PSYD 6000 PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IIA: LAW AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
This first course of a two course sequence focuses on important federal, state, and local education laws, and how they relate to and impact the professional practice of school psychology. Special attention will be paid to important federal laws(IDEIA, ADA, No Child Left Behind), and how they affect practice in state and local education agencies. The State of New Jersey Special Education Code will be reviewed in detail, and will be compared and contrasted with applicable federal law and state/local laws in other states(i.e., New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania). Required