Many of our practicum sites involve our students in settings where there is significant opportunity to work with individuals from ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

TYPICAL PRACTICUM SITES:
ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT: Urban district with over 15,600 students, 38% Latino, 12% African American. The district's poverty rate, as determined by the number of children qualifying for free or reduced lunches is 66% of enrollment. Nearly 90% of Latino students in the district live in poverty, compared with 78% of African Americans.

BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICT: a mixed urban and suburban district with over 14,800 students. The district has a diverse population that includes approximately 29% Latino and 7% Black. The district's poverty rate, as determiined by the number of children qualifying for free or reduced lunched is 32% of enrollment.

CENTENNIAL SCHOOL: Lehigh University, College of Education affiliated school for students with severe emotional/behavior disorders.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA: 207,000 pupils consisting of approximately 66% African American, 20%, White, 11% Hispanic, and 3% Asian American. An established record of collaboration with health care centers to provide comprehensive services to children within the city. Establishment of a Family Resource Network involving clusters of schools that will link health, mental health, child welfare and educational services within the community school to provide comprehensive care to school children and their families. Established links to Children's Seashore House of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School within the schools selected as practicum sites.


CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Schools of Medicine. The specialized care hospital has many important 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, neurolog, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology and 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.