This section of the guide provides steps to help you and your colleagues move toward a comprehensive service delivery model by identifying and addressing pressing needs in your school or district.

In This Section:

• A Comprehensive and Integrated Framework for Services
  The NASP Practice Model provides a framework for broad-based service delivery that best meets the needs of all students while also supporting teachers’ ability to teach.
• Assessing School-Level and District-Level Needs
  You can position yourself well for aligning your role with the NASP Practice Model by linking your services to the identified needs of the school or district.
• Using the NASP Practice Model to Support Improved Practice in Identified Areas of Need
  With your needs assessment and resource mapping data in hand, you can then engage in a process of assessing current professional practice and how this practice supports the school improvement plan, goals, and priorities.
• Reflection Questions on Implementation and Service Delivery
  These questions can help you identify priorities, barriers, and stakeholders in conducting a needs assessment.
• Next Steps: Linking Services With the Needs of the District
  Making the connection between school psychologists' skill set and the needs of the school or district is crucial in promoting a more comprehensive role.

Key Ideas:

• School psychologists can advocate for a comprehensive role by demonstrating how they can help the school, its students, and their families.
• School psychologists can identify the needs of the school or district by facilitating a needs assessment and resource mapping.
• The NASP Practice Model can be used as a framework to share the myriad knowledge and skills that school psychologists possess that can help directly address identified needs.
• The outcome of this process, along with the process itself, can help demonstrate how invaluable the school psychologist can be, and can lead to a more comprehensive role that aligns with the NASP Practice Model.