Meet your School Psychologists
Katie Bevins has worked for Crete Public Schools five years as a School Psychologist. Although she works throughout the entire district, Katie primarily works with the Crete middle and high schools. You can reach Katie at 826-5844 or katieb@creteschools.org
Anne Marie Robbins has worked for Crete Public Schools for one year. Anne Marie primarily works with the Crete Elementary and Preschool. You can reach Anne Marie at 826-5822 or annemarie.robbins@creteschools.org
Katie and Anne Marie both work with the Special Education Services at Crete Public Schools conducting evaluations, consulting with teachers, and working with individual or groups of students. For more information regarding Special education services through Crete Public Schools you can also contact the Director of Special Education (Diane Bruha, 826-5822, dianeb@creteschools.org). We are all here to help your child have the best school experience possible!
Who are School Psychologists?
School psychologists help children and youth succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students that strengthen connections between home and school.
School psychologists are highly trained in both psychology and education. They must complete a minimum of a post-Master's degree program that includes a year-long internship and emphasizes preparation in mental health, child development, school organization, learning styles and processes, behavior, motivation, and effective teaching.
What do School Psychologists do?
School psychologists work to find the best solution for each student and situation and use different strategies to address student needs and to improve school and district-wide support systems.
School Psychologists work with students individually and in groups. They also develop programs to train teachers and parents regarding effective teaching and learning strategies, effective techniques to manage behavior at home and in the classroom, working with students with disabilities or with special talents, abuse of drugs or other substances, and preventing and managing crises.
School Psychologists also provide the following services:
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- Consultation:
- collaboration with teachers, parents and administrators to find effective solutions to problems
- help others understand child development and how it affects learning and behavior
- strengthen working relationships in the school and community
- Evaluation:
- evaluate eligibility for special services
- assess academic skills
- determine social-emotional development and mental health status
- evaluate learning environments
- Intervention:
- provide psychological counseling
- work directly with children and families to help resolve learning and behavior problems
- provide social skills and anger management training
- help families and schools manage crisis
- Prevention:
- design programs for children at-risk for failing in school
- promote tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity
- develop programs to make schools safer and more effective learning environments
- collaborate with school staff and community agencies to promote psychological and physical health
- develop partnerships between schools and families
- Research and Planning:
- evaluation the effectiveness of academic and behavior management programs
- identify and implement programs and strategies to improve schools
- use evidence-based research to develop and/or recommend effective interventions
- Consultation:
