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Kelly, Michael; Stone, Susan – Children & Schools, 2009
This study is a secondary analysis of surveys collected from school social workers in Illinois. Workers were originally surveyed about the most important student problems they confront in their schools and their preferred targets of intervention (individual, small group, family) to address those problems. Drawing on related conceptual work, the…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, School Social Workers
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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
Wood, Scott; And Others – 1983
This document is intended to help school psychologists promote more effective generalization of school intervention programs for education students. Concepts (including transfer of training and response generalization) are reviewed. An approach is described which analyzes problem behavior according to its major controlling variables (skills or…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization
Bernotavicz, Freda; Clasby, Miriam – 1984
The competencies of the university secretary were studied at the University of Southern Maine. In addition to developing position descriptions, competencies that distinguish effective performers were also identified. Based on results of interviews with 24 secretaries, a competency-based model was developed. Fourteen competencies were categorized…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Competence, Efficiency, Higher Education
Zinoman, Esther Axt; And Others – 1983
This publication reviews issues and processes in the quest for less-biased, least-biased, non-biased assessment. It is intended to aid the school psychologist in assisting all individuals in placement or program decisions for school-age children. The first section articulates the common sources of bias in assessment and identifies concepts…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Group Testing