The second edition of "Multicultural Counseling in Schools" documents the tremendous change and improvement that is evident in the theory and practice of multicultural school counseling. Consistent with the new directions of the American School Counselor Association, this edition reflects cutting-edge thinking about the proper role and…

A disturbing escalation in campus emergencies compels school districts to draft effective crisis-management action plans. Effective plans can be devised that relieve burdens on principals and other school personnel, by diminishing chaos and panic, disseminating accurate information, attending to emotional strain on staff and students, and…

Defines and discusses a definition of critical thinking. Maintains that college students improve their learning effectiveness when they are engaged actively and invested personally. Describes student evaluation techniques used to enhance thinking skills. (CFR)

Literature on the prevalence, symptomatology, and etiology of anorexia nervosa and bulimia in adolescents is reviewed. The school psychologist is in an essential position to help the adolescent and family. Assessment, consultation, and intervention strategies are discussed for the school psychologist, and psychological and pharmacological…

Discusses what is known about cognitive skills writing. Reports results of an experiment in which 288 youth in grades 7, 8, and 9 were given writing assignments relating to planning, translating, reviewing, and revising their papers. Discusses gender differences in cognitive writing processes and reviews literature on interventions for cognitive…

There are various views among academics and researchers about the best type of educational provision for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. In the present study parents and professionals were interviewed to get a better insight into their perceptions regarding the various educational provisions on the specialist to mainstream continuum.…

Examined discriminative validity of the Parent Rating Scale (PRS) of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1992, Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Services). Two groups were compared: a cohort with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) (n = 49) and children from the BASC-PRS standardization sample (n = 49) matched…

The tables in this report describe the characteristics of professional staff employed in Maryland public schools as of October, 1994. The data were obtained from two sources: employment records provided to the Division of Planning, Results, and Information Management from local education agencies in Maryland, and teacher certification records…

The document includes two questionnaire/survey instruments, one completed by 36 pupil appraisal personnel (e.g., psychologists, social workers, physical therapists, nurses) and the other completed by 38 child search coordinators as part of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs serving handicapped…

This practicum provides school psychologists (SPs) with information on child development as a means of heightening the SP's awareness of the importance of using alternative assessment strategies with young children. The second aim was to introduce the concept of an ecological assessment by increasing the use of classroom observation,…

The paper proposes changes from the present categorically based special education service delivery system to a curriculum-based service delivery system. Set forth are problems currently associated with designating students as learning disabled (LD), distinguishing them from those who are simply underachievers or have other handicapping conditions,…

Children in a family system establish their identities through the interplay of roles and relationships. As they move from home into school, children become a part of another system. Both systems overlap and events in one system may affect the child's behavior in the other system. A systematic understanding of a child's behavior considers the…

This report presents the results of an evaluation on a program-approval basis of the College of Education at Brigham Young University (Utah). During the approval visit by a team organized by the Utah State Office of Education, each teacher education program leading to certification was evaluated according to the Standards for State Approval of…

The role of research in school psychology is discussed. An intervention perspective is developed, and its uses and limitations are analyzed. The author discusses the characteristics of different research strategies and gives examples that illustrate the nature of interaction research and its educational implications. Criteria for evaluating…

This publication is intended to help make secondary and college students aware of careers in psychology. Approximately one-half of the booklet contains sketches of 16 jobs in psychology emphasizing teaching, research, and public service. For each job sketch there is a general description of the types of work involved and the educational background…