Section 49424 Of Article 2. Employment Of Medical Personnel From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 2.
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. A school psychologist is a credentialed professional whose
primary objective is the application of scientific principles of
learning and behavior to ameliorate school-related problems and to
facilitate the learning and development of children in the public
schools of California.
To accomplish this objective the school psychologist provides
services to children, teachers, parents, community agencies, and the
school system itself. These services include:
(a) Consultation with school administrators concerning appropriate
learning objectives for children, planning of developmental and
remedial programs for pupils in regular and special school programs,
and the development of educational experimentation and evaluation.
(b) Consultation with teachers in the development and
implementation of classroom methods and procedures designed to
facilitate pupil learning and to overcome learning and behavior
disorders.
(c) Consultation with parents to assist in understanding the
learning and adjustment processes of children.
(d) Consultation with community agencies, such as probation
departments, mental health clinics, and welfare departments,
concerning pupils who are being served by such community agencies.
(e) Consultation and supervision of pupil personnel services
workers.
(f) Psychoeducational assessment and diagnosis of specific
learning and behavioral disabilities, including, but not limited to,
case study evaluation, recommendations for remediation or placement,
and periodic reevaluation of such children.
(g) Psychological counseling of and other therapeutic techniques
with children and parents, including parent education.