Our Mission

Documents

• What is a School Psychologist?
• Blueprint for Training & Practice

The mission of school psychologists is to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence and promote optimal learning.

• All children and youth deserve a free and appropriate public education in a safe and nurturing school environment that promotes cognitive, physical, social and emotional development and encourages family involvement.
• The future well-being of a community depends on the commitment of finances and resources to develop and maintain accessible support systems for children and families today.
• Children learn best in communities where educators are valued and treated with respect, and are learners themselves.
• All children have a right to at least one caring and capable adult in their lives.
• Early effective interventions and collaborative services will best prepare children for success in the future.
• School psychologists are change agents and facilitators who collaborate with key stakeholders in families, schools and communities to promote the healthy development of all children and youth.
• School psychologists have unique training that encompasses learning and cognition, as well as social and emotional development, and provides an integrated perspective of service within the context of the school.
• School psychologists respect individual differences of students and families, and recognize that diversity contributes to a strong and just society.
• School psychologists promote early interventions and data-based decision making to support children and families.