The American Psychological Association (APA) conducted the online 2005-2006 Teacher Needs Survey wherein 52% of first year teachers, 28% of teachers with two to five years of experience, and 26% of teachers with 6 to 10 years experience ranked classroom management as their greatest need. Difficulty managing student behaviors leads to higher stress…

Consultation researchers have long recognized the importance of assessing fidelity of intervention implementation, including the fidelity with which both consultation procedures and behavioral intervention plans are delivered. However, despite decades of discussion about the importance of assessing for fidelity of implementation in intervention…

The integration of research and practice is considered essential to the effective delivery of school psychological services. The purpose of this case study is to demonstrate how school psychologists can implement the scientist-practitioner model in applied settings and deliver high quality consultative services to teachers and students. Behavioral…