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Snider, Laurel A.; Contino, Rosie; Simoni, Marisa; Talley, Jillian; Talapatra, Devadrita – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Students with intellectual disabilities (ID) have reduced access to sexuality education at school, tasking families with filling the gap. This limited access contributes to persistent health inequities, psychosocial risk, and reduced self-determination for individuals with ID. To understand the resources that families may encounter when filling…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Sexuality, Curriculum
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Monteiro, Marilyn J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
School psychologists familiar with the autism evaluation process have an awareness of the complexity of this school-based process. This paper provides school clinicians with an introduction to a visual framework and descriptive language to think and talk about the complex students they evaluate in positive, nuanced, and accessible terms. This…
Descriptors: Autism, School Psychologists, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
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Stephens, Kristen R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
Education laws and policies serve to guide the way programs and services are implemented in schools. The transition from law or policy to implementation can be fraught with complications that impact the education system across many levels. According to Viennet and Pont (2017), one of the areas that can either hinder or support the transition from…
Descriptors: Gifted Education, Educational Policy, Advocacy, School Psychologists
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Green, Ambra L.; Maynard, Deanna K.; Stegenga, Sondra M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
The use of exclusionary discipline practices in schools has been well documented since the 1970s with the passing of the Safe Schools Act and implementation of zero-tolerance policies. Despite research indicating the ineffectiveness of exclusionary practices, students continue to receive suspensions and expulsions at alarming rates. Additional…
Descriptors: Discipline, Suspension, Expulsion, Misconceptions
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Proctor, Sherrie L.; Nasir, Afshan; Wilson, Tossea; Li, Kathrynne; Castrillon, Paola – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
This qualitative study investigated eight African-American specialist-level students' experiences with and perceptions of their retention and persistence toward degree completion in school psychology programs. Findings indicate that participants deemed the general supports faculty offered to all students and positive, supportive relationships with…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, African American Students, School Psychology
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Sulkowski, Michael L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Affecting more than 1 million youth, student homelessness is growing at an unprecedented rate in the United States. This is alarming because homeless students face significant barriers to their academic success and positive life outcomes. Unfortunately, despite the significant risks and challenges they face, homeless students often are overlooked…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Academic Achievement, Barriers, School Psychology