Reference no: EM132642877

Interview with School Psych

(These are suggested questions; please feel free to add additional questions or use your own)

1. What is your educational background?

2. What is the role of a School Psychologist in your school?

3. What assessments are you most comfortable and familiar with?

4. What grade level of student are you most comfortable assessing?

5. What is your understanding of RTI?

6. What all things can and should be included in RTI?

7. What are your views on standardized testing vs. CBA/nonstandardized measures as a way to determine eligibility and need for services?

8. What is you opinion of abbreviated assessment instruments?

9. What kinds of materials have you used to assess pupil strengths and/or weaknesses?

10. Are there any materials you have used that you find are especially effective for slow learners or bright students?

11. How do you define a severe discrepancy between the child's achievement and ability that is not correctable without special education and related services?

12. What is the appropriate procedure to follow when an eligibility committee is unable to reach consensus regarding the identification of a student? What options are available to the committee?

13. Are you able to differentiate the term "socially maladjusted" from the educational classification of "emotional disturbance"?

14. Please give me some examples of ADHD rating scales.

15. What is a psychological processing disorder?

16. Briefly explain the steps you would take in conducting a functional assessment for a child referred for behavior problems?

17. What factors would you consider in a referral for possible intellectual disability when the student is bilingual?

18.Explain what is an Auditory Processing Disorder? What are the Symptoms?

19. Provide an effective method you have used with parents to promoteunderstanding of child development as well as its relationship to learning and behavior.

20. What are the common challenges that hamper quality education in special education sector?

21. What is a typical day for you?

22. About how many evaluations do you complete per year?

23. About how many parent or teacher meetings do you attend yearly?

24. Do you consider yourself to be special education personnel? Does the staff consider you special education personnel?

25. What are the characteristics of a good school psychologist?

26. What is the hardest part of your job?

27. What is the most rewarding part of your job?

28. Did your program adequately prepare you for the work you do as a school psychologist? If not, what was lacking?

29. What is your most memorable moment as a school psychologist?

30. If you could change some aspect of your job, how would you change it?

31. What recommendations would you have for someone just starting out in a school psychology program?

32. In your opinion, what is the biggest issue facing the field of school psychology today?