School psychologists have many responsibilities.
One responsibility is that they do consultations, which involve collaboration with teachers, parents and school personnel about learning, social, emotional and behavior problems. Another responsibility is that they provide educational programs on classroom management strategies, parenting skills, substance abuse, teaching and learning strategies. A third responsibility is that they do research to evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs, behavior management procedures and other services provided in schools. A fourth function is that they do assessment, working with parents and teachers. They use many techniques to evaluate academic skills, social skills, self-help skills, personality and emotional development, etc.