Welcome to our Psychologists in Education (PIE) Website
We are a Special Interest Council of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association (NLTA)
Psychologists In Education (PIE) is promoting careers in School Psychology !
Work in teams
Lots of variety
Consultations, Assessments, Referrals, Prevention, Intervention, etc...
Support children/youth with a variety of strengths challenges
Help students thrive
Help ALL students, educators and families access psychological supports/services
Work in Newfoundland & Labrador (Come play on our "Island")
Where do they work? What to they do? How do I become a School Psychologist?
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Key goals & focus areas for the Psychologists in Education (PIE) Special Interest Council include:
to create a learning community that supports each other and reviews best practices
to provide psychologists in education with high-quality continuing education and opportunities for collaboration, which will benefit all those with whom Psychologists work
to increase student access to services in schools by advocating for a defined Psychologist-to-student ratio aligned with the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) recommendations; NASP recommends a ratio of 1 School Psychologist to 500 students; All students should receive access to services in a reasonable time frame
School Psychologists are valuable professionals with unique skills and training in the K-12 education system. Presently, a set allocation for School Psychologists does not exist. The Psychologists in Education Special Interest Council proposes the Department of Education allocate a psychologist-to-student ratio at 1:750 with sensitivity to school configurations and geography. This 1:750 ratio will better facilitate the delivery of psychology services to students and the school community within the full scope of the School Psychologist’s practice and training.
to liaise and build meaningful relationships with key stakeholders and community partners to help provide the best supports and services for students in our province (For example, Autism Society, Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, Memorial University, etc… )
to educate the school community about the role, training, skills and experience of Psychologists who work with students, educators, and families to enable the optimization of skills for the benefit of the whole school community
to allow for coordinated, focused problem-solving around the growing issue of recruitment and retention of Psychologists in our province
to engage in meaningful collaboration with the Newfoundland & Labrador English School District, the Department of Education, and the Newfoundland & Labrador Teachers Association to create opportunities for the provision of high-quality, empirically driven mental health services in our province’s school system
to enable the Psychologists working in our schools to operate within their full scope of practice, thus further improving the quality and efficacy of mental health service delivery within education