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The multiplier effect: A strategy for the continuing education of school psychologists
Author(s) -
Lesiak Walter J.,
Petty Sharon,
Braccio John
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197510)12:4<393::aid-pits2310120403>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychology , continuing education , school psychology , interview , medical education , intervention (counseling) , motivational interviewing , applied psychology , service (business) , professional development , pedagogy , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , economy , anthropology , economics
Twenty‐two school psychologists participated in a year long institute designed to test the use of a multiplier effect in the continuing professional development of school psychologists in Michigan. Participants, representing 12 geographic regions, attended six days of in‐service meetings on the topics of behavior modification strategies, models of continuing education, affective education, life‐space interviewing and consultation strategies. Participants were then responsible for conducting two, one‐day workshops in their regions on topics discussed in the institute. The impact of the intervention model was evaluated using personal interviews, questionnaires and tape recordings. Results indicated that 550 school psychologists attended two in‐service meetings with generally favorable reactions. Specific evaluative data, conclusions and suggestions for modification of future models are presented.