Statement of Program Philosophy
The School Psychology program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison embraces a scientist-scholar-practitioner model of graduate education. Faculty endorse evidence-based practices (e.g., assessment, intervention, consultation, evaluation), and they have allegiance to a broad-based behavioral orientation in research and practice, including for example, applied behavior analysis, cognitive-behavior therapy, social-learning theory, and ecological-behavioral-systems theory. The program emphasizes a strengths-based, problem-solving approach to direct and indirect service delivery at the individual, family, and system levels. As a program we are committed to supporting Black, First Nation, Latinx, Asian, and other communities of color and engage in evidence-based practices through a social justice lens in order to support children and families from minoritized backgrounds. We strongly emphasize the preparation of health-service psychologists for clinical, academic, and scholarly careers, and as leaders in K-12 public education through research, scholarship, and practice.