A Practical Guide to Building Professional Competencies in School Psychology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lionetti, Timothy M. (Editor), Snyder, Edward P. (Editor), Christner, Ray W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Education.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education, general.

Designed as a research-based yet matter-of-fact guide for beginning and future scientist-practitioners, A Practical Guide to Building Professional Competencies in School Psychology skillfully augments the reader’s training, supervision, and experience by providing a framework for honing essential sk...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• About the Editors
• List of Contributors
• Developing and Enhancing Competencies in the Practice of School Psychology
• Applying Law and Ethics in Professional Practice
• Building Competency in Cross-Cultural School Psychology
• Managing Your Professional Practice as a School Psychologist
• Consulting with Families, Schools, and Communities
• Assessing Student Skills Using a Nontraditional Approach
• Assessing Student Skills Using Process-Oriented Approaches
• Evaluating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
• Beyond Unproven Trends: Critically Evaluating School-wide Programs
• Advocating for Effective Instruction: School Psychologists as an Instructional Leader
• Facilitating Mental Health Services in Schools: Universal, Selected, and Targeted Interventions
• Preventing and Intervening in Crisis Situations
• Developing Competent Written and Oral Communication
• Using Advancing Technologies in the Practice of School Psychology
• Making A Career of School Psychology
• Monitoring Professional Competence in School Psychology.