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Identifying challenges in supervising school psychologists
Psychology in the Schools (2010)
  • Virginia Smith Harvey, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Melissa Pearrow, University of Massachusetts Boston
Abstract
Previous studies suggest that the majority of school psychologists do not believe they receive sufficient supervision, despite a growing body of research providing empirical support for supervision to maintain and improve skills. This study explores the dynamics underlying the challenges of providing adequate supervision to school psychologists. Findings suggest that supervision of school psychologists is characterized by challenges that extend beyond the traditional demarcations of clinical and administrative supervision typical in clinical settings. Supervisors of school psychologists encounter systemic challenges, unique to school settings, which must be addressed for their supervisees to be able to function successfully. The findings suggest that a clinical–administrative–systemic model of supervision is most appropriate in the supervision of school psychologists.
Keywords
  • school psychology,
  • supervision,
  • guidance,
  • isolation
Publication Date
July, 2010
Publisher Statement
Copyright 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Citation Information
Virginia Smith Harvey and Melissa Pearrow. "Identifying challenges in supervising school psychologists" Psychology in the Schools Vol. 47 Iss. 6 (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/virginia_harvey/1/