Best Practices: Foundations

Fourth in the new Best Practices series, this book covers the basics of school psychology, addressing diversity, research and program evaluation, and legal/ethical/professional practices. This staple resource guides you to: Develop multicultural competence in services for children and families Crea ...

Communiqué Volume 46, Number 8 (June 2018)

Download Print Edition Being a Restorative Practitioner By Amanda Montani In graduate school for school psychology, I came across the discipline concept restorative justice. The concept intrigued me because, rather than having a punitive focus, the goal is to bring victims and offenders together to ...

Vertical Research Teams: New Directions for Graduate Student Engagement and Mentorship

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Volume 46 Issue 8

Developing a positive professional identity is an important component of graduate preparation. Faculty have influence toward this end as they teach skills, instill content, and model multiple roles (e.g., researcher, clinician, and scientist–practitioner; Ward et al., 2004). When faculty members men ...

Supervision in School Psychology

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Volume 46 Issue 8

Supervision has been called the “signature pedagogy” of psychology (Barnett, Cornish, Goodyear, & Lichtenberg, 2007) and presents significant opportunities for learning and skill enhancement. NASP recognizes supervision as a distinct professional competency area consisting of a specific set of knowl ...

Communiqué Volume 46, Number 7 (May 2018)

Download Print Edition Responding to Tragedy Through Stakeholder Communication Networks By Katie A. Dockweiller As the morning of October 2, 2017 dawned, school psychologists across Nevada awoke to the news of the mass shooting at Mandalay Bay. Many of us had not gone to sleep, having heard the news ...

Reflective Supervision: A Clinical Supervision Model for Fostering Professional Growth

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Volume 46 Issue 7

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP, 2011) emphasizes the importance of supervision for school psychologists at all levels of practice to ensure the provision of high quality and effective services. However, practicing school psychologists report that they do not regularly partici ...

Addressing Problems of Professional Competence: Collaborating With University Training Programs to Support Struggling Supervisees

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Volume 46 Issue 6

As a university-based supervisor (UBS) for school psychology interns, one of the highlights of my job is seeing students complete their capstone training experiences and move on to become credentialed, practicing school psychologists. This requires that students demonstrate competence, or the academ ...

Supervising the School Psychology Practicum: A Guide for Field and University Supervisors

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Volume 46 Issue 6

Practicum supervisors are integral to the preparation of school psychologists. Although planning for the practicum experience can be both demanding and time consuming, Kelly and Davis (2017) have lessened supervisors' burden with their new text, Supervising the School Psychology Practicum: A Guide f ...

Communiqué Volume 46, Number 6 (March/April 2018)

Download Print Edition Resolution Supporting Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is a nonpartisan association committed to advocating for research-based policies and practices that ensure children's safety, well-being, and ability to thrive at scho ...

Communiqué Volume 46, Number 5 (January/February 2018)

Download Print Edition Best Practices in Collaborating With Interpreters: Lessons LearnedBy Elsa Arroyos, Diana Diaz, & Ivelisse Torres Approximately 4.6 million U.S. public school students participate in English language learner programs. In this Q&A, three convention presenters talk about ...