Examines results from two surveys of school psychology state leadership and graduate training programs to measure demand for school psychology practitioners. Student to practitioner ratio continues to vary between states and regions. Enrollment in graduate programs remains stable. Discusses consequences of school psychologist shortages in…

Recent school psychology surveys confirm that graduates and practitioners with specialist-level preparation dominate current practice and graduate-program enrollment. Specialist level is likely to continue to dominate because most programs are in institutions that cannot offer doctoral degrees. Few differences exist in master's-, specialist-, and…

Recent research on the impact of economics on mental and physical health has raised fundamental questions about structural elements in the macro-economy and their role in creating stress. This paper reviews and integrates these sometimes conflicting findings into a cohesive model. Structural elements of our current economic system are identified…