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The Current Status of Graduate Training in Suicide Risk Assessment
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Liebling-Boccio, Dana E.; Jennings, Heather R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Directors and coordinators (n = 75) of graduate programs in school psychology approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) were surveyed regarding their training practices in suicide risk assessment. Respondents viewed the assessment of suicide risk as an important part of graduate instruction, and most believed that…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Suicide, School Psychology
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
Suicide Intervention: Training, Roles, and Knowledge of School Psychologists
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Debski, Jennifer; Spadafore, Candy Dubord; Jacob, Susan; Poole, Debra A.; Hixson, Michael D. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Practitioner-members of the National Association of School Psychologists (N = 162) completed questionnaires regarding their suicide prevention and postvention roles, training, preparedness, and knowledge. Most were crisis team members, yet less than one-half reported graduate training in suicide risk assessment and less than one-fourth in…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Prevention, Familiarity, Risk
Specialist-Level Preparation in School Violence and Youth Gang Intervention.
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Larson, Jim; Busse, R. T. – Psychology in the Schools, 1998
Results of a survey regarding school violence and gang intervention sent to school psychologists (N=213) indicate that the majority of training programs provided substantial intervention training for more traditional behavioral concerns. Training in school-violence prevention and in particular youth gang prevention and intervention were lower…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselor Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Quality Assurance and School-based Mental Health Services.
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Nabors, Laura A.; Weist, Mark D.; Tashman, Nancy A.; Myers, C. Patrick – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
Provides suggestions for phases and objectives for quality assurance (QA) programs in expanded school mental health programs. Suggests that important QA activities include examining staff training activities, assessment of stakeholder perceptions of services, conducting satisfaction surveys, examining therapy process, and investigating treatment…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Prevention
School Psychology Trainers' Identification of Current Stressors in the Work Lives of Urban Practitioners: A Comparison Study.
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Kaplan, Eileen; Wishner, Jerry – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
Investigates school-psychology trainers' identification of current stressors in the work lives of practitioners. While there appears to be general agreement between faculty trainers and practitioners on the identification and relative ranking of work-related stress, faculty trainers consider those events to be more stressful than do the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Coping, Counselor Training