This article describes the transition of delivery of school psychological services from primarily a clinical model to one of consultation. It identifies existing conditions facilitating change, analyzes problems, and suggests solutions. New Services arising from the changed perception of how a psychologist functions are discussed. (Author)

Evidence from this study suggests that if the sample size is large and if economic barriers to treatment are not present, one finds that intelligence is distributed among school phobics as it is distributed in the general population. Implications for practice and research are discussed. (Author)

The reliability and predictive validity of the WPPSI was investigated with a sample of lower SES Mexican-American children. The results revealed that the WPPSI has high reliability, as determined by internal consistency procedures, but validity coefficients were not significant. The WPPSI may be inappropriate for special program placement purposes…

Differences in measured interests for Psychologists were reflected in differences in their career behavior within their profession. Statistically significant shifts appeared on twelve scales of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank. Increases for the most part were on science occupations, while decreases were on adventurous pursuits, business, or…

The purpose of this paper is to question whether adequate consultation can take place when issues and problems are considered only at the level of the overt behavior of the problem child.'' (Author)

Study compared therapists' and adult laymen's descriptions of two children supposedly undergoing therapy for psychological problems. (Authors/CB)

The author contends that there is an urgent need for school psychologists to do their part to help assess the problems in special education, to isolate those practices and theories of psychology which have contributed to the problems, and to provide dynamic leadership to eliminate the pitfalls of special education. (Author)

The impetus and logic for maintenance or reintegration of marginally inadequate students in regular class programs is discussed. (Author)

Early intelligence tests have built-in biases that correspond to the test constructor's social values. (RA)

A description of the manner in which legal processes affect school psychologists is presented. Legal terms are defined and examples provided of how laws and court decisions regulate privileged communications and access to psychological records. (Author)

The purpose of the present survey was to provide overall as well as facility-specific information about the nature of the training programs at APA approved internship agencies based on the experiences of the interns at these agencies. (Authors)

The author calls for a broader new psychoeducational evaluation which allows for more productive uses of the school psychologist's services. Special education, being in transition, is more clearly focusing on finding ways for exceptional children to function in regular school settings. (Author)

The author has surveyed the ways in which university school psychology programs accommodate their training to the handicapped students who apply, the kinds of differential experiences these students encounter, and the nature of professional positions they are able to secure. (Author)

The author summarizes and reacts to articles in an issue of the Journal of School Psychology'' devoted to describing exemplary work relating school psychology to special education during a period of transition. (BY)

Data on information flow in psychology reveal a lengthy series of disseminations to various audiences. The reported data furnish an empirical base for Ziman's consensual model of science and illuminate difficulties which have arisen in the design and implementation of information systems. (17 references) (Author/SJ)