Vocational assessment is part of expected practice for school psychologists in the USA. The authors discuss how school psychologists can facilitate the transition of students with disabilities from the elementary school to secondary schools, and employment. Major vocational assessment techniques are reviewed and vocational implications of traditional assessment procedures are presented.
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