The Performance of the School Psychologist in Schools for the Inclusion of Autistic Students in the Scenario of COVID-19

During COVID-19,the repercussions on scholar dynamics,functioning and structure were inevitable,causing an impact on groups that,historically,are minority in relation to the scope of school inclusion policies,such as students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder(ASD).This scenario is followed by educational phenomena in the face of which School Psychology has collaborated with the advancement of research and knowledge production.This qualitative study,based on Historical-Cultural Psychology and Critical School Psychology,analyzed the role of the school psychologist in monitoring students diagnosed with ASD in the context of regular school during the pandemic.The following procedures were conducted:application of an online questionnaire;and semi-structured interviews with four school psychologists.As a result,three zones of shared meanings were built:the claim for the right to education with support and adaptations;the psychologist as the great savior of inclusion;the non-total inclusion that denounces the structure of injustice by school.The information suggests that professional performance was hampered by different obstacles in the pandemic,such as the difficulty imposed by school,overload of demands,and impasses in the implementation of inclusion historically experienced at school,revealing that the school structure still carries historical consequences of exclusion.These shared meanings have demanded a professional performance with more effort,resistance,and strategies that accept the demands of school inclusion,providing collective mobilization,together with school actors,capable of breaking down barriers,especially those related to capacitist concepts.

Psychological Complaints at Psychological Emergency Service Associated with Referral to Extended Screening in a Psychology School Clinic

The Psychological Emergency Service(PES)at psychology school clinics is an unscheduled and free psychological service to meet urgent demands.From this service,some patients whose complaints require more time for clinical work are referred to the Extended Screening(ES),a modality composed of six extra appointments.This study aims to analyze the sociodemographic profile of patients seen on PES in a Brazilian Psychology School Clinic,and to identify the demands that motivated referral to the ES,for better qualification of the care offered.This is a descriptive analysis research,carried out based on data from the medical records of 46 patients who went through the PES and were referred to the ES at the institution,between the years 2019 and 2021.Sociodemographic data were collected and,from the session reports,a content analysis of the thematic analysis modality was performed to identify the complaints.The participants’age ranged from 18 to 65 years,with a mean of 32.28 years(sd=10.95).There was a predominance of female participants(71.74%),that completed High School(39.14%)and had an income from one to two Brazilian minimum wages(32.61%).The most frequent complaints were depressive symptoms(56.52%)and difficulties in interpersonal relationships(32.61%).The results obtained,besides allowing the survey of the social and demographic profile of the clientele of the PES at the Psychology School Clinic,and demonstrating its social relevance by providing free psychological care,also show to be of great importance for the definition of more accurate criteria for referral to the ES of patients seen on PES.

ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGIC HEALTH STATE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS IN COLLEGE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SHAANXI PROVINCE

Objective The psychologic health level of college and secondaryschool students and the relevant factors were investigated to scientific basis and guidance for school mental health work.Methods Standard 1251 cases were drawn from 1‰ of students in colleges and middle schools of Shaanxi province.Taking 14 psychic health level indexes in SCL 90 as dependent variable and 109 indexes of psychic health back ground as in dependent variable, multi factor analyses have been made.Results 22.6% of students had relatively serious psychological problems.The score of SCL 90 in females was a little bit higher than that in males.The scores of students at both universities and senior middle schools were higher than that in junior middle schools students.The score of SCL 90 of students who came from the countryside was higher than that of city students.The score of the whole students was higher than that of the normal.The students with psychic problems showed obsession,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,paranoia and hostility.Factor analysis showed that influencing factors included history of positive individual risking behavior,physical conditions,grade,address,family influences,menses and sexual prombles,bad relation with others,poor self assessment.Conclusion The psychologic health level of the students investigated is lower than that of the whole society.The factors,which hamper psychic health of students, are biological,psychological and social in nature.

Will Free Education Help Attract More Male Teachers?

Since last year,Fujian Province in southeast China has had a pilot program that offers free education to male students enrolled in primary school and kindergarten teacher training schools.The first 500 students recruited last summer are currently studying in college,and detailed information about this year’s recruitment has yet to be released.