Cultural humility as a form of social justice: Promising practices for global school psychology training

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily S. Fisher

In an increasingly diverse global context in which school psychologists strive to ensure appropriate educational services for all, addressing social injustice is critical. Cultural humility can serve as a link between cultural diversity and social justice, providing a deep awareness that allows school psychologists to understand themselves and their interactions with diverse students and families. Additionally, cultural humility provides a lens for framing advocacy necessary to address social justice concerns. This article reviews the literature on cultural humility and suggests promising practices for training school psychologists as culturally humble practitioners.

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 951-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill L. Johnson ◽  
Michael W. Bahr ◽  
Virginia L. Navarro

This study investigated how the concept of cultural competence was represented in three 2010 policy documents on service delivery, ethics, and credentialing by the National Association of School Psychologists. Qualitative analysis identified substantial sections of discourse focusing on cultural competence and, to a lesser extent, social justice, but neither concept was clearly defined with examples from everyday practice. From a policy perspective, a stronger focus on the centrality of cultural competence in school psychology training and practice is needed to improve outcomes for increasingly diverse children and families. Implications for policy development, professional development, and future research are discussed.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan L. Farmer ◽  
Ryan J. McGill ◽  
Stefan C. Dombrowski ◽  
Gary L Canivez

Surveys reveal that many school psychologists continue to employ cognitive profile analysis despite the long-standing history of negative research results from this class of practice. This begets the question: why do questionable assessment practices persist in school psychology? To provide insight on this dilemma, this article presents the results of a content analysis of available interpretive resources in the clinical assessment literature that may shed insight on this issue. Although previous reviews have evaluated the content of individual assessment courses, this is the first systematic review of pedagogical resources frequently adopted in reading lists by course instructors. The interpretive guidance offered across tests within these texts was largely homogenous emphasizing the primary interpretation of subscale scores, de-emphasizing interpretation of global composites (i.e., FSIQ), and advocating for the use of some variant of profile analysis to interpret scores and score profiles. Implications for advancing evidence-based assessment in school psychology training and guarding against unwarranted unsupported claims in clinical assessment is discussed.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Andy V. Pham ◽  
Anisa N. Goforth ◽  
Lisa N. Aguilar ◽  
Isaac Burt ◽  
Renee Bastian ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chryse Hatzichristou ◽  
Aikaterini Lampropoulou ◽  
Panayiotis Lianos

This paper presents social justice principles as core concepts in school psychology practice via a conceptual framework that combines theory, research, training, and practical applications. Focusing on the specific needs of Greece (i.e. economic recession, influx of migrant and refugee students, etc.), we discuss the inclusion of multicultural and international components of school psychology practice as well as implications for socially just practice. Specific examples of interventions and activities developed and implemented by the Laboratory of School Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, which emphasizes the application of social justice principles to practice, are also presented. Finally, we discuss specific guidelines for developing interventions that embrace social justice principles globally as well as explore transnational implications.


2020 ◽  
pp. 082957352097811
Author(s):  
Ryan L. Farmer ◽  
Ryan J. McGill ◽  
Stefan C. Dombrowski ◽  
Gary L. Canivez

Surveys reveal that many school psychologists continue to employ cognitive profile analysis despite the long-standing history of negative research results from this class of practice. This begets the question: why do questionable assessment practices persist in school psychology? To provide insight on this dilemma, this article presents the results of a content analyses of available interpretive resources in the clinical assessment literature that may shed insight on this issue. Although previous reviews have evaluated the content of individual assessment courses, this is the first systematic review of pedagogical resources frequently adopted in reading lists by course instructors. The interpretive guidance offered across tests within these texts was largely homogenous emphasizing the primary interpretation of subscale scores, de-emphasizing interpretation of global composites (i.e., FSIQ), and advocating for the use of some variant of profile analysis to interpret scores and score profiles. Implications for advancing evidence-based assessment in school psychology training and guarding against unwarranted unsupported claims in clinical assessment is discussed.


2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha E. Wynne ◽  
Angela Lombardo ◽  
Jennifer Costello ◽  
Alissa Briggs ◽  
Gina Bartucci

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alissa Briggs ◽  
Gina Bartucci ◽  
Lauren McArdle ◽  
Eva Kowalewicz ◽  
David Shriberg

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