The role of the school psychologist in the private practice of the developmental optometrist

✍ Scribed by G. L. Patrick; R. A. Saudargas; J. A. Wiberley

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 235 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(198001)17:1<87::aid-pits2310170115>3.0.co;2-m

✦ Synopsis

This article discusses a cooperative effort between developmental optometrists and school psychologists in meeting the total needs of children with learning problems. The private practice of the developmental optometrist would provide the applied psychologist a setting for providing community-based preventive psychology. The role of the applied psychologist in providing psychological and educational assessment, consultation services, direct psychological interventions, and coordination of services is discussed.