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Hello and welcome to my webpage!
My name is Sharon Serviss and I am the School Psychologist for the Robert L. Meinders Primary Learning Center and McKinley Avenue Elementary School. I am thrilled to be working with your children!
I would like to share with you some of the things school Psychologists do. School psychologists provide direct support and interventions to students, consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies, work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services. They help schools successfully:
- Improve Academic Achievement
- Promote student motivation and engagement
- Conduct psychological and academic assessments
- Individualize instruction and interventions
- Manage student and classroom behavior
- Monitor student progress
- Collect and interpret student and classroom data
- Promote Positive Behavior and Mental Health
- Improve students communication and social skills
- Assess student emotional and behavioral needs
- Provide individual and group counseling
- Promote problem solving, anger management, and conflict resolution
- Reinforce positive coping skills and resilience
- Promote positive peer relationships and social problem solving
- Plan appropriate Individualized Education Programs for students with disabilities
- Monitor and effectively communicate with parents about student progress
- Support social–emotional learning
- Assess school climate and improve school connectedness
- Identify at-risk students and school vulnerabilities
- Provide crisis prevention and intervention services
- Help families understand their children’s learning and mental health needs
- Assist in navigating special education processes
- Enhance staff understanding of and responsiveness to diverse cultures and backgrounds
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Please be advised that while the school buildings are closed I will be available via email between the hours of 8 AM and 3 PM. My email is sserviss@staffords schools.org. Please stay safe and healthy and be well!