School Psychologist: Please advise

[AnastasiaK]

Hi All,

I need your help witha question I have.

I have a Master's in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from USC (no license) and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (from USC). I have worked for several years doing educational research. Nowadays, I am contempleting to become a school psychologist. Do I need to go back to school? Can I work as a school psychologist with the diplomas I have?

 

Thank you very much,

AnastasiaK

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I'm assuming you live in the states, in which case it will vary state by state and you will have to look up the specifics.  Often though an intern-ship is required.

 

 

To be honest though, I'm not sure how to interpret having a ph.d and needing someone else to answer this question for you.  I honetly think a google search would suffice which leads me to think you are having a particular problem or difficulty?

[Lisa44201]

I would think you'd need hours under supervision (at the very least) to work as a school psychologist - it's really a different degree than an EdPsych PhD.