The Role of the School Psychologist in Transition Planning

The purpose of this survey study was to obtain information regarding the role of the school psychologist in school to career transition planning, the perceived importance of the school psychologist in transition planning, and the degree to which the school psychologist is invited to participate in transition planning in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This study also investigated whether transition coordinators and school psychologists in Pennsylvania identify similar barriers to the involvement of the school psychologist in transition planning. The responses of the school psychologists were compared to the responses from Staab's (1996) national survey of school psychologists regarding their role in transition planning. This study was descriptive in nature and posed multiple research questions.

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Dr. David Lillenstein is the Director of Psychological Services for Derry Township School District in Herhsey, PA. Dr. Lillenstein holds a BA (Psychology) from the State University of New York - College at Buffalo, an M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), and anEd.D. (School Psychology) from IUP.