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The Roles and Responsibilities of the School Psychologist in Promoting Child Rights

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The chapter discusses the roles and responsibilities of the school psychologist in their commitment to promote child rights and well-being on individual and system levels. The school psychologist’s roles that are explored include assessment, individual and group intervention, consultation, research and evaluation, and advocacy. Furthermore, the chapter highlights the school psychologists’ unique position as advocates for child rights in education. Finally, concrete guidelines about school psychologists’ future roles in the implementation of children’s rights are presented.

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  1. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Rosa Maria Mulser

  2. Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Shereen C. Naser

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  1. Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Bonnie Kaul Nastasi

  2. International Institute for Child Rights and Development, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Stuart N. Hart

  3. Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Shereen C. Naser

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Mulser, R.M., Naser, S.C. (2020). The Roles and Responsibilities of the School Psychologist in Promoting Child Rights. In: Nastasi, B.K., Hart, S.N., Naser, S.C. (eds) International Handbook on Child Rights and School Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37119-7_5

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