Musings of an Urban School Psychologist

I like to think I’m pretty good at writing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). I pride myself on well-written work of all kinds (goes ba...

Waaay back in June, Erika over at Finding the Thyme asked my Facebook page for ideas about "...where/how to get started when you enter...

One of the more challenging meetings for any school psychologist is the manifestation determination review. Manifestation determination revi...

A seventh grade student mistaken for a parent by a staff member. A 13-year-old in fourth grade. A first grader a two heads taller and more d...

Last weekend, I traversed to Albany, NY with other area psychologists for the NY Association of School Psychologists' (NYASP) executive...

Well, it's that time of the year again... time for visits with family, relaxing and recharging over winter break, and eating so much t...

There are no words to explain or rationalize what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14th, 2012. It is truly a tragedy, and mov...

Today was the last session of my first grade emotions/anger management  group. Sad face... although without a doubt I haven't seen the l...

Our group lesson this week was a continuation of problem solving with a touch of "accepting consequences," and once again, I dippe...

Regardless of the kind of area you work in, homelessness is probably a bigger problem than you think. In urban settings, it's even more ...

Today's 1st grade group counseling session was very productive! I grabbed Mr. S, another colleague, to come up and assist, as I had role...

My fourth first grade emotions/anger management group session was marred by the insanity that is November 1st. On this fateful day, the ki...

Third group session today in my emotions/anger management first grade group ! Last time, we focused on identifying feelings in others, and t...

Today for our group, I grabbed the wonderful Skillstreaming in Early Childhood book and taught Skill 21: Knowing Your Feelings. This was ...

At one of our last bi-weekly meetings, my principal asked that my colleagues and I plan to do counseling groups in our 6:1+1 Special Class...

One of our district special education supervisors recently forwarded some information to the Committee on Special Education staff on People ...

With my giveaway for "The School Psychologist's Survival Guide" concluded, I want to thank everyone who posted fantastic, thou...