I do hope that this brief overview of services will be informative and will continue to enhance effective communication between our students’ home and school environments. I have been a School Psychologist for the Easton School System for the past 29 years. 

Certainly I try to fill many different roles, but I do try to provide services in regard to consultation, prevention, intervention and assessment.

I try to emphasize my training in mental health, child development, school organization, learning, behavior and motivation to help children meet today’s challenges.

Other areas I try to address include educational research and health care provision.

School Psychology services can include:

Prevention:

• Identify potential learning difficulties
• Design programs for children at risk of academic failure
• Provide parents and teachers with strategies to address disruptive behavior
• Help foster tolerance, understanding and appreciation of diversity in the school community
• Help in the development of school-wide initiatives to make school safer and more effective

Intervention:

• Work directly with children and families
• Help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment
• Provide school-based psychological counseling for children and families
• Provide social skills training, behavior management and other strategies to enhance the learning of children
• Help families and schools deal with crises such as death, illness or community trauma

Education:

Develop programs on topics such as:

• Teaching and learning strategies
• Classroom management techniques
• Working with students who have specific learning style needs
• Substance abuse
• Crisis management

Assessment:

Use a wide variety of techniques at individual, group and systems level to assess:

• Academic skills and learning style
• Personality and emotional development
• Learning environments and school climate
• Eligibility for Special Education services

Research and Planning:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of academic interventions, behavior management systems and other services
• Generate new knowledge about learning and behavior
• Contribute to planning and assessing school-wide reform and district-wide policies

Health Care Provision:

• Collaborate with school and community-based personnel to provide a comprehension model of school-linked health services
• Work with children and families to provide integrated community services focusing on psychosocial wellness and health related issues
• Develop partnerships with parents and teachers to create and maintain healthy school environments

Adapted from the National Association of School Psychology publication, “Helping Children at Home and School: Handouts from your School Psychologist”

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I will always do my best  to help!