No differences in achievement were evident in a college-level general psychology course between students who had completed a high school psychology course and those students who had not. The results are discussed in terms of the content, quality, and objectives of high school psychology courses. (Author)

Presents six accountability tools to help school psychologists document their effectiveness and justify their presence in the public schools. The tools described include a daily log, time elapsed information, accountability interviews, follow-up questionnaires, telephone follow-up, and behavioral consultation. (EJT)

Results of this study indicate that a discrepancy exists between how principals see themselves functioning and how they feel they should be functioning. The authors feel school psychologists must work with the principal to bring about the desired change. (Author/HMV)

An intervention program for the modification of classroom aggressive behavior is outlined. The primary components of this program are positive reinforcement, behavior rehearsal and modeling, and group activity procedures. (Author)

The study involving 65 school psychologists, 38 special education teachers, and 21 "naive" university students (those not in education or psychology related programs) examined the extent to which school personnel were able to differentiate learning disabled (LD) students from low achievers by examining students' patterns of scores on…

Endler, Ruchton, and Roediger's (1979) method of obtaining exact publication counts for individual psychologists in order to make ratings of psychology departments was evaluated. Using the 1975 "Social Science Citation Index" (SSCI) as a data base, Endler et al. ranked departments on total citation and total publication counts.…

The issue of certification is a crucial one for psychologists. The advantages of such certification might seem to be a sanctioned status in the community, a specific set of courses for students leading to a specific title, and possibly an edge in a highly competitive job market. But the sort of training implied by certification implies learning a…

A solution to the problem in the knowledge gap between educational institutions and the medical world is proposed: send a school psychologist to a medical setting to bridge the gap. The author contends that both school and medical facilities would benefit as psychologists could offer physicians and medical students training in the psychological…

THE FIVE MAJOR AREAS COVERED BY A SEMINAR ON PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES, SPONSORED BY THE GEORGIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN JUNE, 1966, ARE SUMMARIZED. PAPERS WERE PRESENTED, AND A PANEL REACTED TO THE FOLLOWING--(1) THE PUPIL PERSONNEL CONCEPT, (2) THE COUNSELOR ON THE PUPIL PERSONNEL STAFF, (3) THE SOCIAL WORKER ON THE PUPIL PERSONNEL…

A PSYCHIATRIST, A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, AND A SOCIAL WORKER EACH MADE INDEPENDENT CASE STUDIES OF EACH OF 300 CHILDREN EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN THE SECOND AND FIFTH GRADES. TWO OBJECTIVES WE KEPT IN MIND--(1) MAKING AN ACCURATE PREDICTION OF THE CHILD'S ADJUSTMENT TO SCHOOL AND (2) TRYING TO DEVISE A USEFUL SET OF CRITERIA UPON WHICH CONSISTENT…

STATEMENTS MADE BY A THERAPY CLIENT WERE TYPED ON SMALL CARDS AND PRESENTED AS AN ARRAY TO 18 SUBJECTS. EACH SUBJECT CATEGORIZED THESE STATEMENTS TO REPRESENT CONCEPTS HE USED IN CONCEPTUALIZING THE CLIENT. ON COMPLETING THIS TASK, EACH SUBJECT DESCRIBED THE CLIENT USING A Q-SORT. DESCRIPTIVE ACCURACY WAS DEFINED CONSENSUALLY VIA FACTOR ANALYSIS…