School Psychology and Social Justice ─ Conceptual Foundations and Tools for Practice

School psychology practice does not exist in a vacuum and is not value-neutral. As the role and function of the school psychologist continues to evolve and expand, social justice provides a needed real-world framework for school psychology students, practitioners, supervisors, and professors to guide their efforts. Culled from years of experience by experts working in a vast array of applied environments and appropriate both for practitioners and for graduate courses in multicultural school psychology and/or the role and function of school psychologists, this book takes the reader through a tour of common school psychology topics and functions through the lens of social justice. Utilizing case examples and concrete suggestions, a critical yet hopeful vision of ways in which school psychologists can work to achieve positive outcomes for students, families, schools, and society is provided.

David Shriberg, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of School Psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Shriberg is the Editor-Elect of Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, a recent president of Trainers of School Psychologists, and the founder and former co-chair of a national network of school psychologists committed to social justice. His scholarly work focuses on topics related to social justice, leadership, bullying, and ways in which families, schools, and communities can collaborate to support the academic and social-emotional development of students. A former practitioner, to date Dr. Shriberg has edited five books, guest-edited two special topic journal issues on the subject of social justice and school psychology, authored over two dozen articles and book chapters, and has made approximately 100 presentations at the local, regional, national, and international level on topics related to cultural responsiveness and social justice.

Samuel Y. Song, Ph.D., NCSP., is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the School Psychology program at Seattle University. He has consulted with diverse schools in various regions of the USA and in the Republic of Korea on bullying, mental health issues, and diversity. His social justice scholarship demonstrates a passion for serving vulnerable populations within diverse communities focusing on school climate and bullying prevention in low-resource schools, children exposed to violence, immigrant populations in urban Head Start programs, and training pre-service school psychologists in social justice practice. He is the co-chair of the Social Justice Interest Group of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and the 2012-13 President of the Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP). Dr. Song is a member of the Editorial Boards of two professional journals in school psychology: Journal of School Psychology and Journal of School Violence.

Antoinette Halsell Miranda, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and former director of the school psychology program at The Ohio State University. Dr. Miranda has extensive experience working in urban areas and has been involved in a number of collaborative projects with Columbus City Schools during her tenure at The Ohio State University. Before coming to OSU, she worked as a school psychologist in New York City Public Schools. Since her work in NYC Public Schools, Dr. Miranda has been committed to issues of social justice especially equality of opportunity for marginalized students in school settings. Her research is focused on issues of diversity such as: developing effective interventions with at-risk children in urban settings, consultation services in urban settings, and the development of racial identity and its relationship to academic achievement. She has a chapter in Best Practices in School Psychology-V entitled "Best practices in urban school psychology," and co-authored a chapter entitled "Privilege in America". She was instrumental in restructuring the school psychology program at The Ohio State University to have a specialty focus and a commitment to social justice in the practice of school psychology. She is a past president of Trainers of School Psychology.

Kisha M. Radliff, Ph.D., LP, is an Assistant Professor in the school psychology program at The Ohio State University teaching the mental health and school neuropsychology courses. Dr. Radliff completed her internship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a post-doctoral residency in private practice, primarily working with children, adolescents, and their families and collaborating with teachers and other professionals to address mental health issues. She is committed to social justice issues, particularly in the context of mental health and school psychology training. Dr. Radliff is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Sc