Research from the Department of Educational Psychology’s school psychology program has helped inform a new position statement for the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), the largest national professional organization in school psychology.

NASP’s position statements articulate the organization’s official policies on professional and social issues. The new statement affirms that “schools are essential to the provision of supportive services to children who are
displaced persons, refugees, or asylum-seekers.”

The statement cites research Amanda Sullivan, an associate professor and program coordinator for the Department of Educational Psychology’s school psychology program, conducted with recent school psychology alumni, Greg Simonson.*

Read NASP’s new positioning statement.

*Sullivan, A. L., & Simonson, G. R. (2016). A systematic review of school-based social-emotional
interventions for refugee and war-traumatized youth. Review of Educational Research, 86(2), 503–530.
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