Students with serious emotional disturbance (SED) are identified at relatively low rates, perhaps because of confusion about how to meet the federal definition's elements. One practical aspect of this problem is addressed: how to determine if emotional disturbance has adversely affected educational performance. Implications for professional…

Addresses criticism of adolescent suicide prevention programs in school settings by reviewing theoretical orientation, targeted populations, goals, and methods used in programs. Results show most programs are of short duration, follow a stress-related model, and fail to assess actual suicidal behavior. Questions effectiveness of these school-based…

Discusses the history of psychology's development and growth in medical centers, its current status, and some goals for the future of psychology in medical schools and academic health care centers. Explores issues related to the education and training of psychologists. (SLD)

Analyzes two surveys sent to school psychologists questioning whether differences exist in training, practice, attitudes, or roles among male and female school-psychology practitioners or faculty. Findings confirm the assumption that practitioners are female and most faculty in school psychology are males. Discusses implications for future…

D. F. Halpern and her colleagues criticize overly narrow scholarship and examine the economics of scholarship and the criteria for evaluation. Psychology needs a historically grounded, open-minded, and theoretically sophisticated view of scholarship that emphasizes the responsibilities of educational institutions in meeting the needs of society.…

Reflects on "Scholarship in Psychology" from the perspective of liberal arts college professors. Applauds features of the report's multidimensional understanding of scholarship, suggests clarifications and criticisms, and outlines ways to define faculty priorities and rewards. (SLD)

Presents three perspectives influencing contemporary views of literacy learning: developmental, cognitive, and sociocultural. Perspectives inform the selection of guidelines for school psychologists engaged in assessing and recommending instruction in areas of word recognition, vocabulary, and text comprehension. (Author/JDM)

Examines the developmental investigations of children's friendships and children without friends, explaining how they challenge the current conceptualization of social interventions and their supporting policies. Discusses factors that may contribute to friendlessness including behaviors that disrupt interactions with peers, difficulties with…

The career of psychologist Samuel Kirk, the "father" of learning disabilities (LD), is reviewed. Noted are his professional career, his dedication to scholarship and inquiry, his continued involvement with people with LD, his ability to integrate knowledge from different disciplines, his creative use of research, his preparation of other…

Replicates Bergin's (1985) research involving religious values and beliefs and their relationship to counseling. Differences were found in each of 10 belief areas on 10 values areas between the total sample in both studies. Within-group differences revealed greater similarities among professional counselors, social workers, and marriage/family…

Discusses how schools are seen as powerful sources of health promotion in South Africa and how organization development is a potent strategy for managing change and enhancing the school's growth towards becoming a healthy learning environment. Addresses the implications for the role of school psychologists in contributing towards the development…

Investigates the relationship between three training procedures (didactic, modeling, or rehearsal feedback) and treatment integrity. Results indicate that higher levels of treatment integrity were associated with direct training procedures. Discusses implications for treatment planning and potential ramifications for consultants working in…

Proposes that school psychologists could play an important role in identifying at-risk youth, and planning appropriate individual, school, and community interventions related to school violence. Reviews (a) characteristics of students at risk for violence, (b) informal checklists and matching student characteristics to profiles of typical violent…

Kentucky teachers (N=209) were given scenarios of students exhibiting problematic behavior to determined whether they considered the function of a behavior when determining a classroom intervention. Results found that few teachers considered the behavioral function when deciding upon an intervention. Discusses implications for school…

Article provides overview of special education legislation and describes how special education services are typically provided. Reviews research regarding special education efficacy, emphasizing interventions designed to improve the academic functioning of students with mild, high incidence disabilities. Discusses promising instructional…