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Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1 The School Psychologist as an Applied Educational Psychologist -- THE IMPORT OF HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT -- UNIFYING AND DIVERGING FORCES INFLUENCING SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY -- UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS -- APPLIED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AS A WAY TO CHARACTERIZE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE IN ANY SETTING -- IMPLICATIONS OF APPLIED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR PRACTICE IN NONTRADITIONAL SETTINGS -- REFERENCES -- 2 The School Psychologist as a Community/Family Service Provider -- FORCES SUPPORTING NONTRADITIONAL SERVICE -- NEW AND OLD SKILLS -- CHALLENGES -- REFERENCES -- 3 Private Practice as an Alternative Setting for School Psychologists -- BACKGROUND -- PRIVATE PRACTICE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY -- THE NATURE OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY PRIVATE PRACTICE -- IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 4 School Psychology in Medical Settings -- ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES RELATED TO MEDICAL SETTING PRACTICE -- SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS' TRAINING AND MEDICAL PRACTICE -- SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS' SKILLS APPLIED IN MEDICAL SETTINGS -- POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 School Psychology Applied to Business -- RATIONALE FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IN A BUSINESS SETTING -- TRADITIONAL TRAINING AND SKILLS OF THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST -- PSYCHOLOGY SKILLS REQUIRED IN BUSINESS SETTINGS -- ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN BUSINESS SETTINGS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR TRAINING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 6 The School Psychologist in Neurologic Settings -- OVERVIEW OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY -- CLINICAL CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGY -- NEUROPSYCHOLOGY IN THE PEDIATRIC SETTING -- NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES -- NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND CHILDREN'S HEAD INJURIES -- NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS