This paper presents behavioral objectives as a means to further professional growth for all educational personnel. The direct implications of this approach for the school psychologist are presented in the form of specific behavioral objectives. (Author)

In an earlier article an accountability system in which effectiveness was defined in terms of changes in specific target behaviors was outlined. This article is a description of subsequent modifications in that system to include functional information and results obtained when applied to the entire population of children who received psychological…

Questionnaires were sent to the superintendents of all school systems in Mississippi requesting information concerning the projected need for school psychologists in their systems over the next three to five years. (Editor)

This article is a survey of institutional affiliations of authors of articles published in Volumes 9 through 20 of the Journal of Counseling Psychology. Trends are reported within this 12-year period, and comparisons are made with earlier surveys by Goodstein and by Bohn. (Author)

The life and contributions of Helen Thompson Woolley and Leta Stetter Hollingworth are presented. These two women were prominent in the early mental testing movement as well as leaders in clinical psychology. Woolley and Hollingworth were feminists whose careful and objective research frequently studied alleged psychological differences between…

The changing role of the school psychologist in light of societal changes, changes in the profession, and the needs of handicapped children is discussed. Such professional dilemmas as the conflict between requirements for mundane assessment tasks and meaningful psychological practice are considered. Relationships of the school psychologist with…

An examination was made of the effects of the black caucus and the women's caucus on the American Psychological Association (APA). Black psychologists charged the APA with racism and female psychologists charged the organization with sexism. Both groups demanded changes in APA governance structure and policy. The demands of the two groups and…

The monograph includes three papers on the provision of school psychological services in secondary schools. "Perspectives in Psychological Services at the Secondary School Level" (by K. Hinkle and S. Sommers) provides a state of the art review of past, present, and future trends. D. McEchron's paper "School Psychological Services in the Secondary…

This bibliography is primarily concerned with the application of psychology in the schools. Its purpose is to provide a current list of references to accompany the book of readings entitled Perspectives on School Psychology. It was not until the 1960's that a body of knowledge for school psychology could be identified. The new journals, Journal of…

This paper reports an effort to develop and field test a new social learning model for school psychologists. The conclusions of the research thus far completed would indicate strongly that it is entirely possible to recruit and retrain existing school psychologists making effective changes in both their cognitive and behavioral approach to school…

The manual provides guidelines for supervising the intern school psychologist and for establishing and evaluating the intern training center. It is aimed at field and university supervisors and also school administrators who are considering the training of interns. This revised bulletin, updates information and emphasizes current philosophy. The…

Notes that school psychologists, in particular, have been relatively uninvolved in desegregation. Many have avoided their responsibility to study the sociological and psychological backgrounds of black students. (Author/AM)

A national sample of practicing school psychologists responded to a questionnaire measuring certain demographic characteristics and their perceptions of their training, practice, preferred job, and competence. Differences are examined for job setting (urban-rural), degree field (school psychology-other), and degree level (doctoral-subdoctoral). (…

In a nationwide survey with a 70 percent return rate, 5.5 percent of male and .6 percent of female licensed Ph.D. psychologists reported having had sexual intercourse with patients. (Author)