Pediatric School Psychology

Thomas J. Power, PhD, is Professor of School Psychology in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Education at University of Pennsylvania and Chief Psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Kathy L. Bradley-Klug, PhD, is Associate Professor of School Psychology and Associate Chair of the Department of Psychological and Social Foundations in the College of Education at the University of South Florida.

"[This book] represents a truly novel, innovative, progressive approach to providing critical information for the field. Power and Bradley-Klug present a conceptually rich and substantively expansive resource, and do so in a way that will be highly useful for training, research and practice. This fresh and exciting resource is sure to make an impact on training and practice throughout the country!" - Susan Sheridan, PhD, George Holmes University Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln"This is an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners interested in establishing interdisciplinary and inter-systemic partnerships to facilitate development of population-based services to promote pediatric health and prevent, intervene, and treat pediatric health problems." - Bonnie K. Nastasi, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Tulane University

• Background and Overview of Pediatric School Psychology.  Conceptual Model for Understanding Health Problems and Developing Interventions.  Interventions in Pediatric School Psychology: Applications of a Multi-Systemic Model.  Conceptual Model for Health Promotion and Illness Prevention.  Research to Practice: Prevention Programs in Community Settings.  Program Development and Evaluation.  Measurement Development and Evaluation.  Grant Writing Strategies.  Critiquing Journal Articles and Preparing Manuscripts for Publication.  Directions for Program Development, Research, and Training.