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A new training model: Professional child psychology
Author(s) -
Carboy John J.,
Curley James F.
Publication year - 1976
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(197604)13:2<152::aid-pits2310130208>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - school psychology , psychology , certification , scope (computer science) , alliance , training (meteorology) , subject matter , professional development , pedagogy , medical education , applied psychology , developmental psychology , curriculum , management , medicine , physics , meteorology , computer science , political science , law , economics , programming language
School psychology certification implies limited opportunities in so far as it provides for a narrow age range and functioning within a public school setting. Child psychology as a professional model should encompass school psychology training, but broaden its scope to include children of all ages from infancy to adolescence. The school system is only a part of the broader alliance of agencies and institutions servicing the needs of children. The psychologist as a behavioral scientist should not be identified with institutions, but primarily with the subject matter of his training and concern, the child.