A school psychologist provides practitioner-level mental health services for students enrolled in their school or district. Their duties include working one-on-one with school-age children, diagnosing mental health conditions and providing appropriate treatments, and working with families to meet children’s individual mental and emotional health needs.
School Psychologist은 다양한 업무 및 책임을 이행할 수 있어야 합니다. 다음은 School Psychologist이 실행할 수 있어야 하는 몇 가지 업무 및 책임입니다.
- Creating a safe and accepting environment in which students feel comfortable expressing their needs
- Keeping up with district and school policies, state and federal law and the needs of families for information sharing and confidentiality
- Effectively communicating with students’ teachers, school staff, district administrators and children’s caregivers to meet children’s mental and emotional health needs
- Keeping and updating HIPAA-compliant records containing privileged health information about minors
- Learning and applying evidence-based diagnosis and treatment protocols in compliance with state licensing standards
경쟁력 있는 School Psychologist은 다음을 포함한 특정 기술과 자격을 갖추고 있습니다.
- Compassion for the needs of children, including those with disturbed behavior and a history of trauma or other challenges
- Organizational skills suitable for keeping records, which may be used as legal documents or for other official purposes
- Skill at communicating with colleagues, district employees, families and children of all ages
- The ability to travel, sometimes on short notice, to various campuses throughout the district, and to respond to emergencies outside of normal school hours
