Oregon college launches remote program to address shortage of school psychologists in rural communities

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Lewis & Clark school psychology student Christopher Edwards leads a group of children in a social-emotional learning activity. The private college is one of just two Oregon institutions with a school psychology graduate program and will launch a virtual option this fall to serve students in rural Oregon. (Courtesy Lewis & Clark)courtesy Lewis & Clark

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Portland based higher education institution Lewis & Clark will launch a hybrid option within its school psychology program this fall aimed at training rural Oregonians to work as mental health professionals in their local schools.

The private liberal arts college currently offers one of two graduate programs for school psychology in Oregon and will be the first to offer a mostly remote option for aspiring school psychologists who don’t want to relocate, program director Elena Diamond said. The on-campus program has about 60 students. The hybrid program will welcome about 10 students in its inaugural cohort this fall, but is expected to grow in the future, Diamond said.

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