This survey of Ohio school psychologists presents information in tables in the following areas: types and sizes of school districts using school psychologists, the role and functional responsibilities of the school psychologists, the current educational level and training of school psychologists as well as directional trends in post-graduate level…

The author, as a testing consultant, has considered and answered 16 questions on the various aspects of testing usually asked by school staff members. The questions and answers are primarily concerned with statistical aspects of achievement tests and the best way to interpret test results to clients, parents and teachers. The need for caution in…

The function and purpose of school psychological services for children with educational problems are discussed, the referral procedure is described, and guidelines for referral based on observation of visual, auditory, tactual-motor, and personal social behavior are offered. Appended is the group test sequence and a sample referral form from the…

Observation of the treatment process and outcomes research may interfere with self-gratifications and may shatter illusions about a therapist's omnipotence. Consequently, research and evaluation must be understood to threaten, inherently, personal need gratification of therapists. The author discusses several reality-based therapist objections to…

Over the past decade school psychology has been rapidly developing into a distinct specialty. The current status of this developing specialty is reviewed with respect to delineating the areas of disenchantment and pinpointing new directions within the profession, Considering the variety of models or approaches for guiding school psychology into…

From the legislative point of view special education in Norway today is geared up to do a commendable job for all of the individuals who have a need for special services. The definition of special education has been broadened to include all kinds of special help, training, institutionalization and intervention programs. Along with this has come a…

Considerable evidence suggests that human survival and the opportunity for a decent life for all depend on attaining a way of life more in harmony with the natural environment and available resources. As a step toward understanding specializing in environmental problems, this study compared environmental psychology researchers with interpersonal…

For the mental health practitioner to keep abreast of his rapidly changing field requires that adequate, up-to-date information be sufficiently available to meet professional needs. This study attempted to identify the ways in which such information is gathered at workshops. The characteristics of participants in a series of 1969 Post Doctoral…

Only as psychologists participate in all aspects of teacher-training programs can a laboratory be created to test how psychological ideas are translated into teaching actions. Psychologists have information, ways of thinking, and ways of attacking problems that will improve teaching, but that information has to be learned to be used by the…

The utilization of multiple therapists in large group therapy meetings has been found to be a significant improvement over the traditional ward meeting or patient-staff conference. The initially limited goals of reducing ward tension and acting out by means of patients ventilation were surpassed. Despite the size of the meetings it was often…

The position statement from the National Association of Retarded Citizens specifies areas of study and competencies needed by evaluators who generate or interpret psychometric data used in classification and placement decisions regarding mentally handicapped persons. Guidelines focus on academic degrees and licensure; recommended areas of study…

This paper describes a program of regular consultation with teachers at two elementary schools by an interning school psychologist. Teachers signed up for the consultation on a voluntary basis. Results indicate that student-clients significantly improved after their teachers participated in the consultation program. How the consultation model was…

The school psychologist's job is to insure that the school setting is as conducive to learning as possible, stimulating children to respond to instruction and discouraging misbehavior that serves to avoid instruction. Many teachers do not realize the full implications for children of their actions and verbalizations. A teacher's behavior can…

This study focuses on the process by which school consultants select the teachers with whom they consult. Research participants were 14 certificate or doctoral matriculants in a school psychology program. A questionnaire was adminstered to all consultants consisting of ranking and rating items. Consultants were asked to: (1) list all the teachers…

The publication of the Guidance Resources Handbook is a response to an expressed need of guidance and counseling personnel in Oakland County for readily available access to basic guidance-related information. This handbook brings together relevant information that is organized into five major categories: career information resources, educational…