDSP 715D1 | Theory and Practice of Supervision. | 3 |
Theory and Practice of Supervision. Terms offered: Fall 2025 An introduction to the theory and practice of clinical supervision. Objectives include providing trainees the opportunity to assimilate theoretical and empirical literature related to clinical supervision, obtain experience in individual supervision with trainees, develop observational and conceptualization skills needed to assess supervisee competence and fostering skills writing supervisory case meetings. | ||
| EDSP 715D2 | Theory and Practice of Supervision. | 3 |
Theory and Practice of Supervision. Terms offered: Winter 2026 See EDSP 715D1 for course description. | ||
Research Project
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDSP 691 | Research Project 1. | 3 |
Research Project 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A focused survey of the research literature on a topic chosen in consultation with the research supervisor. | ||
| EDSP 692 | Research Project 2. | 3 |
Research Project 2. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Development of a rationale for a research project supported by the research literature, the articulation of a specific research question(s) related to the rationale and write up of a method to collect data that will answer the question. | ||
| EDSP 693 | Research Project 3. | 3 |
Research Project 3. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Data collection based on the method proposed in Research Project 2. | ||
| EDSP 694 | Research Project 4. | 3 |
Research Project 4. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Data analysis based on data collected in Research Project 3. | ||
Field Placement
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDSP 721D1 | Field Placement 1: School Psychology. | 3 |
Field Placement 1: School Psychology. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Practicum experience supervised by faculty members and field supervisors working with children in a school or applied clinical setting. Class meetings in addition to onsite field experiences. | ||
| EDSP 721D2 | Field Placement 1: School Psychology. | 3 |
Field Placement 1: School Psychology. Terms offered: Winter 2026 See EDSP 721D1 for description. | ||
| EDSP 722D1 | Field Placement 2: School Psychology. | 3 |
Field Placement 2: School Psychology. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Practicum experience supervised by faculty members and a field supervisor working with adolescents in a school or applied setting. Weekly class meetings in addition to onsite field experiences. | ||
| EDSP 722D2 | Field Placement 2: School Psychology. | 3 |
Field Placement 2: School Psychology. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Practicum experience supervised by faculty members and a field supervisor working with adolescents in a school or applied setting. Weekly class meetings in addition to onsite field experiences. | ||
Internship
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDSP 725D1 | Internship: School Psychology. | 12 |
Internship: School Psychology. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Supervised internship (minimum 1600 hours) working with children and/or adolescents in a school or applied setting. Activities will include diagnosis and assessment, individual interventions, consultations, report writing, case conferencing and group work. | ||
| EDSP 725D2 | Internship: School Psychology. | 12 |
Internship: School Psychology. Terms offered: Winter 2026 See EDSP 725D1 for course description. | ||
Complementary Course (3 credits)
3 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPE 684 | Applied Multivariate Statistics. | 3 |
Applied Multivariate Statistics. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Principal methods, models, and hypothesis-testing procedures for the prediction and analysis of patterns, structure, and relationships in multivariate data (e.g., factor and path analysis, structural equation modeling, multi-level modeling). Applications oriented toward education and educational and counselling psychology. Provides experience with data analysis tools. | ||
| EDPE 687 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. | 3 |
Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. Terms offered: Winter 2026 The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity. | ||