SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IN SCHOOL-PSYCHOLOGY - AN EMERGING PERSPECTIVE

This article challenges the discipline of school psychology to begin t o ensure that scientific knowledge is actually used by practitioners. Topics and related issues and recommendations discussed include: the d ialectics of science and practice; what is wanted from standards; stan dards as a basis of practice; how standards can be created; role of th e practitioner in implementing standards; and some of the problems to be solved and pitfalls to be avoided. In essence, scientific standards of practice are examined as a method of linking practical psychologic al work to contemporary scientific knowledge.