This article challenges the discipline of school psychology to begin to ensure that scientific knowledge is actually used by practitioners. Topics and related issues and recommendations discussed include: the dialectics of science and practice; what is wanted from standards; standards as a basis of practice; how standards can be created; role of the practitioner in implementing standards; and some of the problems to be solved and pitfalls to be avoided. In essence, scientific standards of practice are examined as a method of linking practical psychological work to contemporary scientific knowledge.
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