The 2^nd year school psychology students are currently placed at their second practicum sites, where they continue to receive direct supervision in the field. Below are reflections on their present experiences.

Lisa Barzotto:
My practicum placement is in the Rochester City School District at Nathaniel Rochester Community School #3. School #3 is a Kindergarten to 9th grade placement. I feel so lucky to have been placed there, as I have gained so many valuable experiences in several areas such as group and individual counseling, cognitive andachievement testing, alternative assessment, and intervention planning.

Annie Coseo:
My practicum placement right now is Oakfield-Alabama School District. It is a Kindergarten through 12th grade placement and it has been a wonderful experience so far! Last year, I started out in Webster at Klem Road South Elementary, which was a great place to begin my practicum experience. From there, I went to Wilson-Magnet in the city, which was also very interesting and informative! I am excited to be in Oakfield now and be able to apply what I learned last year and what I will continue to learn this year!

Ashleigh Crumb:
My current placement is at Klem Road South in Webster. It is a K-5 suburban placement. Although very different from my last placement in a middle school in Hilton, I am enjoying my time at Klem South. I engage in a variety of activities including testing and counseling. My thesis is on coping mechanisms of students with learning disabilities at RIT.

Lynette Di Benedetto
My previous practicum experience was at West Ridge Elementary in Greece with Cheddy Harvey (who is currently an adjunct professor) and I learned a lot! I performed a variety of activities including achievement testing, observations ofrelated service providers, push-in social skills groups, and classroom observations. This September I started at a new site, Caledonia-Mumford Central Schools, where I get the opportunity to work with children in grades K-12. I am continuing to do all the things I had done at my old site, with newly added responsibilities. I am a lot more independent in my work andI'll be conducting reevaluations and counseling on my own.

Becky Haderer:
My name is Becky Haderer and my current practicum site is at Holley Elementary. I am excited to be in my second year of grad school because I am able to transition from an observing role to a more active role in the school. It's been such a rewarding experience thus far and I reallyfeel as though I am a member of this school's community.This Fall at Holley I am running a skills group with a 3rd/4th grade class.The focusso farhas been on expressing feelings and the kids seem to really enjoy the activities!I am also helping my supervisor with her re-evaluations and am excited to be able to practice my testing skills while being able to follow a case from start to finish.

Jennifer McCracken:
I am finishing up my second practicum placement in West Irondequoit. I work with my supervisor in three different schools (K-3, K-3, 4-6). She does a lot of work with behavior management and ABA, so I get to see a lot of that. I have also done individual and group counseling. I have also done what little testing she has and have gotten to interact with many of the related services. Iam learning a lot inthe schools and enjoyabsorbing as much as I can in relation toschoolpsychology.

Rebecca Mowell:
I'm doing my internship with the Rochester City School District. I am currently splitting my time between two sites - Central Assessment Team and Charlotte High School. I love it! Both of the teams that I work closely with are wonderful. The Central Assessment Team mainly focuses on referrals and evaluations for students with temporary placements or for students who attend parochial/residential/day-treatment schools within the district. At Charlotte HS, I work with a diverse student population from 7th to 12th grade. Most of my time is devoted to cognitive and academic assessments. I also assist in classroom observations and home visits. I'll also be picking up some counseling cases, as well as completing behavioral intervention plans. I'm looking forward to a busy, but fun year!

Stephanie Reusch:
I am continuing my practicum placement at Avon High School. I had many opportunities in the spring and couldn't wait to start back up again in the fall. So far I have been co-facilitating a Girls' Group with my supervisor, doing systematic observations in classrooms, record reviews, and will shortly begin testing. In addition, I have recently had the opportunity to spend time in the Avon Primary School where I am using curriculum-based measurement (CBM) to assess students' reading skills. The Avon School District is currently working to incorporate RTI into their schools, so being able to watch this process unfold has also been a wonderful learning experience.

Alison Senter:
I am currently at Canandaigua Primary School,kindergarten through 2nd grade. Canandaigua is a suburban setting. I frequently assist with psychoeducational evaluations and attend a variety of meetings, at which I have the opportunity to present testing results. I am completing my thesis under the supervision of Dr. Lukomski. I will be carrying out a study with9th gradestudents that examinethe relationship between positive journal writing and happiness.

Kelly Smith:
I'm currently at School #23 in the Rochester City School District. My second quarter there has been great so far. I've hada nice balance of testing and counseling. I assisted with the school's kindergarten screening and am conducting counseling groups.

Melissa Zywocinski:
I'm currently in my second quarter at School #8 in the Rochester City School District. I continue to learn a lot and each day brings something new. I am getting a lot of assessment experience which is very beneficial. As we learn about different topics in class, I get to see these topics in action at my placement. It has been exciting and I look forward to spending a few more weeks at School #8.