Psychology

The program will allow graduates to become credentialed as school psychologists by the Florida Department of Education and become nationally certified school psychologists.

Students and faculty from multiple university departments collaborated on a unique device the delivers a repeated presentation of a strobe flash to see how the brain handles that information.

Medicare is expanding access to mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists come Jan. 1. But the belief that seniors who suffer from mental health problems should just grin and bear it remains a troubling barrier to care.

This week marks 50 years since a failed bank robbery that gave rise to Stockholm syndrome, a term used to describe the bond that victims of kidnappings or hostage situations sometimes develop with their captors.

The school district is one of only a handful in Florida that will be offering the original course, with modifications made to the unit on gender identity and sexuality.

Even though AP Psychology can be taught again in Central Florida, most districts are opting for an alternative instead.

This year, much more than in years past, the people charged with taking care of students are under a microscope — and it’s taking a personal, and professional toll on public education.

After some reversals and confusion amid a dustup between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the College Board, South Florida school districts are now offering Advanced Placement psychology courses.

The course contains instruction on gender identity, sexual orientation, bias and racial discrimination—issues that at least two state laws plus a board of education rule have limited or all out banned.

As a new school year begins, experts are worried about disruption due to Florida educational policy changes.

After a reversal from state officials over gender and sexual orientation modules, the course can be taught in public high schools. Monroe County will offer an adapted version of the course but Palm Beach County schools will not be implementing it, while Broward and Miami-Dade counties are still evaluating the situation.

In a letter to state superintendents, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said the state believed the psychology course could be taught "in its entirety."