Personnel Projections in School Psychology: A 10-Year Follow-Up to the Predicted Personnel Shortage
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://doi.org/10.1002/pits.21786
Abstract
Concerns regarding whether a sufficient supply of school psychologists exists have been evident for decades. Studies have predicted that school psychology would face a critical personnel shortage that would peak in 2010, but continue into the foreseeable future. The current study is a 10-year follow-up investigation based on previously published personnel shortage projections. Data derived from the National Association of School Psychologists 2009–2010 national study were used to examine current personnel shortages as well as to project the extent to which personnel shortages are likely to continue. Findings indicate that the field of school psychology continues to experience a personnel shortage that will continue through 2025. Additionally, greater rates of retirements are projected for the field for school psychologists who are males, who possess a doctoral degree, and for university faculty. Analyses based on the U.S. Census Regions indicate that notable differences are likely to occur in the match between the supply of and demand for school psychologists based on geographical location. Implications are discussed relating to the recruitment and retention of school psychologists and to the services they deliver.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Psychology in the Schools, v. 51, issue 8, p. 832-849.
Scholar Commons Citation
Castillo, Jose M.; Curtis, M J.; and Tan, S Y., "Personnel Projections in School Psychology: A 10-Year Follow-Up to the Predicted Personnel Shortage" (2014). Educational and Psychological Studies Faculty Publications. 44.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/esf_facpub/44
