Preparing School Psychologists for the Future

Abstract

School psychology, like clinical psychology, is evolving as a result of recent changes in the structure of communities, and the educational and the health systems in Canada. Many of the changes are being driven by financial restraints precipitated by concerns over deficits at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels. If school psychologists are to continue to offer high quality services to school-age children and their families, they must be flexible, as the settings in which they offer these services, as well as the nature of services being offered probably will undergo significant changes by the year 2000. This article outlines what, in my opinion, school psychologists will need to succeed in their profession in the years ahead.