Parents and school psychologists should maintain a solid connection to optimize their child's education and socialization in the school. Before any interventions can take place, the two parties must be on somewhat of the same page when deciding the best course of action for the child.
-Are strong ties between the parents and school psychologist a necessity for achievement in the academic setting?
-What happens if at home the parents are not a strong influence in their child's life? What can the school psychologist do?
-What are some ways to strengthen the relationship between parents and school psychologists?
-How do you go about differentiating opinions between parents and school psychologists when deciding interventions and recommendations for a child?
-What are some ways that we as school psychologists can educate and simplify the procedures and information given to parents new to the child study team process so they can better understand?
In our experience, we have found that some parents' ideas for the direction their child should take in school seem to be in direct opposition to what the school psychologists know from years of experience and training. Other times, a parent really has no opinion on the matter and lets the school psychologist take control of the situation with little to no objections. Many times, the parents fall between these two extremes. When working with someone's child, school psychologists must be sensitive to parents' thoughts and feelings about their child because we may present a piece of information that they do not want to hear. How can we as school psychologists effectively work with parents to help their child exceed to the best of their capabilities?
This Blog was created by Joey Schweighardt and Julian Castellanos.
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