A case example of one state's efforts to measure and address the critical shortage of school psychologists

Mann, Angela; Castillo, José M.; Myers, Mary Alice

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“…It is predicted that approximately 1000–1500 more school psychologists each year will exit the field due to retirement and attrition than will enter the field through graduating from school psychology training programs from 2015 to 2025 (Castillo et al, 2014). Although there are some regional differences indicating greater or lesser demand, the projections indicate a cumulative deficit of tens of thousands of school psychologists across the nation (Mann et al, 2019).…”

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School psychology: Increasing awareness, enhancing policies, and reducing shortages

Dockweiler,

Kaufman

2024

Psychology in the Schools

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This exploratory mixed methods study investigates the school psychology workforce shortage phenomenon and underlying contributing factors. The development of an Education Specialist school psychology program in the middle of the COVID‐19 pandemic prompted the authors to explore variables impacting awareness of the school psychology profession. State policies were reviewed to identify how many states have adopted the nationally recommended 1:500 ratio for school psychologists. Additionally, undergraduate and postbaccalaureate student knowledge of the work of school‐based mental health professionals, specifically school psychologists, was surveyed. Finally, the authors explore the need for new action frameworks to achieve this awareness and to promote workforce policy development. Based on findings, three key points for practitioners are the need to promote the adoption of policies that align with the 1:500 recommended ratio for school psychologists, increase awareness of the profession with preservice and in‐service educators, and create coordinated training pathways and career opportunities for individuals to become school psychologists.

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School psychology: Increasing awareness, enhancing policies, and reducing shortages

Dockweiler,

Kaufman

2024

Psychology in the Schools

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“…In Florida, retirements and attrition of school psychologists are outpacing school psychologists entering the field, leading to a growing deficit. Across the state, nearly 42 positions went unfilled over five years (Mann, Castillo, & Myers, 2019).…”

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Needed: More school psychologists

Lipkin

2023

Phi Delta Kappan

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The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) estimates that the U.S. needs approximately 63,000 more school psychologists to meet the recommended ratio of one student per 500 school psychologists. This would ensure every student has access to comprehensive school psychological services. Unfortunately, while students are facing a mental health crisis after the pandemic, the school psychologist shortage is getting worse. NASP’s Seth Lipkin writes about the urgent need for more school psychologists and outlines several potential solutions at the local, state, and federal levels that could help.

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“…Yet all of these efforts to address the shortage problem will only be in vain unless they are tailored to the particular concern contributing to the shortage. Given the lack of clarity regarding the factors contributing to the shortage of school psychologists and the absence of empirical evidence to support these assertions (Mann et al 2019 ), a systematic analysis is needed to pinpoint where attrition is most likely to occur in the progression from graduate student applicant to seasoned practitioner.…”

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An Analysis of the Workforce Pipeline in School Psychology

Morrison

Davies

Noltemeyer

2020

Contemp School Psychol

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Shortage of school psychologists in the USA jeopardizes the capacity of schools to meet the needs of struggling students. The aim of the study was to evaluate the progression of school psychologists through the professional preparation-to practice pipeline for attracting, preparing, and retaining school psychologists. Descriptive research methods were used to retrospectively track three annual cohorts of graduate students from eight school psychology programs as they progressed through key milestones in their preparation and early professional practice. The results indicate that a large percentage of students completed their graduate program and continued to work in the field 1-, 3-, and 5-year post-internship for a sample that was predominately White and female. The implications of the study reinforce previous calls for graduate programs to engage in targeted, personalized efforts for recruiting graduate students with minoritized cultural identities to better meet the needs of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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A case example of one state's efforts to measure and address the critical shortage of school psychologists

Cited by 4 publications

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School psychology: Increasing awareness, enhancing policies, and reducing shortages

School psychology: Increasing awareness, enhancing policies, and reducing shortages

Needed: More school psychologists

An Analysis of the Workforce Pipeline in School Psychology

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