The School Psychology Training Clinic (SPTC) is a student training facility in the Department of Educational Psychology within the UW–Madison School of Education. It provides a variety of services to children and families in the community. It is both a diagnostic and treatment clinic, providing assessment and intervention for a range of socio-emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties. Doctoral and Educational Specialist students in the School Psychology program at UW–Madison provide these services as part of their training in the program and are supervised closely by faculty in the School Psychology program. The primary mission of the SPTC is to train students in the delivery of educational and psychological services to children experiencing learning, behavioral, or emotional difficulties. The SPTC uses innovative and effective professional practices to promote graduate training in the School Psychology program and provide a service to the university, Madison, and other communities throughout Wisconsin.
Services available to children and their families include evaluations of intellectual and academic skills; assessment of learning difficulties; assessment of social-emotional status and behavioral concerns; parent consultation, counseling, and education; and individual and group academic and psychosocial interventions. Assessment and intervention programs may be conducted in a range of settings including the SPTC, school, community, and home.
Faculty, staff, and students in the SPTC adhere to the ethical standards of the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists. All information provided by and about clients is considered confidential. Services are provided on a sliding fee schedule. Contact the SPTC at (608) 262-3848 for information and for referral materials.
SPTC Services
- Preschool and private school admissions testing (cognitive assessment).
- Assessment for children/adolescents age 3 through 18; the SPTC offers evaluation for a range of concerns, including ADHD, behavioral concerns, intellectual disabilities, specific learning disabilities, and social/emotional concerns.
8 Week Reading Intervention for Kids!
The SPTC offers eight-week evidence-based reading interventions for students in grades 1-8 during the fall semester. Interventions will either focus on decoding skills or building reading fluency skills, which will be determined via a pre-screening. Doctoral level school psychology candidates lead individual sessions tailored to meet the child’s needs.
Next fall, all sessions will take place on Thursday evenings at either 4pm or 5pm from between October 2nd and November 20th. For more information please contact our clinic via phone or email: (608) 890-3673 or sptc@education.wisc.edu. If interested, you can also register here: SPTC Academic Intervention Form
8 Week Anxiety Intervention for Kids!
The SPTC offers an eight-week evidence-based anxiety intervention program for students in grades 1-12 during the spring semester. Doctoral level school psychology candidates lead individual sessions. The sessions focus on recognizing signs of anxiety, stress and worry, learning coping strategies to manage these feelings, and practicing these strategies in situations that are tailored to meet the needs of the individual client.
Next spring (2026), all sessions will take place on Thursday evenings at either 4pm or 5pm from February 19th and April 9th. For more information please contact our clinic via phone or email: (608) 890-3673 or sptc@education.wisc.edu. If interested, you can also register here: SPTC Anxiety Intervention Form.
- Parent training/consultation for a variety of childhood concerns (e.g., behavior management).
- Consultation with school personnel for individual clients, when appropriate.
- Consultation with school personnel, schools, and districts to offer site-specific professional development.
