This study presents a model for supervision and evaluation of school psychologists. It is based on the results of two surveys, one mailed to state coordinators of school psychological services in all 50 states, and the other to all Pennsylvania school districts which have their own school psychologists. The purpose of both surveys was to determine…

This paper addresses the role of the school psychologist and how this role can be broadened to encompass areas other than just test administration, and takes a look at what additional knowledge is needed in order to fill more consultative and administrative roles. Through better training programs, the school psychologist is beginning to perform…

To evaluate the school psychologist's role in the management of children with hearing, language or speech impairments the executive director of the National Association of School Psychologists and 22 public school psychologists were interviewed. (LS)

Sixty graduate students in clinical psychology made diagnostic assessments of one of two staged interviews identical in content but enacted to convey either a middle- or lower-class impression. The results indicate the existence of a class bias and suggest a status differential between psychologists and psychiatrists. (Author)

This paper was originally prepared for Symposium (Division 16): School Psychology--This year and the future. It was delivered at the American Psychological Association meetings, San Francisco, September 1968.

This paper discusses Russia's educational system. The major goal of all education in Russia is to train individuals to participate actively in some form of useful work. All educational policy is set by the Communist party. All schools are run by the state and are free. In 1975, ten years of compulsory, free education was introduced, starting at…

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY ENCOMPASSES ANY AREA OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY BROUGHT TO BEAR ON ANY PROBLEM OF SCHOOLS, OR PERSONS IN SCHOOLS, OR THE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF SCHOOLS. AFTER WORLD WAR II, THE DEMAND FOR SCHOOL PROVISION OF CLINICAL SERVICES ROSE GREATLY BECAUSE OF THE RECOGNITION OF NEED, AFFLUENCE, AND THE POST-WAR BABY BOOM WHICH MAGNIFIED…

THIS RESEARCH EXAMINES THE DEGREE OF CONGRUENCE WHICH EXISTS BETWEEN COUNSELOR AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF GROUP COUNSELING. THIRTY COUNSELING GROUPS COMPOSED OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SPEECH THERAPISTS, AND NURSES WERE FORMED, UTILIZING ALL INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN TEACHERS AS GROUP LEADERS. TWO SERIES OF GROUP COUNSELING…

The study involving 130 teachers investigated the elements of psychoeducational evaluation seen by teachers as most helpful in working with emotionally disturbed children. Ss responded to questionnaires which delved into physical, psychological, social-emotional, moral-ethical, and mental development of the child. Results revealed that the…

This handbook attempts to revise and revitalize the concept of consultation as commonly employed by members of the helping professions, particularly school counselors and student personnel workers in educational settings. The authors believe that neither counseling nor coordination provide the kind of visibility necessary for credibility, and that…

The paper reviews followup school psychological services with handicapped and nonhandicapped students in terms of rationale, research support, and a survey of its implementation by 121 school psychologists. Followup is defined as the continued involvement of the school psychologist following the completion of the problem identification and…