School Psychology

The primary aim of the book is to explore the possibilities of developing and promoting school psychology services in India with special reference to children with multiple disabilities. The papers included in the volume cater to the needs of values-based special education on different perspectives. The InSPA is taking lead to train the School Psychology professionals cater to the needs of the Indian Schools. Most of the papers have been presented at the 3 rd National conference on school psychology held on National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) on 21-23 November, 2013. The disabilities enumerated as per PWD (1995) Act, are Low Vision, Blindness, Locomotor Disability, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation, Mental Illness, Persons affected by leprosy and as per the National Trust (1999) Act, are Cerebral Palsy and Autism, etc. have been address by the school psychologists. This book will be useful to address the issues related to multiple disabilities of children on how could be popularized school psychology services to the multiple disabled children in India? In addition, what could be done school psychology do to make life better for all children in general and multiple disabled children in particular? And, how could the professionals work with parents, teachers and institutions to develop school psychology services to multiple disabled children? To undertake development of human resources for management, training rehabilitation, education, employment and social development of persons with Multiple Disabilities. This volume is very useful to promote and conduct research in all areas relating to Multiple Disabilities, to develop transdisciplinary models and strategies for social rehabilitation and to meet the needs of diverse groups of people with Multiple Disabilities, to undertake services and outreach programs for the persons with Multiple Disabilities. We hope that this will be a useful addition to the existing literature in the field of inclusive education and multiple disabilities. This is a useful reference text to special educators and policy makers.