This week we read about different applied fields in psychology. The field that I am interested in and will be pursuing a future in is School Psychology. The blue book discussed the many people that can be accredited for developing the field. The first school psychologist, Arnold L. Gesell impressed me so much! I feel like he should get more credit and attention than he does. He developed a set of normative tables on children that not only school psychologists use, but also parents, medical professions, and other educational professionals! Can you imagine where we would be in so many child focused fields if Gesell hadn't put this table together?
Also I wanted to add a little bit more about why the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) was founded. The book briefly mentioned the tiff between the APA and school psychologists. Their Divsion (16) was present, but school psychologist wanted more from the association. I will post the NASP newsletter, Communique, which includes an article that goes into more detail about why and how NASP was created. Some of the reasons are as follows: identity, represent specific interests, strongly support non-doctoral professionals, and understand the complexities of working in public schools.
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