The Profession of School Psychology
What is a School Psychologist?
School psychologists help children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community for all students.
School psychologists are highly trained in both psychology and education, completing a minimum of a specialist-level degree program (at least 60 graduate semester hours) that includes a year-long supervised internship. This training emphasizes preparation in mental health and educational interventions, child development, learning, behavior, motivation, curriculum and instruction, assessment, consultation, collaboration, school law, and systems. School psychologists must be certified and/or licensed by the state in which they work. They also may be nationally certified by the National School Psychology Certification Board (NSPCB). The National Association of School Psychologists sets ethical and training standards for practice and service delivery.
School psychologists help children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community for all students.
School psychologists are highly trained in both psychology and education, completing a minimum of a specialist-level degree program (at least 60 graduate semester hours) that includes a year-long supervised internship. This training emphasizes preparation in mental health and educational interventions, child development, learning, behavior, motivation, curriculum and instruction, assessment, consultation, collaboration, school law, and systems. School psychologists must be certified and/or licensed by the state in which they work. They also may be nationally certified by the National School Psychology Certification Board (NSPCB). The National Association of School Psychologists sets ethical and training standards for practice and service delivery.
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Websites
NCSPA Website
North Carolina School Psychology Association's website provides links to other sites with helpful information about school psychology, RTI (Response to Instruction), mental health, learning disabilities, ADHD, crisis intervention, and behavior management. http://ncspaonline.com/index.php |
NASP Online
This is the National Association for School Psychologists official webpage. It provides information about school psychology as a field and professional standards. Under the "Families" and "Educators" tabs across the top of the main page, parents and teachers can find information on subjects such as learning disabilities, bullying, behavior, mental health, military deployment, parenting issues, and reading. If there is an article you would like to access but are having trouble, please let me know and I can print it for you. http://www.nasponline.org/ |