Who Are School Psychologists?
School psychologists are uniquely qualified members of school teams that support students' ability to learn and teachers' ability to teach. They apply expertise in mental health, learning, and behavior, to help children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. School psychologists partner with families, teachers, school administrators, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community.
School psychologists provide direct support and interventions to students, consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies, work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services.
adapted from the NASP* website National Association of School Psychologists
School psychologists provide direct support and interventions to students, consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies, work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services.
adapted from the NASP* website National Association of School Psychologists
About Mrs. St. Giles:
Mrs. St. Giles is a New York State certified school psychologist with training in both psychology and education. She collaborates with teachers, parents, and other professionals to create a supportive learning environment and find effective solutions to learning and behavior problems.
As a school psychologist, Mrs. St. Giles acts as a consultant, providing information on mental health issues for students, faculty, and parents.
Her responsibilities include:
As a school psychologist, Mrs. St. Giles acts as a consultant, providing information on mental health issues for students, faculty, and parents.
Her responsibilities include:
- conducting psychometric evaluations to determine learning strengths and weaknesses that impact school performance,
- providing recommendations for students receiving specialized supports and services, determining social-emotional development and mental status,
- providing IEP mandated counseling to help resolve interpersonal problems that interfere with school performance,
- promoting wellness and resilience by reinforcing communication and social skills, problem solving, anger management, self-regulation, self-determination, and optimism
- in conjunction with community based therapists, providing short term counseling as part of academic support for students in crisis or students with significant unresolved social emotional issues that impact learning and educational progress,
- and providing training in social skills and anger management.