What do school psychologists do?
• Consult with teachers, parents, administrators, and community mental health providers about learning, social, and behavior problems; • Engage in school-wide mental health activities; • Assist educators in implementing safe, healthy classroom and school environments; • Teach parenting skills, problem-solving strategies, substance abuse, and other topics pertinent to healthy schools; • Conduct research about effective instruction, behavior management, alternative school programs, and mental health interventions; • Assess and evaluate the wide variety of school-related problems and assets of children and youth in assigned schools; • Intervene directly with students and families through individual counseling, support groups, and skills training; • Serve as a member of interdisciplinary teams to address needs of at-risk students and to serve the needs of students with disabilities through the special education assessment, eligibility, and placement process; • Communicate results of psycho
