A United States national survey of 500 practicing school psychologists was conducted to assess current practice trends in clinical supervision. A resultant sample of 323 responses were received, provid ing a usable response rate of 65 percent. The data indicated that while 10 percent of practicing school psychologists were participating in individual and/or group clinical supervision nationwide, respondents were receiving less supervision than recommended by APA or NASP professional standards. Of note, clinically supervised (91 percent) and non-clinically supervised (70 percent) school psychologists overwhelm ingly indicated that school psychologists should participate in clinical supervision.
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