The study assessed job satisfaction among school psychologists in public schools. Analysis of completed surveys determined that most respondents were satisfied with their current jobs. Participants expressed dissatisfaction with advancement opportunities and school system policies and practices. Job satisfaction could be predicted by age and…

Explores a rationale for counselors' responses to the threat of nuclear annihilation and suggests some action possibilities. Includes a response by Milton Schwebel emphasizing professional roles, and by Albert Ellis emphasizing the dangers of religous zealotism. (Author/JAC)

Examines the role of the counseling psychologist in physical health concerns and raises questions about the effectiveness of psychological treatments for health problems. Discusses implications for practice, theory, research, and training in counseling psychology and argues that this movement can be effective only if it affects morbidity and…

Examined the subjectivity of the Harris-Lingoes Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) content subscales by asking expert judges (N=13) to group items from appropriate clinical scales that represented similar content, attitudes or traits. Results showed nine replicated subscales were highly similar and nine were moderately similar to…

Examined a list of 19 therapist intentions in two studies. In Study 1 use of intentions was examined in 20 sessions of time-limited therapy. In Study 2 the list was used by 42 experienced therapists. Across both studies, the most frequently cited intentions were "insight,""clarify,""feelings," and "change."…

Surveyed 56 psychiatrists, 173 psychologists, and 282 social workers to examine similarities and differences in their personal and moral values. Results suggested the three groups shared a common core of personal values. Regarding moral values, psychiatrists and psychologists emphasized duty while social workers emphasized personal freedom. (JAC)

Mailed a case history of major depression to 369 male psychiatrists and psychologists, half of which received an altered female depressed case. Results showed no differences between psychologists and psychiatrists or, according to sex in diagnosis, suggested length of treatment or recommendation of drug treatment. (LLL)

Examined the status of continuing professional education of counseling psychologists (N=420) in terms of practices, attitudes, and background variables. Respondents appeared to be actively involved in continuing professional education, regardless of work role. Independent study accounted for the greatest amount of time spent in educational…

A survey of trainers of school psychologists was conducted to determine which texts in each of 16 areas of psychology they felt to be most relevant to the training of school psychologists. A 69-item bibliography of ranked choices in each area was presented. Possible trends were discussed. (Author)

The Ethical Principles for Psychologists now states, "The modifiers used in some of the standards of this Ethics Code (e.g. reasonability, appropriate, potentiality) are included in the standards when they would (1) allow professional judgment on the part of psychologists, (2) eliminate injustice or inequality that would occur with the…

A group of five psychologists and graduate students in psychology met for 16 weeks in a weekly one-hour group supervision meeting. This is a summary pf the experiences with an emphasis on the authors' feminist approaches to the supervision meeting. (Author)

This study surveys practicing school psychologists (N=86) in both private and public sectors for their estimates of the time required to administer, score, and interpret the tests they regularly administer in their schools. It provides school districts and school psychologists with time estimates, which can be used to quantify the actual time…

Briefly describes the use of a newsletter to transmit information about current articles or books of interest to teachers, to provide a vehicle for explaining role of school psychologist, and to help teachers learn to bring psychological matters out in the open for discussion. (CJ)

If school psychology is to make a significant impact on educational processes in the years ahead, it must develop a theoretical base from which systematic intervention and evaluation procedures can be established. The model presented in this paper is an effort to provide one base from which such a theory could evolve. (Author)

A procedure was developed to establish control of three tarbet classroom behaviors by making point reinforcers backed up by hard goods contingent upon working behavior in both math and reading classes. Behavior frequencies experimentally established were maintained during the fading procedures in both math and reading classes. (Author)