Sample interview questions, Exercises of Psychology

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SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

General Interview Questions

• Why do you want to be a school psychologist?
• How did you get into school psychology?
• What do you like about school psychology?
• What do you dislike about school psychology?
• What strengths/weaknesses do you have?
• Describe relevant experiences you have had will make you a qualified intern.

Internship

• What do you want to see for your role as an intern?
• Why do you want to come to ____ for your internship?
• What concerns do you have regarding internship?
• What do you want from an internship?

Assessment

• What type of assessments are you familiar with?
• How many reports have you written?
• How many case studies have you worked on?
• Which assessment would you use for ______ problem?

Consultation/Counseling

• How would you handle a teacher coming to you and saying she had a student acting out in class? How would you handle a situation where two parents are getting divorced and their child is experiencing negative behaviors in class?
• What qualities does a good consultant have?
• How would you handle a situation in which you disagreed with your supervisor/team members over the diagnosis a child should have?

Intervention

• What types of interventions would you design for a student exhibiting ADHD problems?
• What type of interventions would you design for a student with behavioral problems (aggression, etc)?
• What types/describe the types of counseling experiences you have had?

Factual Questions

• What is a 504 Plan? How does it differ from an IEP?
• How often do you re-evaluate a student on an IEP?
• Who are the members of an IEP team?
• What is IDEA, ADA, NCLB, etc and how do they affect special education?
• What are the criteria for a student being eligible for a disability under IDEA?
• What is developmental delay? (Insert any category)
• Know your opinion on RTI vs. refer-test-place/discrepancy model