{"product_id":"the-school-psychologists-survival-guide-isbn-9781118027776","title":"The School Psychologist's Survival Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eA practical and accessible guide for helping school psychologists meet their everyday challenges\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this newest addition to the Jossey-Bass \"Survival Guide\" series, popular blogger Rebecca Branstetter offers help for school psychologists who must often travel to multiple school sites, deal with students with severe disabilities, meet with concerned parents, and manage school crises. The book is filled with practical advice, proven strategies, and useful tools, complete with reproducible forms, letters, and checklists for busy professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilled with the tools, strategies, and ideas for school psychologists who must deal with the myriad challenges of working with a diverse group of students, often in multiple locations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnother book in the popular Jossey-Bass \"Survival Guide\" Series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRebecca Branstetter is an experienced school psychologist and popular blogger (\"Notes from the School Psychologist\": studentsgrow.blogspot.com)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis vital resource offers a down-to-earth guide for both novice and seasoned school psychologists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExhibits, Forms, and Figures xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Wearing Many Hats: the Roles of the School Psychologist 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsultation 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention and Intervention 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounseling 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Finding Where You Belong: Logistics and Building Relationships in Your Schools 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Situated at a New School Site 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Relationships with Key Staff Members 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe School Secretary: Your New Best Friend 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principal: Captain of the Ship 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounselors and Other Support Staff 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Educators 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Education Teachers 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Custodian 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning-of-School Logistics 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do in the First Few Days and Weeks of School 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Multiple Sites 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding a Work Space at Your School Site 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Needed Materials 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Considerations in the First Few Weeks 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce You Are Settled In: Introducing Yourself 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Yourself to Staff 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Yourself to Families and Students 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Help! I’m Drowning in Paperwork! How to Tame the Bureaucracy Monster 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Your Assessment Caseload 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompleting Your Assessments Within Timelines 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheck Your Assessment Caseloads for Accuracy 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Your Yearly Assessment Calendar 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumenting and Tracking Interventions, Counseling, and Crisis Counseling 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumenting Interventions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumenting Counseling and Crisis Counseling 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumenting Child Protective Services Calls and Reports 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Next? Time Management Tips for Balancing Assessment Caseloads with Other Roles 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScheduling Your Week 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScheduling Your Day 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do When You Are Drowning in a Sea of Assessments 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Intervention and Prevention 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Be Preventive When You Have No Time 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Effective on Leadership and Prereferral Intervention Teams 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchoolwide Support Teams 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent-Focused Support Teams 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping and Supporting Academic Interventions 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping and Supporting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Interventions 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Your Own Prevention Activities and Programs 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Pitfalls and What to Do About Them 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Special Education Intervention Is the Only Game in Town 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Your School Is Sending You Inappropriate Referrals 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Response to Intervention (RTI): Changing Your Role From Special Education Gatekeeper to Keymaster of Interventions 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchool Psychologists’ Roles in RtI 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic RtI: Data-Based Decision Making 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTier 1 Interventions 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Individual Intervention Plans and Data-Tracking Tools 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehavioral RtI: Data-Based Decision Making 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversal Screening 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment and Intervention Audits 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitoring Tier 1 Effectiveness 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiers 2 and 3: Gathering Baseline Data and Using Progress Monitoring Tools 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Track Individual Student Progress with Your RtI Team 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigating Your Role Change 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Special Education Assessment 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Assessment Process: From Parental Consent to Report Writing 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining Timelines and Informing All Involved Parties of the Assessment 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReviewing the History and Gathering Environmental Data 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting a Developmental History with Parents or Guardians 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding If You Need to Do a Full Social-Emotional-Behavioral Evaluation 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting Appropriate Testing Instruments 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting Your Testing Tools 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning Your Testing with the Student 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting Quality Reports 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note About Other Types of Evaluations 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 the Individualized Education Plan (IEP): Friend Or Foe? 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore the IEP Meeting 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning About Your Role and Presentation Style in IEP Meetings 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Consensus on Your IEP Team 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to Share Results with Parents Before the IEP Meeting 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaborating with Outside Team Members in the IEP 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the IEP Meeting 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaying the Groundwork for Presenting Results 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Helpful Tips When Presenting at an IEP Meeting 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the IEP Meeting 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Do You Have a Minute? How to Be An Effective Consultant 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Theory Meets Real Life 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehavioral Consultation 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial-Emotional and Crisis Consultation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic Consultation 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsultation During the IEP-Writing Process 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with Negative Nancy and Naysayer Ned: Working with “Involuntary” Consultees 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uncomfortable Teachers’ Lounge Consultation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Individual Counseling 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounseling Roles 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of School-Based Individual Counseling 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychodynamic (“Insight-Oriented”) Therapy 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay and Art Therapy 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolution-Focused Brief Therapy 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning Counseling 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring Counseling: Documentation and Sticky Situations 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumentation 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen You Need to Call Child Protective Services (CPS) 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a Child Is a Danger to Himself or Others 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSticky Confidentiality Issues 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerminating Counseling 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Group Counseling 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting a Group: Factors to Consider 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConduct a Needs Assessment at Your School 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding What Type of Group to Run 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding Who Is in Your Group 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing a Cofacilitator 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding on When and Where to Hold Your Group 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding on the Level of Structure in the Group 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do When Things Get Messy 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Student Wants to Drop Out of Group 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup Members “Gang Up” on Another Group Member or Members 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Group Is Out of Control 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Student Leaves the Group Without Permission 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Group Member Does Not Participate 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Dreaded Late-night Phone Call: How to Deal with a Crisis at Your School 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparation for a Crisis 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Crises 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual Student Crises: Danger to Self and Danger to Others 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchoolwide Crises: Determining the Ripple Effect and Implementing Psychological First Aid 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Put on Your Oxygen Mask Before Helping Others: How to Manage The Stress of the Job 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing Self-Care 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoments of Zen 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlocking 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining Healthy Work-Life Boundaries 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Role and Saying No 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow When to Say When 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography and Resources 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 207 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREBECCA BRANSTETTER, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e is a school psychologist who has worked with public K–12 schools throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. She also works with children through her private practice, Grow Assessment and Counseling Services. Branstetter is the author of the popular blog “Notes from the School Psychologist” (www.studentsgrow.blogspot.com).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe School Psychologist’s SURVIVAL GUIDE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom veteran school psychologist and popular blogger Rebecca Branstetter, \u003ci\u003eThe School Psychologist’s Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e offers both new and seasoned school psychologists a practical, go-to handbook with ready-to-use strategies and time-saving reproducible materials they can use every day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible style, the book explains how to bridge the gap between best practices according to research and the realities of working in a school district bureaucracy with limited resources. \u003ci\u003eThe School Psychologist’s Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e provides hands-on help in navigating the day-to-day challenges of working in a school district, managing large case loads, dealing with legal and ethical challenges on the job, crisis management, and more. The author offers advice on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting situated at a new school and building relationships with key staff members\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging your assessment caseload and completing your assessments within timelines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to effectively communicate sensitive information to parents, teachers, and students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeveloping and supporting academic, social, emotional, and behavioral interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDealing with both individual student and school-wide crises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning your roles in Response to Intervention (RTI)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePracticing self care by understanding the stress response\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also helps experienced professionals fine-tune their skills with the latest ideas and theories, such as bilingual assessment, cognitive behavioral therapy, social skills groups, and much more. Simply put,\u003ci\u003e The School Psychologist’s Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e takes on the top challenges that are present in the day-to-day roles of today’s school psychologist and provides real-world solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most relatable and thorough resources for newly-graduated and veteran school psychologists working in the public school setting. 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