Summarizes the findings of studies done by the Commission on the Status of Women, appointed in the spring of 1972 by the Executive Committee of the Southeastern Psychological Association; these articles were presented in modified form at the meeting of the SEPA, April, 1973. (JM)

Reports results of a survey conducted during 1970-71: the items in the questionnaire dealt primarily with issues in psychology, graduate education, professional journals, and general communication; 2340 graduate students and 368 returned questionnaires. (JM)

The authors of this article were two consultants engaged by a school superintendent to evaluate the school district's tenured psychologist. Describes the results of the evaluation and calls for the establishment of local review boards. (HMV)

This study demonstrates, in the area of individual intelligence test administration, how competency standards can be implemented in school psychology training. The paper sets up behavioral objectives, determines what training is required for specified levels of mastery, and shows what specific training procedures contribute to the achievement of…

This paper was prepared and delivered as the presidential address at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Psychological Association, November 17, 1967, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Taken from a speech delivered to the National Invitational Conference of School Psychologists, Columbus, Ohio, March 1968.

The Social Sciences have a conceptual framework that is outside of cultural pluralism and hence, beyond a respect for the dignity of all individuals. There is a continual need to balance the control function of science with its function as a potential agent of social change. However, the scientific method is a controlled inquiry based on a…

Preliminary data were analyzed from 37 learning disabilities (LD) teachers and 36 school psychologists on the information considered useful in instructional planning and the greatest needs of LD students. Results indicated that standardized devices were considered most useful in instructional planning by both groups. The Wechsler Intelligence…

Although the role of a child psychologist has been defined in different ways, a typical pediatric psychologist spends a large amount of time with extensive diagnostic testing, because the psychological report is the ultimate product of the assessment procedure. It is important to determine how those receiving the information from the report view…

Problem clarification is described as a process to be engaged in as a means of initiating consultation with school staff who refer children to the psychologist for testing. This process requires that the staff member and psychologist examine the stated reason for referring the child as well as reasons which may not have been included initially.…

These seven papers and the summary of discussion that accompanied their presentation represent the proceedings of a seminar on bibliotherapy conducted by the Library School of the University of Wisconsin. The papers were designed to distinguish the role of psychotherapist from that of librarian or educator in the bibliotherapeutic process, and to…