Is the Role of the School Psychologist in Early Childhood Truly Expanding? A National Survey Examining School Psychologists' Practices and Training Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Albritton, Kizzy; Mathews, Rachel E.; Boyle, Sara G.
Titel	Is the Role of the School Psychologist in Early Childhood Truly Expanding? A National Survey Examining School Psychologists' Practices and Training Experiences
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied School Psychology, 35 (2019) 1, S.1-19 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Albritton, Kizzy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-7903
DOI	10.1080/15377903.2018.1462280
Schlagwörter	School Psychologists; Counselor Role; Preschool Education; School Psychology; Counselor Training; Graduate Study; Graduate Students; Special Education; Psychological Evaluation; Time on Task; Child Development; Measures (Individuals); Battelle Developmental Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Schulpsychologie; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Studentin; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Psychosoziale Beurteilung; Zeitaufwand; Kindesentwicklung; Messdaten
Abstract	Historically, the role of school psychologists in early childhood settings has been limited to the identification and evaluation of children who may be in need of special education services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It has been suggested that the role should reflect a more proactive model; specifically, it should continue to expand to include involvement in school readiness and early intervention for all students. The purpose of this study was to examine the present role of school psychologists in early childhood settings and investigate the graduate-level training provided to school psychology graduate students. Results of the survey found that a significant percentage of school psychologist practitioners continue to spend a substantial portion of their professional time completing special education evaluations. Furthermore, respondents reported minimal to moderate graduate training in the area of early childhood populations. Implications for school psychology practitioners and school psychology graduate training programs are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01