School Psychologist

As class sizes continue to increase, many students find that their educational needs aren’t being met because teachers are too overwhelmed to assess an individual child’s needs. When a child in school is struggling from a problem like a learning disability or a difficult home environment, it is now the responsibility of school psychologist to evaluate children in need. School psychologist examine, test, and diagnose students individually so that they have the best chance of success in school. The majority of writing consists of grading and administering tests, occasionally writing reports, and taking notes on clients. As my mom works in a very poor and overcrowded school, I grew up seeing children whose needs were obviously not being met, and …show more content…
As such, there is a lot of school required to get into such a trusted position. School psychologist need at least a master's of education, but a doctorate is recommended. Dr. Grabsky says that having her doctorate has given her a lot more freedom in choosing her hours, and she highly recommends it if I continue to pursue school psychology. Also, school psychologist have to complete a 1200 hour internship, which usually takes a year. The majority of the psychologist's job is spent in conferences and therapy sessions with student or groups. So, school psychologist have to have excellent communication skills. It’s very important that they are able to interact with children and also parents. If a child is diagnosed with a problem like a learning disability, the psychologist needs to be able to communicate with the parent to discuss the next