Conduct an analytical review of the local, state, national and global statistics on the conditions of children.
Consider reviewing areas that are critical regarding risk factors:
Good health indicators such as access to health care, infant mortality, teen births, obesity, behavioral health etc.
Economic well-being indicators such as child poverty, homelessness, employment rates etc.
Educational achievement indicators such as kindergarten readiness, high school drop-out rates, school attendance rates etc.
Safe homes and community indicators such as child and youth deaths, substantiated child abuse, juvenile arrests, gang membership etc.
Prepare a response in which you address the following:
What conditions have increased or decreased? Why?
As s school psychologist, what interventions can you employ? What areas would you prioritize?
