Mental Health Support Staff by Building
Goshen Local Schools employ multiple mental health professionals, including four highly-trained school psychologists, to help support our students.
In Ohio, school psychologist licensure requirements include:
a Master’s or Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in school psychology;
a 1200-hour internship; and
passing the Praxis School Psychologist exam.
School Psychologists are Trained to:
Conduct psychological and academic assessments and collect and interpret student and classroom data;
Support teachers in providing individualized instruction and interventions, and progress monitoring;
Promote positive student and classroom behavior while encouraging student motivation/engagement;
Improve students’ development, including communication, social skills, and social-emotional learning;
Assess students' emotional and behavioral needs; provide individual/group counseling;
Promote problem-solving, anger management, resilience, and conflict resolution;
Provide individual and group counseling; coordinate services with community-based providers;
Provide culturally responsive services to students and families from diverse backgrounds;
Assess diverse learning needs and modify or adapt curricula and instruction;
Plan appropriate individualized education programs for students with disabilities.
Monitor and effectively communicate with parents about student progress;
Implement schoolwide positive behavioral supports, positive discipline, and restorative justice;
Assess school climate and improve school connectedness;
Identify at-risk students and school vulnerabilities; prevent bullying and other forms of violence;
Provide crisis prevention and intervention services.
Help families understand children’s learning and emotional needs;
Connect families with community service providers when necessary.
Enhance staff understanding of and responsiveness to diverse cultures and backgrounds;
Assist in navigating special education processes;
Generate, collect, and interpret useful student and school outcomes data;
Collect and analyze data on risk and protective factors related to student outcomes;
Plan services at the district, building, classroom, and individual levels.