This engaging new text introduces the field of school psychology, providing an accessible overview of an essential and in-demand profession. It covers a comprehensive range of topics, including historical, cultural, professional, legal, and ethical foundations as well as practices in assessment, intervention, consultation, and program evaluation. Reflecting current standards and best practices, the book includes learning tools for a variety of audiences and examines the profession of school psychology through a social justice lens.
Highlights include:
- Written in an accessible manner to facilitate understanding by those with minimal to no background.
- Contributions from renowned authors, which allow readers to learn directly from experts in the field
- Content aligned with the ten domains of the NASP Practice Model
- Integration of key concepts in psychological research and measurement that are essential for understanding school psychology practice.
- A social justice orientation that portrays school psychologists as advocates for diverse children, families, and communities
- Social Justice Connections boxes, which address a range of contemporary issues related to equity and access in schools and psychological service delivery
- Comprehensive coverage of historical, cultural, legal, and ethical foundations as well as the roles and functions of school psychologists, including assessment, intervention, consultation, and systems-level reform
- Tools and resources for professional development and career planning
- Learning objectives, case examples, review and discussion questions, key terms with definitions, and chapter summaries that engage readers and reinforce key ideas
- Online instructor resources such as Power Point presentations, a test bank, sample syllabi, and graduate program worksheets, ideal for busy faculty.
This text is ideal for a range of audiences, including undergraduate and graduate students as well as pre-service and working professionals who are considering re-specialization in school psychology. In particular, it is ideal for use in both undergraduate and graduate courses in school psychology (e.g., psychology in the schools, roles and functions of school psychologists) as well senior internship and service learning courses in psychology and education.
Table of Content
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Forward
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter 1: Introduction to School Psychology
Sally L. Grapin & John H. Kranzler
Chapter 2: Historical Foundations
Daniel Florell
Chapter 3: Graduate Preparation and Credentialing
Eric Rossen, Natalie N. Politikos, & Joseph S. Prus
Chapter 4: Multicultural Foundations
Sherrie L. Proctor
Chapter 5: Ethical and Legal Foundations
Barbara Bole Williams & Laura W. Monahon
SECTION II: SERVICE DELIVERY IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter 6: Assessment
Nicholas F. Benson & Ashley Donohue
Chapter 7: Intervention Planning and Implementation
Susan G. Forman & Philip Oliveira
Chapter 8: Academic Assessment and Intervention
Scott P. Ardoin & Stacy-Ann A. January
Chapter 9: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
Amy M. Briesch, Ph.D. & Robert J. Volpe
Chapter 10: Cognitive Assessment
John H. Kranzler & Randy G. Floyd
Chapter 11: Consultation
William P. Erchul & Aaron J. Fischer
Chapter 12: Systems Change and Program Evaluation
Amity L. Noltemeyer & Erin A. Harper
SECTION III: LOOKING AHEAD
Chapter 13: Future of School Psychology
Kathleen M. Minke & Eric Rossen
Chapter 14: Preparing for a Career in School Psychology
Diana Joyce-Beaulieu & Alexa Dixon
About the author
John H. Kranzler, Ph D, is Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professor in Education and Director of the APA-accredited School Psychology Program in the School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Dr. Kranzler’s major area of scholarly interest concerns the nature, development, and assessment of human cognitive abilities. He has received a number of awards for his teaching and research, including the University of Florida Teaching Incentive Program award for undergraduate teaching, the Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research, and Article of the Year awards from School Psychology Review and School Psychology Quarterly. In 1997 and 2017, Dr. Kranzler received the University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship award for distinguished scholarship and was recently named a University of Florida Term Professor in 2019. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. Dr. Kranzler has served as Associate Editor of School Psychology Quarterly and the International Journal of School and Educational Psychology and currently serves on several editorial boards, including the Journal of School Psychology.
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