NASP objectives Flashcards
10 domains of the NASP practice model
data-based decision making; consultation and collaboration; academic interventions and instructional supports; mental and behavioral health services and interventions; school-wide practices to promote learning; services to promote safe and supportive schools; family, school and community collaboration; equitable practices; research and evidence based practice; legal ethical and professional practice
6 organizational principles
organization and evaluation of service delivery; climate; physical, personnel, and fiscal support systems, professional communication, supervision, peer consultation, and mentoring; professional development and recognition systems
Organization and Evaluation of Service Delivery
services provided by licensed or credentialed SP and services provided in coordinated and organized fashion.
Organizational Principle: Climate
school system creates a climate that allows school psychological services are delivered with mutual respect
Organizational Principle: Physical, Personnel, and Fiscal Support Systems
Schools ensure adequate personnel to meed needs, all funding is used and maximized, employees have adequate tools and work space, employees have adequate personnel benefits to support work
Organizational Principle: Professional Communication
policies and practices at schools result in positive, proactive communication
Organizational Principle: Supervision, Peer Consultation, and Mentoring
supervision and mentoring are provided through ongoing, career-log, positive collarobation between a SP supervior and other SP colleagues
Ogranizational Principle: Professional Development and Recognition Systems
System ensures continuing professional development.
School Violence Prevention and Safety Strategies
Creating School-Community Safety Partnerships, Establish Comprehensive School Crisis Response Plans, Enhance Classroom and School Climate, Promote Positive School Discipline and Support, Implement Student-Affirming Threat Response Processes, Promote Anti-discrimination Strategies, Implement MTSS to meet needs, reduce Firearms access
Test Sensitivity
Test’s ability to correctly identify people with a disease or true positives
Test Specificity
Test’s ability to correctly identify people without a disease or true negatives
What is the most appropriate activity for a school psychologist to participate in to assist teachers with intervention implementation
ensuring there is a means of progress monitoring with the program being implemented and helping to collect the data
Which THREE of the following are approaches NASP recommends for bullying prevention?
Bullying prevention is best ensured through the creation of a positive school climate and the use of a multidisciplinary team when responding to peer conflict. Further, continued training on local legislation and awareness of issues within the community is beneficial for those working within the school.
According to NASP, which THREE of the following best describe effective district-wide policies for discipline in school
Abolishing the use of a zero-tolerance policy and selecting an alternative policy that is supported by research and data
Establishing district-wide rules and expectations that are used in each school
Creating multidisciplinary teams at the district- and building-wide levels to review student discipline policies
Which THREE of the following are strategies suggested by NASP for developing cultural competency
Developing cultural competency includes increasing access to services and supports through offering materials in a family’s native language, educating others on cultural awareness, and communicating with the family in their preferred language.
