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The Impact of COVID-19 on School Psychologists and Evaluation
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Hunt, Tiffany L.; Kassel, Amy K.; Perkins, Mark A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
With the challenges, the pandemic created for school districts, schools, educators, and families, school psychologists faced unique challenges. To understand the lived experiences of school psychologists related specifically to conducting their jobs during the pandemic and the impact the pandemic had on them professionally and personally, we…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Psychologists, Student Evaluation
Navigating Social Networking and Social Media in School Psychology: Ethical and Professional Considerations in Training Programs
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Pham, Andy V. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Social networking and social media have undoubtedly proliferated within the past decade, allowing widespread communication and dissemination of user-generated content and information. Some psychology graduate programs, including school psychology, have started to embrace social networking and media for instructional and training purposes; however,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Counselor Training, Ethics
Juggling Personal Life and Professionalism: Ethical Implications for Rural School Psychologists
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Osborn, Amanda – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Rural communities often contain unique features that separate them from more urban communities. Although a body of research is devoted to ethical considerations for psychologists working in rural communities as a whole, much less current research is focused on working in rural schools. This paper specifically highlights ethical considerations…
Descriptors: Ethics, Rural Areas, Career Awareness, Confidentiality
Ethically Challenging Situations Reported by School Psychologists: Implications for Training
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Dailor, A. Nichole; Jacob, Susan – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
Practitioner-members of the National Association of School Psychologists (N = 208) completed questionnaires regarding their ethics training, preparedness, the types of ethical transgressions and dilemmas encountered in the previous year, and the strategies used to solve problems. Respondents who received multilevel training in ethics (ethics…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, School Psychologists, Questionnaires, Ethics
Future Challenges and Opportunities: Toward Culturally Responsible Training in School Psychology
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Lopez, Emilia C.; Bursztyn, Alberto M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This article argues that school psychology programs must prepare future school psychologists to address the needs of our increasingly diverse society. Providing training and field experiences that are grounded in multicultural practices, research, and advocacy will foster greater competence in addressing diverse schools', students', and families'…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Counselor Training, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Awareness
Training School Psychologists in Psychopharmacology Consultation
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Roberts, Holly J.; Floress, Margaret T.; Ellis, Cynthia R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The number of children taking psychotropic medications has dramatically increased in recent years. These children typically take medication during school hours, thereby making the school setting an optimal venue in which evaluate the effectiveness of medications. Given their training in data-based decision making, intervention, and assessment,…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Pharmacology, School Psychology, Ethics