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School Psychology Ph.D. Pediatric Practicum Locations

Upper Darby School District

  • 12,176 pupils, approximately 50% ethnic minority

  •  34.8% of pupils receive free or reduced lunch

  • Located adjacent to the City of Philadelphia, works closely in conjunction with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 

Allentown School District

  • 15,042 pupils, approximately 36.1% Hispanic and 12.1% African-American

  • 60.0% of pupils receive free or reduced lunch

  • Operates two state-of-the art Family Service Centers supported by grant from PA Dept. of Educ. providing cross-agency, integrated health, social, and medical care services and prevention programs to children and families within the catchment area of those schools 

  • Established links to the Lehigh Valley Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospital within the schools selected as practicum sites.

Children's Seashore House of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Children's Seashore House is affiliated with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Social Work. Children's Seashore House provides interdisciplinary care for children with sub-acute medical needs, physical and/or developmental disabilities. The specialized care and rehabilitation hospital has six basic inpatient treatment areas: biobehavioral, developmental disabilities, feeding, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation and respiratory rehabilitation.  Outpatient programs that provide comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment and management include: applied behavior analysis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, child development, cochlear implant, Down syndrome, feeding program, neonatal follow-up, neurorehabilitation and rheumatology. Staff includes professionals from Audiology, Child Psychiatry, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Psychology, Physiatry, Physical Therapy, Social Work, Special Education, and Speech and Language Pathology.
 
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Infant and Pediatric Patient Care Services include:

  • Adolescent Psychiatry Services

  • Child Life Program

  • Labor and Delivery

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Level 3

  • Neonatology/Regional Neonatal Network

  • Newborn Nursery 

Outpatient Pediatric Services include:

  • Allergy

  • Behavioral Pediatrics

  • Cardiology

  • Endocrinology and Genetics Services

  • Neurology 

  • Pulmonary Medicine

  • Rheumatology

  • Surgery

In cooperation with the Allentown School District, the Department of Pediatrics provides instruction, intervention case management, and access to health and community services for students at Central elementary school.

Sacred Heart Hospital, Department of Pediatrics

In cooperation with the Allentown School District, the Department of Pediatrics provides instruction, intervention case management, and access to health and community services for students at Jefferson elementary school.