A variety of court decisions and laws relevant to malpractice and liability of school psychologists are presented. Terms are defined and examples of faulty psychological testing, defamation, withholding information, and inferred imcompetence are provided. Suggestions regarding litigation and legal defenses are made and issues related to…

Comments on an article in a previous issue of this journal (v9 n3 1972). (CJ)

This paper provides data that relate to both the reliability and abnormality of differences for the Developmental Test of Visual Perception (DTVP) subtest scores. (Author)

Experiences with observation in the training of clinicians suggest that it assists the student to find a balance between the structure of concept and variance of experience. This paper explores two modalities of the organization of knowledge and uses this exploration to develop a rationale for the use of observation as a discrete component of…

In comments addressed to the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Miami Beach, 1970, the author proposes that two levels of communication exist between the experimenter and his subjects: (1) the overt or the expected response and (2) the covert level or the guessed intent of the experimenter. (BY)

This article considers some of the parameters, issues, and problems which must be evaluated before and during the application of behavior modification techniques. Among the topics discussed are: selecting the right teacher, training the teacher, reinforcing the teacher, ineffective, or inappropriate reinforcement, the attitude of the school…

The wide variety of functions contributes to the difficulty of defining a single role for the school psychologist. The professional history, varying goals and needs of school districts, differences in quality and emphasis of training, plus state and federal legislation have contributed to this. The result is that although many psychologists render…

The role of the psychologist is to make available to the teacher psychological knowledge and techniques relevant to problem solution. The role of the teacher is to use these techniques in solving the problem. Two case studies are presented to illustrate this procedure. (Author)

Psychologists are presently from two schools of thought, clinical and educational measurement. This paper describes a training program for psychologists which is relevant to the needs, interests, and current problems of the school and its community setting. (Author/KJ)

This brief article suggests methods of involvement for individuals and professional groups who are interested in increasing the number of black psychologists. Some are: (1) financial commitment to black professional projects; (2) a look beyond stereotypes; (3) an attempt to expand awareness of one's own limitations regarding racial attitudes. (CJ)

Evaluates Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) as a rapidly administrable test of intelligence. The PPVT and Doppelt Short Form of the WAIS were given to 150 outpatients. Results suggest clinicians should be cautious in making decisions about patients on the basis of PPVT scores. (Author)

Stresses that the psychological community should be involved in shaping public policy for children, youth, and families who will be adversely affected by proposed Federal budget cuts in social programs. Summarizes issues discussed in the articles that follow in the same volume. (MJL)

The philosophy, rationale, and evaluation of the Union County (NJ) Learning Center is presented. The center is an intensive day-treatment program to effect changes that would allow the emotionally disturbed individual to return to the mainstream. (Author/PN)

Examined the extent of examiner error during administration of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) by practicing school psychologists and school psychology students eligible for state certification as psychometrists. A number of examiner item scoring and administration errors were observed for numerous subtests. (RC)