Fall 2026 Adjunct Faculty SPSY 624
Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: 2026-06-26
Deadline: 2026-07-10
Description:SPSY 624 Introduction to Psychological Assessment
Thursdays, 4:15 pm-7:00 pm
August 30-December 18, 2026
Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.
As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary's reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.
Qualifications:
Course Description: This course is an introduction to psychological assessment and provides an understanding of the standard psychological measures most often used in school and clinical settings. Testing principles such as reliability, validity, true score variability, and analysis and applications of normative data act as a foundation for the course, as do the ethical and social implications of assessment and evaluation of learners. Research pertaining to standard assessment devices, their use, and consequent interpretations is critically reviewed. School Psychology candidates gain experience in the development of informal methods, as well as the administration, scoring, and interpretation of selected formal instruments pertinent to the understanding of basic psychological processes and the ability to think and reason. The foundations of writing psycho-educational assessment reports are reviewed and practiced.
Required Qualifications: Candidates must have M.S., M.A., or Ph.D. in School Psychology and be a credentialed school psychologist or school counselor in the state of California with a minimum of 3 years experience as a practicing school psychologist or school counselor. Faculty who teach any PPS specialization course will need to have worked in prek-12 school settings in the last three years.
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