Each 3^rd year school psychology student is placed in a full-time internship site where they continue to develop their professional skills in order to function as an independent school psychologist upon graduation from the program. Below are testimonials from RIT's current 3^rd year school psychology students.

Lindsey Calabrese:
I am currently interning under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Duffy at The Park School, located in Buffalo, NY. Park is a Pre-K through 12^th grade private school, with an enrollment of about 250 students. At Park, I am an active member of the Child Study Team, where we discuss any new referrals, monitor the progress of students currently receiving services, and review/develop IEPs and 504 Plans. I conduct all counseling at the school, including both individual and group. Topics include, stress management, test anxiety, organization, study skills, etc. I also manage a Response-Cost program three days per week after school for students that have a pattern of not handing in their homework. There, I supervise/help them complete homework, track their assignments, stay organized, and monitor progress in the program. In addition, I run and/or assist with seminar classes regarding primary prevention of harassment, processing grief, organizational skills, bullying, transitional preparation, etc. Finally, I will be involved in career assessments, where I will work with upper school students to help them examine their career needs and interests using career inventories. In addition to my placement at Park, I also intern at John Pound Elementary in the Lockport City School District once a week. There, I conduct initial and re-evaluations, attend CSE meetings, develop/review IEPs and 504 plans, and spend time in general and special education classrooms interacting with students and observing both teachers and students.

Loni Coleman:
I am currently fulfilling my internship year at School #22 within the Rochester City School District. I am working closely with the School Psychologist, Erminie Izzo, as well as the two social workers there and so far I really like my placement. I will be doing many things this year, including completing comprehensive assessments, individual and group counseling, FBAs and BIPs, and working as part of the crisis response team, to name a few. I've already been doing a lot at School #22 and am told that things will only get busier, so I'm really looking forward to the rest of the year.

Jennifer Leone:
I am currently doing my internship at Wayland-Cohocton. It is a K-12 placement and I love it so far! The placement allows me to take on various roles and to learn from a variety of experiences. Up until now, I have been doing a lot testing at the high school for re-evaluations. I am also co-facilitating a high school group with a counselor, individual counseling with 3 middle school students, and consultations with various teachers and related-service professionals. At the elementary level I have been actively involved in DIBELS data collection as well as ongoing progress monitoring for some students. I am also providing a direct reading intervention for a 1st grade student, and starting up an FBA/BIP for a 7th grade student, with still more to come!

Catherine Lesio:
I'm doing my internshipin theEast Irondequoit Central School District. I currently work three days per week at Eastridge Senior High School, one day per week at Ivan Green Primary School, and one day per week at Durand Eastman Intermediate School. So far, I have had the opportunity to do psychoeducational evaluations for students at a local private school andre-evaluations for students here in East Irondequoit. I have also had the opportunity to do a short lesson with a second grade class, start counseling four students at the intermediate level, and facilitate a social skills/friendship group with a student with autism and some of her classmates. I look forward to more experiences here at East Irondequoit - especially participating in the IST process and promoting the School Psychologist as a member of the schools' mental health teams.

Emily Lewandowski:
I am currently interning at the East Rochester School District. I am working with students inPre-K through 12th grade, at both the East Rochester campus as well as students in outside placements.

Casey Lewis:
I am currently interning at Finger Lakes Secondary School, which is a placement through Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES. My primary roles include counseling and consultation. I provide individual and group counseling, as well as crisis counseling to students, and work with teachers to problem-solve classroom issues. I am also involved in the student assessment process, and work as a part of many school teams.

Annmarie Schimmel:
I am a third year School Psychology Intern with the Rochester Institute of Technology's School Psychology Graduate Program. I am currently on Internship in the Hilton Central School District. This is a Pre-School through 12th grade placement which offers a variety of experiences from psychoeducational evaluations and curriculum based assessments to multi-grade counseling experiences and transition planning.

Chris Singer:
I am currently at the Midlakes Education Center through Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES at the Midlakes School District in Phelps/Clifton Spring. The population of students I work with includes children with autism, children with mobile disabilities, and children who are multiply disabled. My responsibilities include individual and group counseling, crisis support team, planning and implementing interventions, teacher and classroom support, initial and re-evaluations, as well as anything else that might be asked of me.

Cara Stromberg
I am currentlyan internin the East Irondequoit Central School District. I am split between three buildings at the primary, elementary, and middle school levels. I am involved in a wide range of activities, including counseling, assessment, and consultation with parents and teachers. I feel that RIT has prepared me well for internship yearand I am enjoying East Irondequoit!

Erin Wright:
I am in Geneseo, NY at the Geneseo Central School. It's a K-12 building with one School Psychologist... there are a little under 1,000 students enrolled here. My main role involves testing, report writing, behavior plans, and observations. We also attend TONS of meetings. I will be involved with individual and group counseling, but here in the district that is done by our 4 school counselors and our social worker, not the school psychologist.

Adrienne Zonneville
I am doing my internship with the Ithaca City School District. My time is primarily divided up between two elementary schools. So far I have been really busy with individual and group counseling, consultations, and academic and behavioral evaluations. I am currently applying for a grant to purchase AIMSWeb and am working on benchmarking the third grade classes. I've also been really busy attending CSE, IST, and mental health meetings. It has been a great experience so far!