Based on the philosophy that parents need assistance in dealing with family changes and deteriorating family life, the Jordan Family Education Center (JFEC) was established in 1979 in Midvale, Utah to meet the mental health needs of families and children in the district. The center was committed to the philosophy that parents should be involved in…

This paper discusses strategies for the evaluation of severely handicapped students. The shortcomings of standardized assessment techniques are reviewed, and the appropriateness of normative comparison and the developmental model with this population is discussed. The role of the school psychologist in student assessment is described, and the need…

This three-part document contains several presentations and commentaries which represent further elaboration and clarification of the respective positions held by contributors to a 1988 American Psychological Association symposium on futures in school psychology. Part I contains the following presentations: (1) "Conceptualizing the Future of…

The most difficult part of being a school psychologist is working in a school. Demands for accountability and staff productivity from federal, state, and local funding sources can lead to a lack of flexibility in educational strategy, increased pressure to place students in special education programs, and restrictions on the role of the school…

The authors of this article were two consultants engaged by a school superintendent to evaluate the school district's tenured psychologist. Describes the results of the evaluation and calls for the establishment of local review boards. (HMV)

This study demonstrates, in the area of individual intelligence test administration, how competency standards can be implemented in school psychology training. The paper sets up behavioral objectives, determines what training is required for specified levels of mastery, and shows what specific training procedures contribute to the achievement of…

This paper was prepared and delivered as the presidential address at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Psychological Association, November 17, 1967, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Taken from a speech delivered to the National Invitational Conference of School Psychologists, Columbus, Ohio, March 1968.

Preliminary data were analyzed from 37 learning disabilities (LD) teachers and 36 school psychologists on the information considered useful in instructional planning and the greatest needs of LD students. Results indicated that standardized devices were considered most useful in instructional planning by both groups. The Wechsler Intelligence…

Problem clarification is described as a process to be engaged in as a means of initiating consultation with school staff who refer children to the psychologist for testing. This process requires that the staff member and psychologist examine the stated reason for referring the child as well as reasons which may not have been included initially.…

This survey of Ohio school psychologists presents information in tables in the following areas: types and sizes of school districts using school psychologists, the role and functional responsibilities of the school psychologists, the current educational level and training of school psychologists as well as directional trends in post-graduate level…

The author, as a testing consultant, has considered and answered 16 questions on the various aspects of testing usually asked by school staff members. The questions and answers are primarily concerned with statistical aspects of achievement tests and the best way to interpret test results to clients, parents and teachers. The need for caution in…