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Volume
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1989
THE STATUS OF REFERRAL SERVICES
OF
STATE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS
THOMAS
K.
FAGAN
AND
KAREN
KUEHN
HOWELL
Memphis State University
A national survey of state school psychological associations revealed almost total
absence
of
client referral systems and the consideration
of
such systems. The survey
was a follow-up to earlier research conducted with state psychological associations.
The widely discrepant results of these two surveys are discussed in terms of associa-
tion and professional differences. Discussion
of
referral services for school
psychological associations is presented, including collaborative efforts with state
psychological associations.
In the past
two
decades, state psychological associations and state school
psychological associations have grown in size and strength. In addition to traditional
guild-related activities, such growth has been accompanied by the development of
consumer-related activities and services. Among these are client referral services, a system
whereby people in any community in the state can contact the state association in order
to obtain the name@)
of
a
psychologist(s) to whom they may
be
referred for services.
The status
of
client referral services in state psychological associations was recently
surveyed by Gray
(1987),
who indicated the relative absence of literature on the topic
and also identified reasons supporting the development of such services. The results of
his 23-item questionnaire were obtained from every state-level group, including the
Send reprint requests to Thomas
K.
Fagan, Dept. of Psychology, Memphis State University, Memphis,
TN
38152.