Discusses issues raised by the 1970 report of the Joint Commission on Mental Health of Children, entitled "Crisis in Child Mental Health: Challenge for the 1970's; "makes recommendations for APA'S response to the report; and proposes a model which could be used to deliver many of the services that are advocated. (Author/JM)

A model designed first to identify and encourage available resources and then to provide consultation and direct services within the school is described. An example of how the model was utilized to respond to a crisis situation within a particular elementary school is given. The resulting program is then evaluated and implications for future…

Analyzes the problems of the school psychologist, his relationship with the school as a whole as well as with individual children, and the effect teachers can have on child psychological development. (RK)

A procedure for recording and coding teacher and pupil behaviors in the classroom has been described and suggested as an assessment instrument of the school psychologist. (Author)

Fifty behavior problems were rated according to their seriousness by 100 teachers and 20 school psychologists. (Author)

Presented at the 45th annual meeting of the American School Health Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 8-11, 1971. (Author)

Active intervention by pupil personnel specialists can be helpful in improving classroom learning environments where conflicts build up between teacher and pupils. The author describes a program whereby the counselor or psychologist becomes the facilitator in a problem solving process; the teacher and students confront their difficulties and work…

Brain damage remains a medical diagnosis; it does not provide a useful practical framework within which the psychologist and educator can operate. The school psychologist should abandon the concept of brain damage and turn to problems which will benefit more from his attention. (Author)

This exploratory study investigated the impact of school psychologists' consultation skills, schools' organizational climates, and principals' leadership behaviors on elementary school teachers' usage of school-based consultation services. (Author/PN)

The authors talk about school psychology and the assessment of profoundly handicapped children from their personal experiences in two fields: special education and school psychology. Each author has practical experience relevant to current trends in these fields. (Author)

The educational community's concern with sex, drug, and vocational/career education has prompted school psychologists to take part in these areas. This article reviews the literature on (1) sex education, (2) drug education, (3) vocation/career education, and (4) psychology courses for high school students. (Author/PN)

The amount of time New Jersey school psychologists spend performing various professional role functions is reviewed in an attempt to quantitatively identify any developmental trends in the role functioning of school psychologists. (Author/PN)

A survey of 579 special education professionals investigated the perceived roles of the professionals who use tests and the functions that various tests serve. The issue of turf guarding in assessment responsibilities among professionals working with the learning disabled was considered. (SW)

Research findings indicated that job-related tension and propensity to leave a position were highly correlated for school psychologists (N=171) high in need for clarity. Discussed correlations between other variables. (Author/RC)