Addresses the issue of utilization of program evaluation information in public schools. Provides perspectives on utilization of evaluation information derived from knowledge utilization theory and research. Describes a set of program evaluation guidelines. Reports a meta-evaluation of the application of the guidelines in public schools. (Author)

The author looks at the future of vocational school psychology and examines the determinants that will have variable influence on role and function in the years ahead. These determinants include: district demands and expectations, district's perception of its needs, community response to service, and desired functions of the school psychologist.…

Compared the assessments of 18 judges asked to use an array of information to differentiate learning disabled students. Found judges extremely inaccurate and in little agreement with each other. Different judges emphasized different factors. Results cast doubt on the ability of school personnel to identify learning disabilities accurately.…

To improve the state of school psychology and its outlook for the future, two elements are necessary: people and material. Based on survey results, a format for futuristic thinking about psychology is offered as a more proactive way of influencing the school psychologist's environment. (GK)

Provides a theoretical and philosophical overview of humanistic psychology which emphasizes self-concept, self-fulfillment, and self-realization. Discusses the contributions of phenomenology, existential psychology, and the strengths of humanistic psychology. (JAC)

Reviews contributions that psychologists have made in the areas of race relations and improved international understanding. Also discusses the issue of program evaluation as an area in which psychologists have played and should continue to play an active role, thus improving projects designed to contribute to the public interest. (Author/GC)

A randomly selected group of teachers, principals, and school psychologists were surveyed. Demographic variables, relationships with school psychologists, and preference ratings in five areas: referral priority; information-gathering techniques; utilization of the school psychologist; effectiveness with exceptional children; and remediation…

Describes a three-year training program in family violence that was established at Children's Hospital Medical Center, in Boston, Massachusetts. The program's goals were to link research and clinical practice and to encourage the interchange of perspectives between hospital based practitioners and university based behavioral scientists. (Author/GC)

Describes a computer assisted system for intake assessment. Reports on two experiments that compared the reliability of a diagnostic procedure that involves technicians, a structured interview schedule, and a computerized diagnostic program with diagnoses made by clinicians. Results show the computer assisted technician approach is as reliable as…

Groups of adolescent, math-anxious girls were either tutored in mathematics, tutored with self-instruction to reduce anxiety, or received no treatment. Tutoring and self-instruction resulted in increased ranked preferences for math, while math achievement increased more for the self-instruction group. (Author/GK)

Divorce and separation affect how children behave and learn in school. School psychologists can help children and parents cope with the feelings and the effects of divorce. Relevant issues in developing and implementing programs are considered. (Author/RL)

This case study illustrates how behavioral consultation can be integrated by the school psychologist using a modification and expansion of Kennedy's "rapid treatment procedure" in eliminating school phobia. The importance of including teachers, parents, and administrators as consultees and participants in the decision-making process is…

The program at University of Southern Mississippi provides graduates with practitioner competencies requisite to obtaining employment, while maintaining unique aspects of traditional counselor training. This psychologically based two-year training program provides graduates with a widely recognized job classification and a clearer professional…

Understanding and developing skills in working with families are important for school psychologists. By viewing a child's problems from a family systems framework, new interventions such as short-term family therapy can be employed. Training programs should include courses in family therapy. (JAC)

A review of the technical data available on the 1972 norms edition of the Stanford-Binet demonstrates how inadequate these data are. The Stanford-Binet should not continue to be used in important decision making processes unless this weakness is corrected. (Author)