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Definition of a school psychologist/counselor:

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Definition of a school psychologist/counselor:

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Psychologist: a professional that helps students with emotional and mental needs in order to be successful in school.

Counselor: a counselor and an educator that helps students with academic, social and emotional needs in order to be successful in school.

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How do psychologist/counselors collaborate with general education teachers?

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How do psychologist/counselors collaborate with general education teachers?

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My interviewee said she frequently communicates with the teachers to ensure that the goals of students are being met. "I communicate with teachers to see what the counseling goals are for the students and how we can work together to help the student, for example, teaching student coping skills or social skills."

Here is a prezi that may help better understand how the two collaborate.

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What types of services are given to a student with special needs?

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What types of services are given to a student with special needs?

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The counselor I spoke with mentioned SouthWest Behavioral Health Counseling. This is a service that the counselor on my campus provides to students that are having some difficulties with family matters or are in "a high amount of emotional or behavioral challenges."

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Do counselors or psychologist attend IEP meetings? 

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Do counselors or psychologist attend IEP meetings? 

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The counselor I interviewed explained to me that she will typically attend any IEP meeting that has a student needed counseling in their IEP. She may also attend meetings if the parents wish that the student begin counseling.

To understand a bit more about what sections they work with you can always look at this PDF.

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What are the roles of a school psychologist?

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What are the roles of a school psychologist?

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A school Psychologist and Counselor are part of the multidisciplinary team that aids in helping student with special needs. They have many roles including providing the student with social, emotional, or academic support.  The counselor may be of more help in including the family members of the student so that they are well aware of the services.
This link is great for learning the roles of a SPED counselor.
It explains how they go about to be sure they've provided all the necessary resources for the students that they can access.

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Are school psychologist/counselors involved with parent contact?

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Are school psychologist/counselors involved with parent contact?

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Parents can always call  or talk to a school psychologist to find out more about the process of their child's referral for SPED.