Inherent in the many roles of a school psychologist is a primary responsibility to act as a child advocate. Child advocacy carries with it a variety of definitions, all of which are concerned with aligning oneself with the cause of either an individual child or a group. Child advocacy involves asserting and defending those rights of an individual…

Describes an intensive mental health program in a public elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y. Discusses events and circumstances which hampered "the perfect set-up." (Author/HMV)

The purpose of this pamphlet, written under the auspices of the American Psychological Association, is to inform the reader of the nature of the counseling psychologist's job. It is divided into five sections: (1) what a counseling psychologist does: his roles, his clientele, how he helps, how he solves problems, how he differs from the clinical…

A modified Solomon design was employed to study the effects of a school psychology simulation package on the enacted and written response of a group of school psychology preservice students. Results suggest that simulation as an integral part of a school psychology training program is an effective method of instruction. (Author)

Intended for psychologists in residential schools, the article contains a discussion of the psychosocial aspects of dealing with visually impaired children who have progressive terminal diseases. (Author/LH)

Fifty-eight credentialed school psychologists in 10 school districts were interviewed individually about background and training, professional duties, favored clinical techniques, and opinions and recommendations for improved services. Bulk of time was devoted to activities related to assessment of pupils with little involvement in research,…

Describes a counseling program which attempts to deal with child underachievement (in school) through the use of time-limited parent counseling groups, involving school psychologists as well as a community mental health agency. (Author)

The author contends that the skills required of the successful director of career education are contained in the well-trained school psychologist and that the goals of career development projects seem compatible with the goals of school psychology. (Author)

Condensed from "Grade Teacher, Volume 86 (December 1968), 70-75.

This discussion of an online, in-house computer system used in a group clinical psychology practice describes the development of a program designed to offer cost-effective testing services for patients of mental health professionals. The report provides detailed information on two psychological testing inventories rendered via computer. The first…

This paper presents a description of police research problems in such fashion that it could be generalized to other types of organizations. A two-dimensional taxonomy of problems in conducting psychological research in police departments is discussed. The first dimension concerns generality-uniqueness of the problem, relative to formal…

The Health Systems Agencies created to plan and coordinate the development of health care systems in 205 health service areas across the states have a need to be legitimized and operationalized in community contexts in order to achieve their purpose. Community psychologists have both research and consultation roles to play in contributing to…

Traditionally, school systems isolate pupil personnel staff from the classroom and the learning process. School psychologists, social workers, and counselors work one-to-one with special or problem students who are referred to them by classroom teachers. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina reject this traditional model. Instead,…