Training school psychologists in psychopharmacology consultation

Holly J. Roberts; Margaret T. Floress; Cynthia R. Ellis

doi:10.1002/pits.20423

Training school psychologists in psychopharmacology consultation

Holly J. Roberts, Margaret T. Floress, Cynthia R. Ellis

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The number of children taking psychotropic medications has dramatically increased in recent years. These children typically take medication during school hours, thereby making the school setting an optimal venue in which evaluate the effectiveness of medications. Given their training in data-based decision making, intervention, and assessment, school psychologists should be involved in the evaluation of medication effectiveness in children at school. However, many school psychology programs do not offer formal training in psychopharmacology. This article describes the American Psychological Association and National Association of School Psychologists standards for psychopharmacology training. Additionally, the article details how school psychologists can use the behavioral consultation model, described by Kratochwill & Bergan (1990) to evaluate the effectiveness of medications. Legal and ethical considerations are also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	827-835
Number of pages	9
Journal	Psychology in the Schools
Volume	46
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.20423
State	Published - Nov 2009

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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