| Title: |
Retention and Job Satisfaction of School Psychologists |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Young, Ellie L. (ORCID 0000-0002-2408-8305); Moulton, Sara E. (ORCID 0000-0001-6835-8074); Julian, Alexander; Smith, Alivia; Butler, Rachel |
| Source: |
Psychology in the Schools. Mar 2021 58(3):585-600. |
| Availability: |
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
School Psychologists; Persistence; Labor Turnover; Job Satisfaction; Self Efficacy; Administrator Attitudes; Work Environment; Teamwork; Participative Decision Making |
| DOI: |
10.1002/pits.22465 |
| ISSN: |
0033-3085 |
| Abstract: |
Retention of current school psychologists is a vital strategy for addressing shortages in the field. Understanding what contributes to why school psychologists stay in the field has the potential to influence leaders and administrators to ensure that they are targeting what matters most to school psychologists. Survey results from 134 school psychologists indicated that they stay in the field because they enjoy working with children and believe their work makes a difference. These generally satisfied school psychologists also shared that they work with teams that facilitate effective and creative problem solving and were acknowledged for their contributions. For the few school psychologists who expressed dissatisfaction, their responses communicated a lack of professional self-efficacy: their opinions were not valued, they did not believe they were effective in their roles, administrators did not value their contributions, and they did not believe they could make a difference for students. Implications for practice highlight the need for district and building administrators to ensure that school psychologists have manageable caseloads that allow them to work directly with children and to be a part of teams that solve problems. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1284110 |
| Database: |
ERIC |