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Student Mentoring Program
Attention graduate students and practitioners:
Be a part of the Fourth Annual NASP Student Mentoring Program!
NASP is offering a unique mentoring opportunity for graduate
students attending the convention in New Orleans. This program gives students the
chance to spend an hour with an experienced practitioner to discuss questions,
interests, and concerns about practicing school psychology in the real world. We
are currently seeking practitioners who enjoy helping new professionals succeed
and would be willing to volunteer one hour or more of their time during the
convention. We are also looking for students interested in taking advantage
of this unique opportunity.
What Is It?
School psychology graduate students at times have a limited exposure to
practitioners outside of their university or training experiences. Students
comprise approximately one-third of convention attendees, however there is
not typically much opportunity for organized interactions with practitioners
during the convention. Through mentoring, veteran practitioners will draw
on their professional experience and provide advice, information, opinions,
and guidance to interested school psychology graduate students in one-hour
sessions at the convention.
What Will Mentors Do?
Mentors should be school psychologists with practical experience who can
communicate with graduate students in a professionally supportive relationship
to answer questions and respond to concerns students may share about any
aspect of our profession. Broadly stated, a Mentor should be able to:
- Provide an objective opinion on issues/problems presented by the student
- Provide technical information about best practices in school psychology
- Help students prepare for the adjustment to professional practice
- Help students increase their professional capacity
- Help students adapt to a professional environment
- Help students build a long-term professional commitment to school psychology
How Do Mentors Sign Up?
If you are a practitioner interested in serving as a mentor, please click here to
fill out our brief online registration form. Potential mentees will be able to view your information and select you as a mentor online; once they select you, you will both receive e-mails with contact information so you can make your plans to meet at Convention.
How Do Students Sign Up?
Select your mentor here.
At the Convention:
Mentors and students will meet according to the arrangements they have made over e-mail prior to the convention. The on-site Student Information Center can serve as an initial meeting location. We look forward to your participation!
If you have questions please feel free to email Arlene or Myriah at mentors@naspweb.org.
Thank you,
Arlene Silva and Myriah Rosengarten
NASP Student Development Workgroup