Taxonomies were generated from theorists in counseling and psychotherapy. Goal clusters included: Transfer of Therapy Learning to Outside Situations, Awareness and Acceptance of Self in Conflict, Specific Symptom Removal, and Awareness of Positive Inner Resources. Process clusters included: Client Acceptance, Active Critical Questioning, and…

Delineates competencies needed by school psychologists in the provision of counseling services to culturally diverse clients. Develops an exploratory measure of multicultural counseling competence in school psychology practice, the Multicultural School Psychology Counseling Competency Scale. This scale assesses trainers' perceptions of the…

School psychologists' traditional assessment role is being reevaluated as they assume greater responsibility for providing special services for students and training and advice for teachers. To establish relationships among administrators, school psychologists, and teachers, principals must learn about the school psychologist's role, peruse…

Reviews changing patterns of health and illness that have led to increased interest in the role of patient and provider behaviors, discussing the advantages of using health care settings as prevention sites. Presents examples of successful behaviorally-based prevention programs, offering evidence supporting their cost-effectiveness. Describes…

Surveys school psychologists to examine the acceptability of methods used to assess the cognitive ability of language minority students. Responses indicated that the use of a bilingual school psychologist, and the use of tests in English when a student is dominant in English were usually or always acceptable. Sometimes or usually acceptable were…

Measured substance abuse treatment professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series and the 28 TIPs. Results for 3,267 respondents in wave 1 and 1,028 in wave 2 indicate that almost half of all professionals were aware of the TIPs. Attitudes toward TIPs were positive, but professionals…

Advocates for the need to design, evaluate, and implement school-based prevention programs that focus upon decreasing the daily aggression and victimization that occur in elementary schools across the nation. Five model programs are reviewed and the key role that school psychologists play in the challenge to reduce aggression is highlighted.…

A case study is described in which a school psychologist served as the participatory researcher in an action research process for the development of a family-school partnership program in an elementary school. Concludes that participatory action research is a viable means for school psychologists to provide leadership in developing research-based,…

An annotated bibliography of materials relevant to multicultural and cross-cultural consultation in schools is provided. It features journal articles, books, and discussion papers. (GCP)

Studied the opinions of professional psychologists in Europe about tests and testing with samples of 3,455 Spanish, 2,407 English, 2,079 Dutch, 321 Slovenian, 219 Croatian, and 210 Belgian psychologists. Results show a generally positive attitude about tests and testing, coupled with an awareness that institutions need to adopt a more active role…

School psychologists and counselors are increasingly called upon to assist the growing population of grandparents who are rearing their grandchildren. This article addresses some of the key issues facing these grandparents: the emotional needs of grandchildren and grandparents, financial support, legal concerns and transitions. Suggestions for…

The article is an adaptation of a script accompanying a videotape on the life and work of Leta Hollingworth (1886-1939). Stressed are her early career, interest in the psychology of women including her doctoral dissertation, her research refuting common views of female inferiority, and her final months. (DB)

The article looks at the work of psychologist and educator, Leta Hollingworth (1886-1939), in dispelling beliefs of the time concerning female psychology, especially the variability hypothesis which saw females as having less variation in ability than males and thus being less capable of high achievement. (DB)

Examined incidence of child sexual abuse (CSA) reports to school psychologists and perceived quality of services to child victims and surveyed usage of CSA prevention and screening programs. Subjects included 171 school psychologists who reported 498 CSA cases. Results suggest need for training school psychologists in assessment of child sexual…

This survey examined the professional identity of 114 counseling psychologists in Australia. Respondents rated the importance of activities to their present and ideal positions as counseling psychologists. Factor analysis of ratings showed that consultation and education, goal-directed counseling, depth psychotherapy, and program development and…