Daly, Bradford D Gardner, Rachel A
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Contemporary school psychology
It has long been established that school psychology practitioners experience high levels of burnout. As a means of preventing burnout among future practitioners, school psychology training programs are frequently encouraged to teach and model self-care to students. This is particularly important as the current generation of graduate students experi...
Ormiston, Heather E Dixon, Abigail L Barnett, Amanda
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Contemporary school psychology
Surveys of trainers in school psychology have been administered to examine training competencies and content delivered to school psychology trainees. Surveys of practitioners working with school psychology trainees are limited as discussed by Lewis et al. (2005). The purpose of this exploratory study is to seek to understand the perceptions of spec...
Morrison, Julie Q Davies, Susan C Noltemeyer, Amity
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Contemporary school psychology
Shortage of school psychologists in the USA jeopardizes the capacity of schools to meet the needs of struggling students. The aim of the study was to evaluate the progression of school psychologists through the professional preparation-to practice pipeline for attracting, preparing, and retaining school psychologists. Descriptive research methods w...
Zoder-Martell, Kimberly A Floress, Margaret T Schiuchetti, Maria B Markelz, Andrew M Sayyeh, Laila
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Contemporary school psychology
A telepresence robot (TR) is one type of technology used to support teleconsultation in schools and may be preferred over other technologies due to its ability to provide immediate videoconferencing with mobility from a remote location. The aim of the current study was to examine teachers' willingness of using a TR as a training mechanism for worki...
McCleary, Daniel F Clark, Frankie J Dawes, Jillian Flowers, Jaime M Ellis-Hervey, Nina
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Contemporary school psychology
Given the shortage of school psychologists, especially in rural areas, school psychology programs are beginning to emerge that provide students with the opportunity to attend classes through distance education (DE) methods (i.e., virtually). Despite many school psychology students and faculty holding negative perceptions of DE methods, the use of D...
Schmitz, Stephanie L Clopton, Kerri L Skaar, Nicole R Dredge, Stephanie VanHorn, David
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Contemporary school psychology
There is a nationwide shortage of school psychologists, and while NASP has recommended ways to increase recruitment and retention, the research on recruiting and retaining school psychologists, especially in high-need areas, is limited. Teacher education researchers have begun to address teacher shortages through "grow your own" training programs, ...
Gischlar, Karen L
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Contemporary school psychology
As the field of school psychology has expanded, the workforce has not, resulting in critical shortages at both the trainer and practitioner levels. Additionally, practitioners who are racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse are underrepresented in the field, despite the growing diversity of our nation's schools. The purpose of this paper w...
Corcoran, Stephanie
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Contemporary school psychology
With the iPad-mediated cognitive assessment gaining popularity with school districts and the need for alternative modes for training and instruction during this COVID-19 pandemic, school psychology training programs will need to adapt to effectively train their students to be competent in administering, scoring, an interpreting cognitive assessment...
Parker, Janise S. Murray, Kate Boegel, Riley Slough, Madeline Purvis, Lee Geiling, Christie
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Contemporary School Psychology
Religiosity and spirituality are essential aspects of individuals’ cultural identities. However, the field of school psychology has generally avoided in-depth discussion regarding the implications of religious/spiritual diversity within the context of multiculturalism and culturally responsive practice. One aim of this study was to examine school p...
Bocanegra, Joel
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Contemporary school psychology