The Playful Psychologist

The Role of a School Psychologist

October 16, 2023 EMILY HANLON Season 9 Episode 4
The Playful Psychologist
The Role of a School Psychologist
Show Notes

In this weeks episode of the Playful Psychologist Podcast, I am joined by Ali Fiorentino to discuss the role of a school psychologist.  Ali is an Australian school psychologist with experience working across primary, secondary and education support centres in rural and remote schools. Ali’s passion areas include suicide prevention, case management, incident management, mental health, staff wellbeing and positive behaviour support.  and in this episode, In this episode, we answer the following questions:

  • What is a school psychologist?
  • What are the roles of a school psychologist?
  • How does school psychology differ to private practice?
  • What are the biggest challenges you face as a school psychologist?
  • What are three things you wish people knew about being a school psychologist?

https://psychology.org.au/aps/media/resource-finder/framework-delivery-school-psych-services-practice-guide.pdf