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The Identification of Students with Emotional Disturbance: Moving the Field toward Responsible Assessment Practices
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Hanchon, Timothy A.; Allen, Ryan A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
For over 40 years, the special education category "Emotional Disturbance" (ED) has elicited considerable confusion and controversy for educators. Perhaps most notably, the federal ED definition has been assailed for its inclusion of vague, construct-laden terminology, coupled with a general lack of clarity or guidance. In this article,…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances, Special Education, Disabilities
History of the Future of Proactive School Psychology: Historical Review at Our 75th APA Anniversary to Transcend the Past, Excel in the Present, and Transform the Future
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D'Amato, Rik Carl; Perfect, Michelle – School Psychology, 2020
The purpose of this article was to historically review the field of school psychology for the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Division of School Psychology (DSP) of the APA. Past and present proactive school psychology was evaluated and recommendations for the future were offered in light of historic APA DSP goals. Since its inception, the…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Educational History, Program Evaluation, Educational Change
The "Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation": A Quarter Century of Contribution, a Future of Challenge and Optimism
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Truscott, Stephen D.; Lopez, Emilia; Fish, Marian C.; Margolis, Howard – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2015
The "Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation" ("JEPC") is beginning its second quarter century of publication. Given the challenges education faced in 1990, when the journal began publishing, and the evolving challenges of 2015, it became important to answer two questions: (1) Has "JEPC" successfully…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Disabilities
Interprofessional Practice and Education in Health Care: Their Relevance to School Psychology
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Margison, Judith A.; Shore, Bruce M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
Calls for increased collaborative practices in school psychology parallel similar advances in the realm of health care. This article overviews the concepts associated with collaborative practice in school psychology and in health care (e.g., interaction, teamwork, and collaboration) and discusses how the literature emerging from interprofessional…
Descriptors: School Psychology, School Psychologists, Health Services, Cooperation
An APA-Informed Perspective on the Shortage of School Psychologists: Welcome Licensed Psychologists into the Schools (and Did We Mention Xeriscape Gardening Together?)
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Tharinger, Deborah J.; Palomares, Ronald S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The authors were asked to respond to the shortage of school psychologists from the perspective of the Division of School Psychology of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association (APA), and also chose to address the larger issue of the shortage and lack of accessibility of mental health services for children…
Descriptors: Health Services, School Psychology, Psychological Services, Mental Health Programs