School Psychology

Origins of School Psychology

• Lightner Witmer, Granville Stanley Hall, Arnold Gesell

• Thayer Conference of 1954• Schism of APA Division 16

– Differences– Founding of NASP

• Spring Hill Symposium of 1980• Olympia Conference of 1981

Day-to-Day of a School Psychologist

• Consultation

• Assessment

• Therapy/Counseling

• Program Evaluation

Workplace

• Public and private schools• Universities• School-based health and mental health

centers• Community-based day-treatment or

residential clinics and hospitals• Juvenile justice centers• Private practice

Qualifications

• Specialist level degree

• Internships

• State certification or license

Family center Competence Friends

Persistence EngagementPromotion

of happiness

Functioning Calls For P E P

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Female Aggression Study

• Ohio State University• Background• Methods• Observations• Results• http://www.apadivisions.org/division-16/stud

ents/cooper-poster.pdf

The Future of School Psychology