Women leaders in school psychology : career retrospectives and guidance

Women leaders in school psychology : career retrospectives and guidance / Carol S. Lidz, editor.

This book offers the autobiographical reflections of prominent women school psychologists who are at or near completion of their careers. It demonstrates the varied and diverse journeys of these women in their own words. The volume examines the ways in which leading women in the field have evolved f...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lidz, Carol Schneider (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Subjects:
School psychologists > Biography.
Women psychologists > Biography.
School psychology.
School psychology > Vocational guidance.
Educational strategies & policy.
Sociology: family & relationships.
Child & developmental psychology.
Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Social Science > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Psychology > Developmental > Child.
School psychologists
School psychology
Women psychologists
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Some history
  • 2. An academic's path
  • 3. An Australian story
  • 4. My path in school psychology - the long and winding road
  • 5. My long days' journey into NOW!
  • 6. The role of serendipity and opportunity in shaping a career in school psychology
  • 7. A career of rich and rewarding compromises
  • 8. Journey toward multicultural consultation and diversity of perspectives
  • 9. A career in school psychology : some themes, many variations
  • 10. Bridging practice, academe, and cultures as a school psychologist in Israel
  • 11. Embracing the academic life with all its highs and lows
  • 12. Perseverance and joy : advancing the lives of children
  • 13. A professional journey : a privilege and responsibility
  • 14. My journey as a school psychology advocate
  • 15. Intertwining journeys and professional passions
  • 16. An alternative life in the mainstream, revisited
  • 17. An unforeseen journey
  • 18. Entrepreneurial school psychologist
  • 19. On becoming a culturally competent school psychologist
  • 20. All roads led me to school psychology.

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