Examined affective reactions to termination among 61 male and 56 female psychologists. Counselor loss history was significant predictor of counselor anxiety and depression during termination. Perceived client sensitivity to loss was significant predictor of counselor anxiety during termination when effect of counselor loss history was partialed…

Notes that role of psychologist on palliative care unit is to be there for terminally ill, their friends, and their families, both during the dying and the bereavement and for the caregiver team. Focuses on work of decoding ordinary words which for many patients hide painful past. Stresses necessity to remain open to unexpected. (Author/NB)

Advocates model of psychological service delivery that envisions school psychology in settings outside education agencies. Holds that university programs must accelerate efforts to train psychologists with broader range of skills by altering content and process of didactic and supervised activities. Emphasizes inservice and continuing education…

Presents overview of Erich Fromm's theory of human development with special emphasis on the origin of basic human needs, reciprocal interaction between these needs, and sociocultural structures that mold social character. Describes different types of social character in terms of socioeconomic structures that produce them. Describes features of…

Reports development of observation system, Preschool Observation Code (POC), for use across phases of preschool intervention design and evaluation. Describes purpose of code, procedures used for code, procedures used for code construction, and two related studies of interrater and criterion-referenced agreement. Discusses practical issues related…

Results of national survey (n=331) examining training and involvement of school psychologists in supervision indicated that one-quarter of sample had some graduate coursework or training in supervision. Only 11.2% of sample received this training in school psychology programs. Compared to number actually involved in supervision, more school…

Validated relationship of personality characteristics as measured by the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Findings from 50 school psychologists revealed that school psychologists with well-integrated personalities (high Factor 3 scores on CPI) were less prone to burnout than others.…

Surveyed 364 members of the Society for Personality Assessment to determine how they use computer-based test interpretation software (CBTI) in their work, and their perspectives on the ethics of using CBTI. Psychologists commonly use CBTI for test scoring, but not to formulate a case or as an alternative to a written report. (SLD)

School psychologists who are savvy about state and federal policies benefit in that they have enhanced their potential to participate in school reform and are better able to facilitate the inclusion of special-needs students in their programs. Presents an overview of state and federal reform legislation, organization, and activities, and ties…

Remarks on a personal view of what school psychology should stand for, and therefore what its role in educational reform should be. Discusses problems in an autobiographical way. Urges the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to develop clear standards on issues of context for productive and unproductive learning. (Author/JDM)

Discusses utility of individual ability measures for diagnostic and treatment decisions with children and youth who are referred in educational settings due to learning and/or behavior problems. Concludes that utility of current individual measures of ability in school psychology is low for diagnostic and treatment decisions. (Author/JDM)

Analyzes results of surveys of school-psychology practitioners and faculty. Finds that women dominate in practice, men dominate in faculty position, while special education continues to dominate service. Role preference is more on direct intervention and problem-solving consultation. Results suggest a slight change in characteristics of school…

Describes the work of a task force of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, which developed a multipart definition of scholarship that conceptualizes scholarship more broadly than the traditional classification of research, teaching, and service. Scholarship is viewed as being inherent in the quality of a faculty member's activity. (SLD)

The fourth edition of the "Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM) recognizes that feeding problems of infants and children are not typically the same as eating problems of adolescents, thus the addition of a broad diagnostic category, "Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood." Subtypes are…

Throughout its history, IQ testing has been at the center of controversy; that role continues to the present. The future of IQ testing for school psychology probably rests on the resolution of these controversies as well as on the ultimate interface of clinical assessment and computer technology. (Author/MKA)