Resource Papers
SB906: School Safety, Homicide Threats – The Role of Multidisciplinary Threat Assessment Teams in Schools as a Best Practice Approach for Crisis Prevention and Intervention
In response to widely publicized school shooting events, many states have enacted legislation designed to reduce the rare, but real possibility of school shooting events. Recently, California added its name to this list. With the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 906, School Safety: Homicide Threats, signed by Governor Newsom on
Suicide Prevention
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2019), suicide among school age youth 10 years of age and older ranks as a leading cause of death. While student suicide is statistically rare (4.03 deaths for every 100,000 5-to-18-year-olds in the U.S.), suicidal thinking and non-fatal suicidal behavior
Educationally Related Counseling Services in an AB 114 World
Schools have repeatedly been demonstrated to be an ideal place to provide counseling services to students to support social, emotional, and behavioral health, as well as the ability to cope with challenges (NASP, 2008). School psychologists provide school-based services as part of a continuum of tiered interventions for the well-being
A Wall and a Travel Ban:
Supporting California’s Immigrant Children
“I know that now there is no hope of bringing in my dad’s part of the family here to America, no hope on giving them a better life. I hear so many heart-breaking stories of people who get stuck at an airport of a country they aren’t even familiar with
School Psychology Practice during COVID Series #1 – Assessment Guidance
On March 13, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-26-20 requiring the California Department of Education (CDE) to issue guidance for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) responding to COVID-19 issues. This included ensuring students with disabilities (SWD) receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) consistent with their individualized education program (IEP)
AB 114: How School Psychologists May Be Best Positioned to Provide Mental Health Services for all Students at all Tiers
Researchers report that 75-80% of school-age children in need of mental health services do not receive them. Of those who do receive mental health services, 70-80% receive mental health services in school.1 Schools are a natural access point for mental health services; school psychologists are mental health providers trained to
