2024-2025 Program and Budget Handbook

The Additional Duties of a School Psychologist

School psychologists are highly trained support personnel who can provide a broad range of services to students, staff, and parents. Schools may consider purchasing additional time to focus on one or more of the following areas of service. The services provided by a school psychologist should be consistent with the activities described in the SPSA. Counseling* Provide counseling to students individually or in groups for a myriad of issues, including but not limited to the following: • Social skills • Anger management • Bullying • Increased school engagement • Acculturation problems • Grief and loss • Identity Exploration and Development • LGBTQ + (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning - Plus) • Anxiety/school phobia • Crisis counseling • Study skills

Consultation/Intervention School psychologists are knowledgeable about a variety of academic, social-emotional and behavioral programs. • Provide differentiated instruction strategies to enhance access to the core curriculum • Behavioral intervention strategies and management of progress monitoring • Identify appropriate evidenced-based interventions and collaborate in their implementation • Assist with monitoring individual student progress and pre-referral interventions to ensure fidelity in implementation • Collaborate on the development of school wide interventions: academic, social emotional, and behavioral Professional Development • Create staff and parent presentations based on needs assessments to develop targeted presentations, such as: o Anti-bullying Strategies o Modifying curriculum to differentiate learning in the classroom o Distinguishing Second Language Acquisition vs. Learning Disabilities o Behavior management in the classroom and with individual student challenges o Teaching social-emotional skills in the classroom o Parent Education Workshops • Strategies that address Tier II and Tier III levels of support

*Note: School Psychologists must obtain parent permission prior to providing counseling services to General Education students.

For further information, please email Mayra Santos, Director, Psychological Services at mayra.santos@lausd.net. You may also contact the Regional Psychological Services Coordinator in your area.

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