Columbia School District
Special Education and Student Services
School Psychology
Helping children achieve their best. In school. At home. In life.
–National Association of School Psychologists
What is a School Psychologist?
School psychologists are school-based mental health professionals who help students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally through continued collaboration with teachers, parents, and outside professionals. They work with both with students who receive special education services and those who do not. They provide assessment, intervention, consultation, and collaboration.
Please click on the video below, to learn more. The video showcases the role of the school psychologist in helping children strive, grow, and thrive.
Some of responsibilities of a school psychologist include:
Individual/group counseling
Teaching social skills, behavioral strategies, being attentive, mindfulness, goal setting, study skills, peer mediations, etc.
Assessment of academic and behavioral issues
Consultation with teachers, parents, administrators, and outside service providers
Testing for eligibility of special education (i.e., aptitude, socioemotional development, multiple disabilities)
Crisis team intervention
Proactive prevention (Positive Behavior Intervention Support/PBIS, Scientifically Researched Behavioral Intervention/SRBI, Social Emotional Learning/SEL)
Resources
Reducing Stress in Kids
Reducing Stress in Kids.pdfWishes for Wilson's
Explanation of Wilson's Disease in Support of HWP Student
WISHES FOR WILSONS.pdfPromoting Compassion and Acceptance in a Crisis
Compassion and Acceptance in a Crisis.pdfIn Gratitude We Thrive Presentation
PEP RALLY PRESENTATION IN GRATITUDE WE THRIVE.pdfTransitioning Back to School
TRANSITIONING BACK-TO-SCHOOL.pdfSuggested Reading
School Psychologist Suggested Reading.pdfThis website is sponsored by the New York Foundation to help parents and families who are dealing with loss and the grieving process. When you click on the link below, you will find helpful information through featured articles on such topics as: Grief and Healing, Stories for Teens, Informing a Child of the Death of Someone, and Things to Say and Not to Say to a Grieving Child.