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A survey of referral problems in 59 Ohio school districts |
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| Authors: | Charles A. Nicholson Jr. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA;2. Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, USA;3. Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA;4. Division of Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA |
| Abstract: | Feedback for the school psychologist is vital to construct and maintain remedial or preventative programs in the public schools. This study was undertaken to see if referral data would be useful as a source of such information. Referral forms were solicited from school psychologists in 59 Ohio school districts and an analysis was made of their contents. The data obtained indicates that referral information can be used to provide school psychologists clues pertaining to referral procedures and the types of children and problems referred. Specifically, this study indicates a greater need in the area of communication among pupil personnel workers. Further, it indicates that the psychologist in the school deals largely with problems of an academic nature thus offering a direction for in-service programming. Finally, the data reveals an interesting trend in the area of mental health which could possibly be an area of fruitful research. |
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