Practicum Sites
Students in the Training Program in School Psychology are placed as externs at a practicum site during each of their four years of training. By the end of their training, students typically will have acquired at least 1000 hours of supervised practicum experience. Practicum experiences are organized around the specific training objectives of the Program and reflect a graduated progression through increasingly integrated and independent experiences. Practicum experiences are designed to train our students how to conduct assessment, intervention, and evaluation activities in a developmentally, culturally, and ecologically sensitive manner. Practicum sites have been selected to provide our students with exposure to the diversity of the greater New Orleans area. Listed below are sites where Tulane School Psychology graduate students complete practicum hours:
¨ The Academy of the Sacred Heart, 4521 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA / (504) 891-1943
The Academy of the Sacred
Heart is a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school for girls and young
women from Kindergarten through grade 12. Sacred Heart is part of an
international group of academic
institutions who commit themselves to a personal and active faith in God; a deep
respect for intellectual values; a
social awareness which impels to action; the building of community as a
Christian value; and personal growth
in an atmosphere of wise freedom. Sacred Heart has a strong counseling
department that provides group
counseling to all its students to foster their cognitive, spiritual, and
emotional growth. Individual counseling is also
made available to students. Externs meet weekly with the off-site supervisor,
Dr. Varela (Clinical Psychologist,
licensure pending) and the on-site supervisor, Dr. Neitzchman (Licensed
Professional Counselor).
Sacred Heart Courtyard Dr. Lynne Nietzschman
¨ The Chartwell Center, 1027 Napoleon Avenue; New Orleans, LA 70115 / (504) 899-2478.
The Chartwell Center is designed as a school within a school, as it is located inside specially equipped rooms of St. Stephen School, a local private Catholic school. The mission of the school is to provide an individualized educational curriculum for children diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, autism and other developmental or learning disorders. At the Chartwell Center, practicum activities focus on functional behavioral assessment and the development of behavioral supports to maximize the child’s ability to benefit from the educational environment. In addition, externs begin to develop consultation skills as teacher and parent consultations are often required for behavioral assessment and intervention cases.
Chartwell Center Office Students in class at Chartwell
¨ Children's Hospital in New Orleans , 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118 / (504) 899-9511.
Children’s Hospital in New Orleans provides comprehensive evaluation and management of cognitive,
emotional and behavioral problems of childhood, and the emotional and behavioral problems associated
with acute and chronic medical conditions. The extern at Children’s Hospital has the opportunity to become
involved in a variety of assessment, treatment, and consultation activities. Caseloads include both inpatient
and outpatient clients and externs have the opportunity to interact with many members of the hospital and
patient’s treatment team. In addition, externs have the option of participating in interdisciplinary outpatient
clinics. Monthly rehabilitation (HAB) conferences allow for further didactic training regarding issues related to
pediatric care. Externs at Children’s Hospital are supervised by Dr. Franz (Licensed Clinical Psychologist),
and Dr. Kamps (Clinical Psychologist, licensure pending). Students receive individual supervision each
week with the off-site supervisor, Dr. Varela.
Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA Dr. Diane Franz
¨ DePaul/Tulane Behavioral Health Center, 1020 Calhoun Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
DePaul/Tulane Behavioral Health Center is a teaching facility that occupies a 13-acre campus in uptown
New Orleans and offers programs for children, adolescents, and adults. DePaul provides outpatient
services including individual, group and family therapy. In addition, DePaul operates an Adolescent
Inpatient Acute and Partial Hospital and a Residential Treatment Center. The extern has the opportunity
to become involved in a variety of assessment, treatment, and consultation activities. Caseloads include
child and adult outpatient treatment and evaluation cases, and adolescent treatment and evaluation within
the Adolescent Inpatient Acute and Partial Hospital. In addition, externs participate in the Family
Assessment Clinic and have the opportunity to attend weekly case conference presentations in the
Tulane Department of Psychiatry and Neurology. The contact person and overall supervisor for externs
at DePaul is Dr. Griffin (Licensed Clinical/Counseling Psychologist). Additional supervision within the
different treatment programs is provided by other licensed psychologists. In addition to this on-site
supervision, externs receive individual supervision each week with Dr. Varela.
