I work predominantly with elementary school students, kindergarten through fifth grade, in Howard County, Maryland. I like being a school psychologist because I value education and I value giving people equal opportunities to get that education. There has been a lot of research in school psychology that we use when we work with children and adults. And we evaluate our work scientifically so we can demonstrate whether it's effective or not. The Howard County school system and the University of Maryland have created a program to train these professionals in collaborating as teams.
Computers are an important tool for school psychologists.
They help us analyze the data we collect. We also use them when talking with children about things that are going on in their lives. Children today are often more comfortable with computers than they are with paper and pencil. A school psychologist has one of the most varied jobs I know of. I am currently a professor in the school psychology program at the University of Maryland in College Park.