Division 16 - School Psychology

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Division 16 - School Psychology is composed of scientific-practitioner psychologists whose major professional interests lie with children, families, and the schooling process. The Division represents the interests of psychologists engaged in the delivery of comprehensive psychological services to children, adolescents, and families in schools and other applied settings. The Division is dedicated to facilitating the professional practice of school psychology and actively advocates in domains, such as education and health care reform, which have significant implications for the practice of psychology with children. Members receive the journal School Psychology Quarterly and the quarterly newsletter The School Psychologist. The Division welcomes student members. Non-doctoral level school psychologists and practitioners are welcome to join the Division as Professional Affiliates.

Membership Application: www.apa.org/about/division/memapp.html

President: Jean A. Baker, PhD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Secretary: Vincent C. Alfonso, PhD, Fordham University, New York, NY

Journal: School Psychology Quarterly (quarterly)
Editor: Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

• March 2007 (Volume 22, Number 1), arrived March 23, 2007
• June 2007 (Volume 22, Number 2), arrived July 5, 2007
• September 2007 (Volume 22, Number 3), arrived October 2, 2007
• December 2007 (Volume 22, Number 4), arrived December 28, 2007

• March 2008 (Volume 23, Number 1), arrived April 23, 2008
• June 2008 (Volume 23, Number 2), estimated arrival July 5, 2008
• September 2008 (Volume 23, Number 3), estimated arrival September 25, 2008
• December 2008 (Volume 23, Number 4), estimated arrival December 28, 2008

Newsletter: The School Psychologist (quarterly)
Editor: Michelle S. Athanasiou, PhD, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

• Volume 61, Number 1, arrived January 31, 2007
• Volume 61, Number 2, arrived March 23, 2007
• Volume 61, Number 3, arrived August 8, 2007
• Volume 61, Number 4, arrived October 24, 2007

• Volume 62, Number 1, arrived January 31, 2008
• Volume 62, Number 2, arrived March 19, 2008
• Volume 62, Number 3, estimated arrival August 8, 2008
• Volume 62, Number 4, estimated arrival October 24, 2008

Division-Sponsored Publications:

• Collaborative Family-School Partnerships: Early Interventions and Systems Change (Epps and Johnson)

• A Practitioner's Guide to Helping the Parents of Aggressive Children (Cavell)

• 2002 Directory of Internships for Doctoral Students in School Psychology, available from Mrs. Betty Corman, ESPSE: 227 CEDAR Building, University Park, PA 16802-3108 for $16.60 (check made payable to Penn State)

• Conversation Series, a series of videotaped discussions on topics of professional importance by leaders in the field, available from David McIntosh, Ball State University, Teachers College, Muncie, IN 47306; Fax: (765) 285-3653; Email: David McIntosh

Division Meetings:

• APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA, August 14-17, 2008

For Student Information Contact: Katie Woods, University of Nebraska--Lincoln

Number of School Psychologists in the United States: Estimated 25,000 school psychologists in the U.S. and about 21,000 are members of the National Association of School Psychologists (including trainers and students). All practicing school psychologists are licensed or certified by their respective state departments of education or other agency. About 75% are nondoctoral persons. For a synopsis of data see Fagan & Wise (2000): School psychology, past, present, and future. Bethesda, MD: NASP, chapter one; or School Psychology Review, Vol. 29(4), especially article by Dan Reschly.

Awards: www.apa.org/about/division/awards.html

List of Presidents: www.apa.org/about/division/div16pres.html

For Additional Information Contact: Division 16 Administrative Office, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; Telephone: (202) 216-7602; Fax: (202) 218-3599; Email: Keith Cooke

Homepage: www.indiana.edu/~div16/index.html