Program Values (MSSP)

Student Related Values 

Core Value: Our program is Student Oriented 

• The main purpose of the School Psychology Program is to develop excellent professional School Psychologists. Therefore, every activity performed by our program has the goal of improving students’ learning outcomes. 

• Our program will provide all students with the educational services they need to achieve their goal of becoming competent School Psychologists. Students presenting academic or clinical performance deficiencies will receive the type of remedial help needed to overcome them.  

• Our program respects the students’ religious, affectional, and ethnic orientation or preferences.  

• Students will benefit from their interactions with our staff and faculty and will never be subject to abuse or intentional harm.  

• It is our intention to admit students capable of successfully completing the program. Once accepted, the program assists students to achieve their vocational goal. Students are expected to make a serious commitment to the program and to comply with all academic and skill-building requirements. 

• Our students want to learn and will learn when an adequate learning environment is created and maintained. 

• Feedback is needed to allow students to monitor their learning process, their clinical performance, and their personality development. 

Faculty Related Values 

Core Value: Faculty members deliver educational services of excellence. 

• The program’s most precious resource is its faculty. 

• The program’s administration is committed to facilitating the educational responsibilities and activities of all faculty members.  

• Our program recognizes that each faculty member needs to feel appreciated and safe and expects to be treated with courtesy and respect.  

• Our program is evaluation-rich and provides opportunities for students to provide feedback on their performance to all faculty members and supervisors. Such feedback should improve the quality of the educational services offered. 

• Our program expects all faculty members to model ethical and professional behavior to all students in their interactions.  

• The program’s administration recognizes that faculty members need the freedom and the resources to up-grade their knowledge base and clinical skills through continuing education efforts, through faculty development activities and by conducting research activities.  

• The program encourages all faculty members to develop their research and scholarly activities based upon their interests and the needs of the program. 

Administrative Values 

Core Value: The Administration of the Master of Sciences in School Psychology Program is committed to fostering a humane environment and to promote the program’s mission, goals, and values.  

• The administration of the program acknowledges the responsibility of harmonizing effectively the different subsystems of the educational process: students, faculty, staff, PHSU administration, community, accrediting agencies, the field of psychology, etc.       

• The administration will seek the necessary resources to facilitate the students’ learning process and to support the teaching activities of all professors.    

• The program’s administration will support all faculty members and all students interested in developing research projects.       

• The administration of the program represents the vision, mission, and image of the Master of Sciences in School Psychology Program to the public through professional and civic activities, through the media, and through the recruitment of interested individuals.

• The administration of the program sets an example for faculty and students with regards to the styles of interaction within all members of the academic community and in creating a supportive interpersonal environment. 

• The administration supports a continuous improvement approach to management and fosters the periodic evaluation of all processes and procedures.