In a nationwide sample, school psychology practitioners and authors of recent journal articles identified prevention of school-related problems and improvement in the functioning of non-referred population as areas most in need of research. Revealed little agreement between perceived needs and actual publications. (Author/ABB)

Provides a comprehensive view of the predoctoral internship for counseling psychologists. Delineates relevant issues in intern training. Attempts to stimulate the field of counseling psychology to examine critically the effectiveness of internship training programs. (Author/ABB)

Responds to Holloway and Roehlke's aritcle on training counseling psychologists. Comments on the locus of control for education and training decisions, and the scientist-practitioner model. Urges counselor educators to take more initiative in establishing education and training policy. (ABB)

A British educational psychologist critically examines her practices toward parents. Aspects of the power relationship are explored, including acting as a friend, the trappings of professionalism, privacy and confidentiality, interprofessional trust, and service provision. Professional survival is seen to be the underlying motive in these…

Studied employment of counselors with master's degrees in multiservice mental health agencies. Showed that employment of counselors did not differ significantly from the employment of individuals with master's degrees in psychology and social work, that counselors fulfilled various administrative duties, and delivered direct care services…

Notes that there are more counseling personnel in the elementary schools than ever before. Examines similarities and differences among school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers. Provides role definitions for each group, recognizes overlap, and urges that counseling personnel work together to benefit students. (NB)

Describes nature of school psychology programs and practices in Ghana, beginning with the historical development of practices during the period 1529-1971. Presents comparative analysis of past and contemporary school psychology practices. Discusses an examination of the system of school administration, professional education of teachers and…

Investigated the change processes that laypersons and psychologists reported using to overcome psychological distress. Interpersonal relationships and willpower strategies were employed commonly in both samples; medication was used infrequently. Gender, education, and previous treatment were related to coping processes among laypersons. Relative…

Describes a process whereby the school psychologist writes a more descriptive and less interpretative report. Encourages parents and staffing team members to become collaborators in hypothesis testing relative to the test results instead of being passive recipients of the psychologists' wisdom. Attempts to decrease defensiveness, improve…

A questionnaire was used to gather data from school psychologists, school superintendents, and state education departments. Results indicated school psychologists play a significant part in defining their role. Major resources of influence are delineated as defined by survey respondents. Intervention strategies for role modification are discussed.…

Highlights psychologists' roles and contributions to policy development in the areas of employment, deinstitutionalization, family violence, science and technology, and education. Focuses on psychologists' participation in creating policies that respond to the realities of women's changing social roles. (KH)

Examined the roles of 11 school psychologists in an urban school in a time sampling study conducted by trained observers. Results generally confirmed the findings of self-report studies showing that 30-40 percent of the psychologists' time was spent in assessment. (JAC)

Presents an overview of family systems perspectives as they relate to the functioning of the school psychologist, reviews briefly current available levels of family intervention, and presents guidelines for training school psychologists in family dynamics and family therapy. Suggests that family systems approach is complex and necessitates…

Epileptic children may have physical and emotional needs which can interfere with learning and socialization. Current prevalence estimates, definitions, and classifications of epilepsy are surveyed. Factors affecting the epileptic child's school performance and specific learning problems are addressed. Specific roles are presented for school…

Describes a study that analyzed the actual performance of school psychologists in career development functions, the future importance school psychologists attach to career development functions, and the educational preparation of school psychologists with respect to career development functions. (CT)