Traces historical development of regulatory practices in school psychology for individual and institutional credentials. Presents certification from state departments of education, licensure by state psychology boards, and credentials administered by professional groups (National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology, National School…

Used analogue case study format to examine sex bias in clinical judgment among school psychologists. Varied sex of adolescent and problem type in 2 X 2 design. School psychologists read case study and rated perceived disturbance and importance of intervention. Psychologists rated it more important to intervene when subject was male; no differences…

Suggests that African-American children benefit from cooperative-learning strategies because of their cultural heritage, family background, and socialization. Reviews cooperative-learning strategies, offers theoretical analysis of sociocultural basis for cooperative-learning orientations among African-American children, and examines empirical…

While school psychologists debate issues such as the importance of alternative service delivery versus traditional assessment, and doctoral versus nondoctoral entry criteria for the profession, the crucial question remains of where school psychologists fit into school reform. The assumption of this mini series is that school psychologists are not…

Article from paper presented at 24th annual convention of National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in 1992. Identifies current issues in school psychology revolving around five points: its role in reform, current educational structures, response to increasingly multicultural and pluralistic society, uniting home and school to enhance…

Information about temperament differences among children may not be fully incorporated into the practice of school psychology. An increase in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be related to insufficient appreciation of normal temperament variations. Research on children's temperament and consideration of…

Discusses ideas for role change of school psychologists that have appeared rather consistently in the literature: an emphasis on indirect service, application of the science of psychology, an emphasis on prevention, systematic evaluation of services, involvement with various stakeholders, and consideration of diversity from a broad perspective.…

Considers arguments that William Erchul (1999) presented in response to the author's literature review (Gutkin, 1999) of collaborative versus directive consultation. Identifies and analyzes critical points of agreement and disagreement. Presents an expanded model of "rapprochement" in response to Erchul's recommendation to incorporate the dyadic…

Explores how principals can use school psychologists' professional expertise in collaborative problem solving. Explains school psychologists' functions, shares a case study illustrating superintendent-psychologist cooperation in solving a drug abuse problem, outlines five possible problem-solving situations, identifies four myths of collaboration,…

Based on the theory of Street-Level Bureaucracy, this exploratory study examines implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by school psychologists. Six school psychologists and their supervisors participated. Results show that when school psychologists experience conflict in their work, they develop coping strategies…

Discusses citation analysis methods particularly as a means of assisting researchers in clarifying formal communication patterns among journals within school psychology. Studied similarities among 22 school psychology and related journals in their citation frequencies. Main results indicated that seven school psychology journals display a low…

Traditional approaches for working with children and families in the schools focus on problems and disturbance. The concept of positive psychology as a way to change this focus is offered through exploration of its integration within school psychology. Specifically, the application of positive psychology can form the basis of preventive practices…

The Ethical Principles for Psychologists and Code of Conduct has been recently revised. The organization of the code changed, and the language was made more specific. A number of points relevant to school psychology are explicitly stated in the code. A clear advantage of including these items in the code is the assistance to school psychologists…

A growing body of literature on risk and resilience, school engagement, and positive psychology offers school psychologists new perspectives with which to consider students' progress through school. This literature emphasizes the importance of monitoring student internal and external assets. In this article, a framework is reviewed that highlights…

Shortages of school psychologists have been documented for many years with this deficiency extending not just to practitioners but to trainers as well. This article presents the results of a search to identify individuals employed in academic institutions and their graduating universities. Using an Internet search and mailings to doctoral…