DePaul/Tulane Behavioral Health Center Dr. Phillip Griffin
¨ Education Resource & Counseling Center, Tulane University 1st Floor, Mechanical Engineering Building,
504- 865-5113.Educational Resources and Counseling (ERC) is a department within the division of Student Affairs at Tulane University. Mental health services are also provided by the psychiatry department of the Tulane Student Health Center. The two centers have a good working relationship and together offer a broad range of mental health services to currently enrolled students. ERC provides short-term psychotherapy, study strategies help, career testing, tutoring and disability services to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at Tulane. Several therapy and support groups are offered each semester, depending upon student interest. Individual counseling appointments are limited to 10 per year.
The ERC is located in the Mechanical Engineering Bldg. Dr. Jillandra Rovaris
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Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA), 5001 Westbank Expressway,
Marrero, LA 70072 / (504) 349-8755
Jefferson Parish
Human Services Authority (JPHSA) has as its mission to minimize the existence
and disabling
effects of mental illness, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities and
to maximize opportunities for
individuals and families affected by those conditions to achieve a better
quality of life and to participate more
fully within the community. Within the Child and Family Services Division of
the (JPHSA), the extern serves as
part of a multidisciplinary team composed of social workers, psychiatrists and
psychologists who conduct
psychological assessments of children and make recommendations for services.
Participation in this process
requires that the extern conduct interviews with new referrals to the clinic on
Mondays, complete an evaluation
report during the week, and present that report to the multidisciplinary team on
Friday mornings, at which point
the team will decide as a group on the diagnosis and treatment recommendations
for the referred children.
Referrals to individual, family, and group therapy are typically made at this
time, and the extern will be assigned
cases based on his/her experience and training as well as on clinic needs.
Externs at JPHSA receive on-site
supervision from Dr. Bauer (Licensed Clinical Psychologist) and Dr. Elfant
(Licensed Clinical Psychologist).
Externs receive weekly off-site individual supervision with Dr. Newman.
JPHSA Entrance Dr. Arian Elfant
¨ The New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center, 1636 Toledano Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 / (504) 897-2606
The New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide with respect and understanding, quality, professional services and products to those persons having communication disorders/disabilities, including those unable to pay the full fee; regardless of race, color, religion, national origin or disability. Externs at the Center can expect to encounter a wide range presenting clinical problems in youth including developmental delays, physical and sensory disabilities, and academic and emotional/behavioral problems. Clients often come from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds and range in age from preschool to emerging adulthood. Practicum activities include conducting comprehensive psychological assessments that involve the participation of parents and schools as well as input from the Center staff (e.g., audiologists, speech and language pathologists, etc.). In addition, externs are expected to provide consultation to Center staff on a variety of issues, including psychological case conceptualization, recommendations on adjunctive behavioral support and parent-training and educational planning. Externs at the Center receive weekly on-site supervision from Dr. Fontenelle, IIII (Licensed School Psychologist) and off-site supervision from Dr. Newman.
New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center Dr. Scuddy Fontanelle
NOSHC Playroom
¨ Newcomb College Nursery School, 7103 Plum Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 / (504) 865-5286
The Newcomb College Nursery School features a developmental approach to meet the social, intellectual and physical needs of young children. An open learning environment helps children learn to live comfortably in a social group, increases independence in meting and solving problems, and promotes self-esteem. Creativity, curiosity and intellectual development are fostered by a variety of learning activities in areas including music, art and science. The innovative ideas that master level teachers and student teachers bring to a Laboratory School.
Entrance to Newcomb Nursery
¨ St. Peter Claver School, 1020 N. Prieur, New Orleans, LA 70116
St. Peter Claver School is an African American Catholic school that embraces the African American heritage with a holistic approach to academics that stimulates intellectual, spiritual, social and physical growth. The school has dedicated space for mental health services and externs have access to two rooms for assessment activities, therapy, and record keeping. Externs meet weekly with the on-site supervisor, Dr. Rovaris (Licensed Counseling Psychologist), as well as the off-site supervisor, Dr. Newman (Licensed Clinical Psychologist).
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SPC Therapy Room
¨ Tulane University Upward Bound Program, 7104 Plum Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 / (504) 862-8705
Upward Bound is a federally funded program on Tulane’s campus that prepares local public high school students for admission and success in college by developing academic and social skills through a variety of programs. Tulane externs perform many roles at Upward Bound, including conducting individual and group therapy as well as parenting skills groups. Externs also participate in assessment and the development of educational plans for the students as well as program evaluation. Weekly on-site individual supervision is provided by Dr. Dasher, the Director of the program and an Educational Psychologist. Weekly off-site individual supervision is provided by Dr. Newman.
Tulane University's Upward Bound Program Dr. Dasher