school psychologist
Campus mental expert
A school psychologist is a mental health professional who works within educational settings to support students' academic achievement, emotional well-being, and behavioral development.
They assess learning disabilities, provide counseling, consult with teachers and parents, and help develop intervention plans: The school psychologist recommended testing for ADHD.
Distinguished from school counselors by their specialized training in psychological assessment.
Joint intellectual work
- parent guidanceContent rating warning
- teacher supportAssistance for educators
- referralDirecting someone elsewhere
- IEPPersonalized learning accommodation document
504 plan · problem-solving · advocacy · stakeholder · recommendations
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- IQIntelligence score
cognitive · achievement · aptitude · psychometrics · neuropsychological · eligibility · special education · learning disability
Curative mental treatment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- crisis interventionHelp during acute emergencies
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- empathySharing another's emotions
confidentiality · active listening · client-centered · support · adjustment · behavioral · emotional · resilience
Persistent apprehensive distress
- depressionProlonged low state
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
emotional regulation · psychopathology · well-being · social skills · anger management · bullying prevention · peer relationships · selective mutism
Life's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
attachment · identity · self-concept · Piaget · Erikson · neurodevelopmental · executive function · social-emotional
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- parent guidanceContent rating warning
- teacher supportAssistance for educators
- referralDirecting someone elsewhere
IEP · 504 plan · problem-solving · advocacy · stakeholder · recommendations
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- screeningEvaluative selection process
IQ · cognitive · achievement · aptitude · psychometrics · neuropsychological · eligibility · special education · learning disability · giftedness
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- crisis interventionHelp during acute emergencies
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
empathy · confidentiality · active listening · client-centered · support · adjustment · behavioral · emotional · resilience · self-esteem
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- depressionProlonged low state
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
autism · emotional regulation · psychopathology · well-being · social skills · anger management · bullying prevention · peer relationships · selective mutism · self-harm
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
socialization · attachment · identity · self-concept · Piaget · Erikson · neurodevelopmental · executive function · social-emotional · puberty
- school peoplestudent, teacher, principal, professor, pupil
- School Servicesguidance counselor, librarian, special education, tutoring, counselor
- mental health staffpsychiatrist, therapist, counselor, psychiatric nurse, mental health counselor
- PsychologistsFreud, Jung, Piaget, Skinner, Maslow
- counselingpsychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, counselor, individual counseling
- educatorseducator, teacher, teachers, professor, instructor
school psychologistclassroom teacher
Educator of students daily
instructor · educator · math teacher · homeroom teacher · professor
school, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, school counselor, child psychologist, school counseling, clinical psychologist