Delineates competencies needed by school psychologists in the provision of counseling services to culturally diverse clients. Develops an exploratory measure of multicultural counseling competence in school psychology practice, the Multicultural School Psychology Counseling Competency Scale. This scale assesses trainers' perceptions of the…

School psychologists' traditional assessment role is being reevaluated as they assume greater responsibility for providing special services for students and training and advice for teachers. To establish relationships among administrators, school psychologists, and teachers, principals must learn about the school psychologist's role, peruse…

Surveys school psychologists to examine the acceptability of methods used to assess the cognitive ability of language minority students. Responses indicated that the use of a bilingual school psychologist, and the use of tests in English when a student is dominant in English were usually or always acceptable. Sometimes or usually acceptable were…

Advocates for the need to design, evaluate, and implement school-based prevention programs that focus upon decreasing the daily aggression and victimization that occur in elementary schools across the nation. Five model programs are reviewed and the key role that school psychologists play in the challenge to reduce aggression is highlighted.…

A case study is described in which a school psychologist served as the participatory researcher in an action research process for the development of a family-school partnership program in an elementary school. Concludes that participatory action research is a viable means for school psychologists to provide leadership in developing research-based,…

An annotated bibliography of materials relevant to multicultural and cross-cultural consultation in schools is provided. It features journal articles, books, and discussion papers. (GCP)

School psychologists and counselors are increasingly called upon to assist the growing population of grandparents who are rearing their grandchildren. This article addresses some of the key issues facing these grandparents: the emotional needs of grandchildren and grandparents, financial support, legal concerns and transitions. Suggestions for…

Examined incidence of child sexual abuse (CSA) reports to school psychologists and perceived quality of services to child victims and surveyed usage of CSA prevention and screening programs. Subjects included 171 school psychologists who reported 498 CSA cases. Results suggest need for training school psychologists in assessment of child sexual…

Discusses process of altering how school-based services are conceptualized and delivered relative to literature on effective change and innovation implementation. Describes development of Instructional Consultation Team Model, and presents model for change consisting of three stages (initiation, implementation, and institutionalization).…

School psychologists (n=139) completed survey that included Maslach Burnout Inventory; stress inventory; demographic questions; and questions designed to assess job satisfaction, ideal caseloads, and intent to leave the profession. Results suggest that symptoms of burnout occur frequently, particularly feelings of emotional exhaustion and reduced…

Surveyed national sample of school psychologists (n=173) serving secondary schools. Results revealed that many respondents were providing wide variety of services, including direct (counseling) and indirect (consultation) services. Approximately 75% reported satisfaction with their work. Job satisfaction was related to increased time spent in…

Discusses relationship between institutional mission and publication productivity in school psychology; categorizes top 50 institutions identified by Webster, Hall, and Bolen (1993) by university mission; and presents publication productivity rankings by category of institution. Analysis suggests that doctoral institutions have higher productivity…

Most recent articles on school psychologist involvement with families have been theoretical or conceptual in nature, and little has appeared regarding useful procedures. This article suggests an existing self-report measure that may be a useful addition to psychoeducational evaluations. Four case studies using the technique are presented, its…

Surveyed 83 Montana school psychologists concerning use of computer-based regression discrepancy model for learning disability identification. Of respondents, 89 percent used model; 62 percent used model regularly. Nonuse was related to less agreement with model assumptions, lower perception of model's value, difficulty in locating input data,…

Traces a century of growth in international school psychology. Cites various conditions and events which fostered development of international school psychology and four international, regional, and national conferences that strongly impacted on school psychology. Describes creation of International School Psychology Committee in 1972 and efforts…