Over a million U.S. students are homeless according to a report by the U.S. Department of Education (National Center for Homeless Education 2013). According to the same report, rates of homelessness among students have increased 72% since the beginning of the 2008 economic recession and 10% from the 2011-2012 school year. Moreover, whether or not…

This project follows a survey into the role of UK educational psychologists (EPs) in delivering therapeutic interventions to children and young people. Four educational psychology services (EPSs) that identified themselves as providing effective therapeutic practice were selected on the basis of their qualitative responses to the survey. Site…

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a framework for describing behaviors by viewing them from three broad and different perspectives: (1) physiologic, physical, and psychological functions; (2) a person's engagement in functional life activities; and (3) their participation in social settings. The…

Traumatic brain injuries are the leading cause of death and disability for children and adolescents each year in the United States. Children who survive these injuries often suffer from a range of impairments including intellectual, academic, behavioral, affective, and social problems, but they often become mired in a slow-moving process while…

Community-based occupational therapy (OT) services are intended to promote social integration and minimize disability. The objective of this study was to describe community-based OT services for children in the province of Quebec, Canada. Specific aims included (a) to determine the proportion of Centres Locaux de Services Communautaires (CLSCs)…

A brief history of vocational school psychology is followed by descriptions of direct services (such as individual and group assessment and counseling) and indirect services (such as inservice education, public relations, and grant writing assistance). Areas of collaboration among school psychologists and other members of career development team…

The paper describes the evolution of a special education delivery sytem in a Montgomery, New Jersey township. It is pointed out that the project's first year focused in preparing teaching, administrative, and Child Study Team members for project participation through meetings and newsletters. Noted are two goals which emerged from meeting…

The practicum examined a means of conducting psychoeducational evaluations of children suspected of educational handicaps while expanding the delivery services of school psychology to include consultation, program planning, research, evaluation, supervision, and interventions. Practicum activities included: (1) psychoeducational evaluations…

Describes emerging approaches to delivery of psychological services to special-needs students including: (1) indirect delivery via consultation; (2) instructional strategies based on new views of learning and cognition; (3) increased emphasis on cooperative arrangements in classrooms; (4) use of authentic assessment procedures; and (5) peer…

These conference proceedings deal with the role school psychologists can play in the design and delivery of vocational education programs for handicapped persons. The papers describe the general state of the art for vocational education programs as well as specific programs such as career planning, programs funded by CETA (Comprehensive Employment…

Some innovative methods of serving the rural handicapped population are described: volunteers; telecommunications for home instruction; SPECIALNET electronic mail; and resources for parents. Three cases involving Utah's Cooperative Extension Project for the Handicapped summarize services for handicapped and Indian students. (GDC)

The paper proposes changes from the present categorically based special education service delivery system to a curriculum-based service delivery system. Set forth are problems currently associated with designating students as learning disabled (LD), distinguishing them from those who are simply underachievers or have other handicapping conditions,…

This manual offers information regarding provision of related services to Vermont students with disabilities that is consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and with Vermont law and regulations. It also describes promising or exemplary practices in education, special education, and related services. Section 1,…