A third-grade girl who did not speak in school was treated by school personnel using principles of behavior modification. A step-by-step procedure was designed which first encouraged speech in a one-to-one setting with an adult. Gradually elements of the regular school situation were introduced. Several months following termination of treatment,…

This study tested whether modeling and positive vicarious reinforcement produced imitation of a socially approved behavior. The data is discussed in light of the practicality and feasibility of using modeling procedures in the schools. (Author)

This paper presents a framework for gathering and organizing data related to organizational phenomena in a school or school district. The implications of these data for the consultant in determining priorities, assessing strengths and weaknesses, generating problem-solving strategies, and predicting consequents are discussed. The dilemma of the…

A well-known authority in the area of counseling and guidance examines the changing social climate and the accompanying changing counselor role over the past 30 years. She concludes that a thread common to counseling psychologists through the years has been their desire to help others help themselves. (CJ)

This study reports a successful behavior change program in a 6-year-old girl who became physically ill and continually cried at school. Behavior shaping procedures were used that differentially reinforced successive approximations to the final desired behavior. A unique aspect of this program was its utilization of the girl's mother as the primary…

Continuing education requirements for psychologists will be mandated by law unless voluntary programs of implementation are framed and developed by the professionals. (Editor)

This paper proposes two models, an identification model and a diagnostic teaching model, that may be used effectively by the school psychologist in his efforts to assist teachers in the identification and educational management of handicapped children. The models are designed to help teachers make intelligent decisions about children in their…

It may be possible to reduce significantly the amount of consultation time required in applying behavior modification techniques to classroom behavior problems if modifications are made in certain procedures commonly associated with a behavioral approach, including recording frequency data, teaching behavioral principles in individual cases,…

Survey results indicate psychologists' concern in areas of consultation, competence, confidentiality, and role conflict between lay and professional people. Offers suggestions for early ethics education in professional training programs. (CJ)

It was not known what recommendations were being offered by school psychologists to the teachers and parents of handicapped children. The investigator completed a survey and received 3,700 psycho-educational recommendations to aid such children. The concepts were classified, edited, and compiled into a manual for trainees and experienced…

The internship program in school psychology in Ohio involves the close and continuing cooperation of the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Inter-University Council on School Psychology, and field supervisors employed by local school districts. The roles of each are briefly discussed. (Author)

The school psychologist should attempt to influence the course of study pursued by the students under his care and should make every effort to follow up all cases under his supervision to determine whether his recommendations have produced positive results. (CK)