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ERIC Number: EJ1306710
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0164-775X
EISSN: N/A
Future School Psychologists Clubs
Bernstein, Elana R.; Lockemer, Ashley E.; Justice, Ann F.
Communique, v50 n1 p24-25 Sep 2021
Historically, despite more formal efforts to spread awareness about the profession, many school psychologists discover the field "by accident" or happenstance. This, in conjunction with attrition, training constraints, an expanding role in schools, and an ever-evolving need for increased school psychologist-to-student ratios to address unmet academic and mental health needs, has resulted in a critical shortage of school psychologists nationwide. To address such shortages, the Ohio School Psychologists Association (OSPA) engaged in several initiatives, including a related services workgroup sponsored by the state board of education (ODE) and a joint task force established with our state's Inter-University Council (IUC) of school psychology programs, which conducted a strategic analysis of the barriers contributing to the current shortages of school psychologists in Ohio. One initiative that grew from the state recommendations was the establishment of a future school psychologists club. This club targeted the first prioritized goal: to attract individuals into the field through intentional and early recruitment, especially from minoritized backgrounds and rural areas, and by establishing ongoing connections to school psychologists in the field.
National Association of School Psychologists. 4340 East West Highway Suite 402, Bethesda, MD 20814. Tel: 301-657-0270; Fax: 301-657-0275; e-mail: publications@naspweb.org; Web site: http://www.nasponline.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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