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Leading and Supporting School Counselors through Evaluation Systems: A National Study
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Rachel Louise Geesa; Nicholas P. Elam; Marilynn M. Quick; Kaylee M. Odell; Jungnam Kim – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The "American School Counselor Association (ASCA) School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies" can provide the foundation for guiding and evaluating school counselors' practices and programs (ASCA, 2019). When appropriate measures are used to evaluate PK-12 school counselors, teachers, principals, and student support…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Counselor Evaluation
Evaluating the Performance of School Psychologists: Current Status and Future Directions with a 360-Degree Evaluation Process
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Morrison, Julie Q.; Hutchinson, Courtney E.; Talapatra, Devadrita – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
The purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to present the results of a study examining the current status of performance evaluations for school psychologist and (b) to use those findings to inform future directions. A content analysis of a national sample of 36 performance appraisal rubrics was conducted to examine their alignment with the…
Descriptors: Counselor Evaluation, Job Performance, School Psychologists, Standards
Performance Evaluation and Accountability for School Psychologists: Challenges and Opportunities
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Morrison, Julie Q. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
The call for school psychologists to demonstrate accountability in the evaluation of services at the individual, group, and system levels comes at a time when school districts nationally are pursuing personnel evaluation models that link teachers' instructional practices to student achievement. School psychologists have an opportunity to take a…
Descriptors: Accountability, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Performance Factors
Incompetence in School Psychology: The Case of "Dr. Gestalt"
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Rosenfeld, Joseph G.; Blanco, Ralph F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1974
The authors of this article were two consultants engaged by a school superintendent to evaluate the school district's tenured psychologist. Describes the results of the evaluation and calls for the establishment of local review boards. (HMV)
Descriptors: Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Performance, Evaluation, Performance Criteria
Interactive Relationships among Student Characteristics and Group Counseling Methods
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Hamilton, Jack A.; Bergland, Bruce W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1971
This article suggests a number of ways to improve field research on interactions among student characteristics and group counseling techniques. A greater variety of research strategies is urged to create and field test specific counseling treatments for particular students. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Evaluation
Instruments for Evaluating School Psychologists' Functioning and Service
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Sandoval, Jonathan; Lambert, Nadine M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
The evaluation of school psychological services is a responsibility and an opportunity too long ignored. This paper describes and presents examples of five data collection devices which can be used in the evaluation effort: the vignette-based questionnaire, the role-model questionnaire, the services received questionnaire, the teacher interview,…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Comparing Preservice, Elementary, and Junior High Teachers' Perceptions of School Psychologists: Two Decades Later.
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Severson, Herbert H.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Surveyed 181 experienced elementary and junior high teachers and 189 preservice teachers regarding their perceptions of school psychologists. Results revealed significant differences between preservice and experienced teachers' effectiveness ratings of school psychologists on eight tasks and on ratings of school psychologists' qualifications. (NRB)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Qualifications, Elementary School Teachers