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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"practicing school psychologists"”.
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Career development functions of school psychologists
Historically, school psychologists have primarily performed the duties of tester and classifier of primary aged children. The 1970's, however, witnessed an increasing dissatisfaction with this traditional view of school psychology. Different functions, encompassing most aspects of the total school …
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The Dispositions of Three School Psychologists Regarding Cultural Responsiveness
Background: School psychologists have the ability to leverage a substantial degree of subjectivity in their findings, conclusions, and recommendations that may greatly contribute to the determinations of identification, placement and discipline of school-aged students with disabilities. …
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School psychologists' job satisfaction: ten years later
… since the last comprehensive national study of school psychologists' job satisfaction. During this time, a number of forces have affected the field. Practice issues, program changes, and personnel concerns have had the potential to change the working environment and activities of the practicing …
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School Psychologists’ Training and Knowledge of Tourette Syndrome
… web-based survey was conducted that included 97 practicing school psychologists in California. The results from the survey indicated that the majority (88%) of respondents were knowledgeable about Tourette Syndrome. Many respondents (28%) had never worked with a student with Tourette’s, 20% had …
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California School Psychologists’ Assessment Practices with CLD Students: A Phenomenological Study
<p>School psychologists are tasked with assessing students to qualify them for special education, typically using standardized tests. Standardized testing, like IQ testing, routinely used in the psycho-educational process, serves to justify prejudices, as they often mark people of color as …
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"We Don't Do That At School": School Psychologists' Reports of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior By Students With Developmental Disabilities At School
… of inappropriate sexual behaviors (ISBs) at school by students with developmental disabilities was examined. A questionnaire and an attitude scale were designed to assess the occurrence of these behaviors at school. Participants were practicing school psychologists from nine different states. …
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Examining the Training and Practice of School Psychologists: A Survey of Intern Supervisors
… of the level of preparation being provided to school psychology interns in the areas of Traditional Assessment, Non-Traditional Assessment, Consultation, Interventions, and Other skill areas. Twenty-five training institutions from 16 states were rated by the supervisors. The responding …
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School Psychologists’ Consistency and Confidence in Learning Disability Identification: The Impact of Identification Methodology and Inconclusive Student Data
… deficit (Fletcher, Lyon, Fuchs, & Barnes, 2007). School-based identification of LD is necessary if students are to receive specialized supports and instruction through special education services (Burns & Ysseldyke, 2009; Fuchs & Fuchs, 1995; Ysseldyke, Burns, Scholin, & Parker, 2010). However, LD …
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The use of adaptive behavior information by school psychologists in the psychological evaluation of secondary age students
… behavior information is obtained and used by school psychologists with secondary age students was the focus of this investigation. School psychologists are often considered to be important sources of information regarding the initial identification and programming of students placed in special …
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Response to Intervention and Specific Learning Disability Identification Practices in Kentucky
… learning disabilities in Kentucky by surveying school psychologist practitioners in the state. Information was obtained about current practices with regard to RTI implementation and methods and data used for SLD identification as well as the roles that school psychologists take in the response …
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Self-Injury in the Schools: A Survey of School Psychologists
… knowledge, training, and practice issues for school psychologists in working with youth who self-injure. Self-injury (SI) is the socially unaccepted, deliberate, self-inflicted harm of an individual's body to reduce psychological distress, without the intention to die as a consequence. As SI …