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Consultation

• give healthy and effective alternatives to teachers, parents, and administrators about problems in learning and behavior
• help others understand child development and how it affects learning and behavior
• strengthen working relationships between educators, parents and community services

Assessment — use a wide variety of techniques at an individual, group, and systems level to evaluate:

• academic skills
• learning aptitudes
• personality and emotional development
• social skills
• learning environments and school climate
• eligibility for special education

Intervention

• work face-to-face with children and families
• help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment
• provide psychological counseling for children and families
• provide social skills training, behavior management, and other strategies
• help families and schools deal with crises, such as separation and loss

Prevention

• identify potential learning difficulties
• design programs for children at risk of failure
• provide parents and teachers with the skills to cope with disruptive behavior
• help foster tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity in the school community
• develop school-wide initiatives to make schools safer and more effective

Education — develop programs on topics such as:

• teaching and learning strategies
• violence prevention/suicide prevention
• classroom management techniques
• working with students who have disabilities or unusual talents
• substance abuse
• crisis management

Research and Planning

• evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs, behavior management systems, and other services
• generate new knowledge about learning and behavior
• contribute to planning and evaluating school-wide reform and restructuring

Health Care Provision

• collaborate with school and community-based personnel to provide a comprehensive model of school-linked health services
• work with children and families to provide integrated community services focusing on psychosocial wellness and health-related issues
• develop partnerships with parents and teachers to create healthy school environments

Some additional and more specific services provided by CCESC school psychology personnel include:

Crisis Response Team

• collaborate with various local child-serving agencies in Clermont County to provide intervention to schools and communities in crisis
• intervene consistent with the desires of the schools/communities involved in traumatic situations
• follow-up with schools/communities in crisis to ensure assistance is available as long as it is needed/desired

Intervention-Based Services

• utilize an intervention-based, problem-solving approach for assisting learners presenting academic and/or behavioral concerns
• establish systems-level change that supports levels of intervention throughout the process; additional personnel and supports are added at each level as needed
• assist in training building-level staff regarding all facets of an intervention-based approach to service delivery (e.g. problem identification, problem analysis, goal-setting, intervention design, progress monitoring, etc.)

Internship and Practicum Experience Supervision/Training

• serve as a training site for graduate level school psychology students completing practicum experiences or year-long internships
• provide school districts with current and empirically supported practices via practicum and intern skills and training
• enhance learning experiences of practicum students and interns through supervision and training

Dynamic Indicators of Beginning Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)

• collaborate with school personnel to intervene with young students regarding the three most crucial early literacy skills required for producing effective readers
• train school personnel in the rationale of DIBELS, the administration/scoring of assessments, the resources for providing intervention, and the tools for monitoring progress
• assist with collecting the data and providing literacy group intervention