Sec. 14-1.09.1. School psychological services.
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Sec. 14-1.09.1. School psychological services. In the public schools, school psychological services provided by qualified specialists who hold a Professional Educator License endorsed for school psychology issued by the State Board of Education may include, but are not limited to:
(i)administration and interpretation of psychological and educational evaluations;
(ii)developing school-based prevention programs, including violence prevention programs;
(iii)counseling with students, parents, and teachers on educational and mental health issues;
(iv)acting as liaisons between public schools and community agencies;
(v)evaluating program effectiveness;
(vi)providing crisis intervention within the school setting;
(vii)helping teachers, parents, and others involved in the educational process to provide optimum teaching and learning conditions for all students;
(viii)supervising school psychologist interns enrolled in school psychology programs that meet the standards established by the State Board of Education; and
(ix)screening of school enrollments to identify children who should be referred for individual study. Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified professionals from providing those services listed for which they are appropriately trained.