Welcome to the Psychologist's Page

According to the Massachusetts School Psychologist Association:

What is a school psychologist?

"A school psychologist is a provider of health and psychoeducational services in a school system.

The school psychologist is equipped to deal with a wide range of problems which children, parents, teachers, and administrators may face. The school psychologist is committed to the development of the full potential of each child which requires an understanding of: health issues, adacemic difficulty, behavioral adjustment, social skills, family stress, systems concerns and community pressures.

The school psychologist is trained to help children, staff and the school community in all areas of health and psychoeducational services. School psychologists are involved in co-teaching and collaboration, they are interested and work toward prevention of health and learning problems, they are expert in evaluation and assessment, they are well trained in crisis intervention, they provide individual and group counseling services and social skills training, they use research to promote effective educational planning, use data collection to evaluate programs and school psychologists provide parent and staff training on topics of specific interests or needs."