School Psychology

School psychologists help children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home and school for all students. School psychologists provide counseling, social skills instruction, and mentoring for students struggling with academic, social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. They assist with problem solving to increase student achievement by addressing barriers to learning and determining appropriate strategies to improve learning. School psychologists promote student wellness and resilience by reinforcing communication and social skills, problem solving, anger management, self-regulation, self-determination, and optimism. Some of the services provided by school psychologist include, but are not limited to:

• Data-based decision making and accountability
• Crisis prevention and intervention
• Psychoeducational evaluation to assist in determining a student’s educational needs
• Consultation and collaboration with staff and families
• Professional development for staff and parents related to social-emotional and behavioral skills
• Intellectual evaluation and collaboration for possible gifted services