This paper reviews the literature on gender equity education practices and discusses its implications for risk prevention for all children. The goal of the paper is to provide school psychologists and university faculty with knowledge about the current status of preparation in gender equity education in preservice preparation of school…

This compilation features articles on topics of special interest to parents that have been previously printed in "Communique," the official newspaper of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Articles include: (1) "Children and Their Attitudes Toward Reading: A Handout for Parents" (J. Mullein); (2)…

A lack of supportive infrastructures in regular education classrooms can cause students with disabilities to flounder. Moving students with disabilities into inclusive classrooms has meant that special educators have less control over managing the factors that foster student success. "ClassMaps" is a strategy for reinstating supportive…

A model designed first to identify and encourage available resources and then to provide consultation and direct services within the school is described. An example of how the model was utilized to respond to a crisis situation within a particular elementary school is given. The resulting program is then evaluated and implications for future…

Analyzes the problems of the school psychologist, his relationship with the school as a whole as well as with individual children, and the effect teachers can have on child psychological development. (RK)

A procedure for recording and coding teacher and pupil behaviors in the classroom has been described and suggested as an assessment instrument of the school psychologist. (Author)

Fifty behavior problems were rated according to their seriousness by 100 teachers and 20 school psychologists. (Author)

Presented at the 45th annual meeting of the American School Health Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 8-11, 1971. (Author)

Active intervention by pupil personnel specialists can be helpful in improving classroom learning environments where conflicts build up between teacher and pupils. The author describes a program whereby the counselor or psychologist becomes the facilitator in a problem solving process; the teacher and students confront their difficulties and work…

Brain damage remains a medical diagnosis; it does not provide a useful practical framework within which the psychologist and educator can operate. The school psychologist should abandon the concept of brain damage and turn to problems which will benefit more from his attention. (Author)

This exploratory study investigated the impact of school psychologists' consultation skills, schools' organizational climates, and principals' leadership behaviors on elementary school teachers' usage of school-based consultation services. (Author/PN)

The authors talk about school psychology and the assessment of profoundly handicapped children from their personal experiences in two fields: special education and school psychology. Each author has practical experience relevant to current trends in these fields. (Author)

The educational community's concern with sex, drug, and vocational/career education has prompted school psychologists to take part in these areas. This article reviews the literature on (1) sex education, (2) drug education, (3) vocation/career education, and (4) psychology courses for high school students. (Author/PN)

The amount of time New Jersey school psychologists spend performing various professional role functions is reviewed in an attempt to quantitatively identify any developmental trends in the role functioning of school psychologists. (Author/PN)