Our Provision of Psychological Services

  • The Cypress-Fairbanks Psychological Services Department utilizes a broad service delivery model. It helps the district respond to the numerous behavioral and emotional needs of its students. A summary of the continuum of services of the department and an approximate percentage of time spent in each service follows:

    ROLE

    PERCENTAGE OF TIME

    Consultation

    20%

    Behavior Management

    10 - 20%

    Counseling

    30%

    Crisis Intervention

    As Needed

    Suicide Prevention

    As Needed

    Psychological Evaluations

    10 - 20%

    Staff In-services/Presentations

    <5%

    Parent Education

    5%

    School-Community Relations

    <5%

    Professional Involvement

    <5%

     With written consent or as part of a special education program, district psychologists and psychology interns provide psychological services to students following referral by appropriate school district personnel/IEP committee. Sometimes in a crisis situation psychologists/psychology interns may meet with a student without parent/guardian consent.