Dennis Simon

Supervision is a distinct competency area in professional psychology with a burgeoning research base. Yet it remains unclear to what extent the broad supervision research base generalizes specifically to supervision of psychological services in schools for both preservice trainees and credentialed school psychologists. The purposes of this study we...

Supervision is a core professional competency requiring specific training for the benefit of supervisees, clients, and the profession. Supervision in School Psychology: The Developmental, Ecological, Problem-solving Model examines specific factors that contribute to successful supervision in school psychology, including the integration of a develop...

Effective supervision models guide the supervisory relationship and supervisory tasks leading to reflective and purposeful practice. The Developmental/Ecological/Problem-Solving (DEP) Model provides a contemporary framework for supervision specific to school psychology. Designed for the school psychology internship, the DEP Model is also applicable...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether social skills training can improve the social interaction skills of adolescents with craniofacial conditions (CFCs) in a natural environment (school lunchroom). This study used a pre-post between-group comparison design. Differences between treatment and control subjects were analyzed via a repeate...

This study examines the relationships between self-perception, social skills, overall adjustment, and social inhibition in 45 young adolescents with craniofacial anomalies (CFA). Self-perception, social skills, and inhibition scores are within the normal range while the average adjustment is 1.5 SD below the average. Regression analyses were conduc...

This study examines the relationships between self-perception, social skills, overall adjustment, and social inhibition in 45 young adolescents with craniofacial anomalies (CFA). Self-perception, social skills, and inhibition scores are within the normal range while the average adjustment is 1.5 SD below the average. Regression analyses were conduc...

This paper describes systemic/behavioral intervention strategies employed in a behavior disorder program located within a public high school, the On Campus program. Program evaluation data are reviewed for attendance, academic credits, and success in mainstreaming. On Campus students demonstrated statistically significant gains in each of these are...

Contends that the goals of a parent conference called to respond to student's behavioral problems are (1) to change the student's behavior, (2) to place parents in charge of directing the focus for change, (3) to make the school problem into a home problem, and (4) to reach an agreement that includes concrete action steps for all present. It is imp...