What Can A School Psychologist Do?

What This Means for Your Family

• Whole-child support: We look at learning, behavior, and social-emotional wellbeing — not just academics.
  
  

• Help early and proactively: We try to catch concerns early and respond quickly with practical supports.
  
  

• Teamwork: We partner with you, teachers, and community providers to create a coordinated plan.
  
  

• Fair and respectful practice: Services follow professional ethics and are based on research and data.
  
  

Ways We Can Help

• Problem-solving for classroom or behavior concerns
  
  

• Instructional and learning supports
  
  

• Social-emotional and mental health support at school
  
  

• Prevention, crisis response, and school-wide initiatives
  
  

• Family–school collaboration and referrals to community resources
  
  

(These reflect NASP Practice Model’s domains of practice — the “what we do.”)

What the School Provides

• Enough time, space, and staffing for student services
  
  

• Ongoing supervision and professional development
  
  

• Clear communication among school teams and families
  
  

• Policies that support coordinated, evidence-based services
  
  

(These are the organizational supports that make services effective — the “how schools help it work.”)

Our Commitment to You

• We focus on strengths and build practical next steps.
  
  

• We explain results in plain language and welcome your questions.
  
  

• We use data to plan, monitor, and adjust supports.
  
  

• We respect culture, language, and family preferences.
  
  

About This Page

This overview is based on the National Association of School Psychologists’ Practice Model (2020), which outlines the services families can expect and the school conditions that support them. For more, visit NASP’s website page that discusses the School Psychology Practice Model.