Examines the use of current consultation approaches and modifications with European-American, African-American, Asian-American or Latino consultants and students in interviews of cases in which the consultant and student were from the same or different cultural background. The results, illustrated by case descriptions, strongly suggest that…

This article describes the implications of the consultation process when working with an educationally and linguistically heterogeneous Spanish-speaking immigrant Latino community. Suggestions for consultants include recognizing the heterogeneity within bicultural communities and conducting thorough family interviews in an informal setting and…

Study demonstrates a method for integrating in-class and out-of-class procedures to assess and treat an adaptive behavior deficit. Assessment and teaching procedures were implemented outside the classroom in a multiple baseline design across students, followed by generalization programming in the classroom. All students generalized correct…

Presents a response to "School Psychology Training for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities" (this issue). The author highlights additional points to consider, including performance-based accountability and expertise in system level change. (GCP)

Gathered data from 52 school psychologists on number, nature, and types of daily contacts with members of school (teachers, administrators, nurses), family (parents, siblings, grandparents), and community (pediatricians, tutors) systems. Results indicated average time per day spent by school psychologist with other school personnel was 18 percent;…

Notes new interpretations of Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (prohibiting discrimination against students with handicaps in school systems receiving federal aid). Summarizes those portions of Section 504 most pertinent to school psychological practice, giving special attention to similarities and differences between 504 and Individuals…

Used model of mediated effects to test processes of influence from parents' and teachers' expectations to sixth-grade outcomes. Results revealed that perceptions only partially mediated the effects of expectations to sixth-grade reading and math outcomes, yet added unique independent variance to these outcomes. Prior achievement emerged as…

Reviews the results of four studies included in this issue of "School Psychology Quarterly" which found all four cognitive profile reports lacking reliability, validity, or diagnostic utility. Argues that ipsative methods are inferior to normative methods in cognitive assessment. Recommends that psychologists eschew the application of…

It has been argued that the nature of academic school psychological programs and the training provided by them are revealed mainly by the informal and often more latent messages delivered to students. Posits that these informal determinants of the training program determine to a large extent the role definition of school psychology that guides…

Reviews treatment acceptability measures and practices that have been developed and used to assess the social validity of behavioral interventions. Develops and applies a comparative framework to provide a systematic critique of nine treatment acceptability measures. No one instrument was selected to be the most comprehensive and it is argued that…

Presents the characteristics and needs of adolescent students who are underrepresented in gifted programs. Addresses the specific populations of young women, students with learning disabilities, and students living in poverty. Presents the academic and social-emotional needs of students from underrepresented populations, followed by strategies…

Presented here are arguments for reframing school psychologists as agents-of-change for children's entire life spans through creating positive patterns that promote healthy living. Such a focus on children's strengths and the enhancement of wellness, in contrast to the current pathology-driven model of school psychology, may even develop a cadre…

To advance the role of school psychologists in mental health prevention and wellness activities, in this article we describe (a) a social ecological theory for guiding school-based prevention research, (b) the role of schools in the development and prevention of depression, (c) a continuum of school-based support for meeting the needs of children…

Recent scrutiny of medical and biotechnology research raises serious concerns about the potential for financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) to bias research, impede the free flow of scientific information, and use scientific journals to influence consumers about the relative qualities of products produced for profit (e.g., pharmaceuticals).…

Documenting the effects of crisis intervention work on school psychologists was the primary purpose of this study. To examine these effects a sample of 400 randomly selected school psychologists were surveyed. Half of the surveys were returned. Among respondents who had previously participated in a crisis intervention, just over 90% reported one…