School Psychologist in the US for the Past Thirty Years: Change of Professional Status and the Range of Tasks to Solve

Retrospective and prospective assessment of school psychology in the United States, conducted at interval of approximately 10-15 years, shows on one hand the stability of a number of tendencies in the field of training and employment of school psychologists, and on the second hand - changes in the professional status of a school psychologist. Traditionally analyzed parameters of such assessments are: changes in the number of students studying school psychology; academic staff of psychological departments, reading lectures in relevant disciplines, and professional community of school psychologists. The analysis of current situation at each stage is accompanied by a cautious prognoses about the future of school psychology.

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