1. NASP 10 domains Flashcards
Part I of NASP model:
Domains of professional practice:
- Core components.
- Highly interrelated and not mutually exclusive
- All school psychologists are expected to possess at least basic level in all domains
Part II of NASP model:
Organizational principles:
- Describe supports and responsibilities of organizations of school psychologists
- Must be met in order to ensure effective delivery of services
Practices that permeate all aspects of service delivery
Domain 1
Data-based decision-making:
- understand and utilize assessment methods
- use a problem-solving network as basis
- Systematically collecting data from multiple sources as a foundation for decision-making at the individual, group and systems levels, and consider ecological factors.
Practices that permeate all aspects of service delivery
Domain 2
Consultation and Collaboration:
- understand varied models of consultation and collaboration
- methods to promote effective implementation
- systemic process of effective decision-making and problem solving
- demonstrate skills to consult, collaborate and communicate effectively with others
Direct Services: Student level
Domain 3
Academic interventions and Instructional support:
- biological, cultural and social influences on academic skills
- evidence-based curricula and instructional strategies
- use assessment and data collection methods to implement and evaluate services that support academic skill development in children
Direct Services: Student level
Domain 4
Mental and behavioural health services and intervention:
- influences on mental health and behavioural and emotional impacts on learning
- evidence-based strategies to promote socio-emotional functioning
- services to promote resilience and positive behaviour, support socialization and adaptative skills, and enhance mental and behavioural skills
Indirect services: Systems level
Domain 5
School-wide practices to promote learning:
- understand systems’ structure, organization and theory
- promote learning, positive behaviour and mental health
- maintain a safe, effective and supportive learning environment for students and school staff
Indirect services: Systems level
Domain 6
Services to promote safe and supportive schools:
- principles and research related to socio-emotional well-being, resilience and risk factors in learning (secondary prevention)
- mental and behavioural health, support multitiered prevention (2ry and 3ry prevention)
- health promotion and EBP’s
- preventive and responsive services that enhance learning, mental and behavioural health, physical safety and implement effective crisis prevention
Indirect services: Systems level
Domain 7
Family, school and community collaboration
- principles and research related to family systems
- strategies to develop collaboration between families and schools
- services that respond to culture and context
- facilitate family and school partnerships and interactions with community agencies to enhance academic and socio-behavioural outcomes for children
Foundations of school psychological service delivery
Domain 8
Equitable practices for diverse student populations:
- effects of diversities on development and learning
- implement evidence-based strategies to enhance services in general and special education and address potential influences related to diversity
- ecological lens across contexts
- equality of opportunities but equity to benefit the same from the opportunities
Foundations of school psychological service delivery
Domain 9
Research and evidence-based practice:
- research design, statistics, measurement and varied data collection and analysis techniques
- research, interpreting data and evaluated programs in applied settings
- evaluate and apply research as a foundation for service delivery
- techniques and technology resources for data collection, measurement and analysis to support effective practices
Foundations of school psychological service delivery
Domain 10
Legal, ethical and professional practice:
- multiple service models and methods: ethical, legal and professional standards
- professional identity and effective practice
- engage in responsive ethical and professional decision making
- effective interpersonal skills, responsibility, adaptability, initiative, dependability, technological competence, advocacy skills, respect for human diversity and commitment to social justice and equity
