The Handbook of School Psychology

by Gutkin, Terry B.; Reynolds, Cecil R.

• ISBN13: 9780471707479
• ISBN10: 0471707473
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-20
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

As the standard reference in the field, this edited handbook focuses on how a school psychologist can operate and create change within the educational system instead of focusing solely on the diagnosis and treatment of an individual. Chapters have been updated and revised to provide a contemporary view of the field.

Author Biography

Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, earned his Doctoral Degree from the University of Georgia in 1978 with a major in School Psychology and minors in Statistics and in Clinical Neuropsychology. He is the author of more than 300 scholarly publications and author or editor of more than 40 books. He is he author of several widely used personality and behavior tests including the Behavior Assessment System for Children and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. He is also senior author of the Test of Memory and Learning, the Clinical Assessment Scales for the Elderly, and coauthor of several computerized test interpretation systems.He maintained a clinical practice treating trauma victims and individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury for 25 years. Dr. Reynolds is a past president of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and APA Divisions 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics), 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology), and 16 (School Psychology). Dr. Reynolds is a corecipient of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Robert Chin Award. In 1999, Dr. Reynolds received the Senior Scientist Award from APA Division 16 (School Psychology).  In 2000, he received the National Academy of Neuropsychology's Distinguished Neurophysiologist Award, the Academy's highest award for research accomplishments. He received the NASP 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award in Neuropsychology. He is currently a Professor of Educational Psychology and Neuroscience, and Distinguished Research Scholar at Texas A&M University.

Table of Contents

The Scientific Foundations of School Psychology

Advances in Quantitative Research

Advances in Qualitative Research

Advances in Single Subject Design

The Contributions of Educational to School Psychology

Contributions of Applied Behavior Analysis

School Psychology and Developmental Psychology: Moving From Programs to Processes

Contributions of Cognitive Psychology to School Psychology

Contributions of Social Psychology to School Psychology

Contributions of Biological Psychology

Contributions of Developmental Psychopathology to School Psychology

Psychological and Educational Assessment

Roles of Diagnosis and Classification in School Psychology

Errors in Diagnostic Decision Making and Clinical Judgment

Assessment of Intelligence and Achievement

Preschool Assessment

Children's Knowledge of Basic Concepts: An Essential Component of Direction Following and Problem Solving

Assessment of Personality and Adjustment

Neuropsychological Assessments in the School

The Problem of Bias in Psychological Assessment

Behavioral Assessment

Curriculum-Based Assessment

Functional Assessment of Instructional Environments for the Purpose of Making Data-Drive Instructional Decisions

Response to Intervention

Interventions: Focus on Children

Ecological School Psychology: A Personal Opinion and a Plea for Change

Evidence-Based Interventions and Practices in School Psychology: Challenges and Opportunities

Working with Struggling Readers: Why We Must Get Beyond the Simple View of Reading and Visions of How It Might Be Done

Working With Children With Math Problems

Evidence-Based Approaches to Working with Children with Disruptive Behavior

School-Based Consultation: The Science and Practice of Indirect Service Delivery

Conducting Evidence Based Interventions in the Schools

Partnering with Families for Educational Success

Psychopharmacology in School-Age Children

Pediatric School Psychology: Future Directions for Training School Psychologists

Understanding and Prom

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