NCSPA is a professional organization that supports and advocates for school psychologists across North Carolina to provide comprehensive services that reflect best practices in the field of school psychology.
Vision Statement
All school districts in North Carolina will have school psychologists who receive the support needed to provide comprehensive school psychological services to support children and families.
Mission Statement
NCSPA is a professional organization that supports and advocates for school psychologists across North Carolina to provide comprehensive services that reflect best practices in the field of school psychology.
Our Core Values
Advocacy: NCSPA engages in actions and activities that seek to positively influence outcomes directly affecting the lives of the students, families, schools and the profession of school psychology. NCSPA is committed to proactive strategies to accomplish these goals.
Collaborative Relationships: NCSPA partners with allied organizations, agencies, and others to develop and achieve shared goals that are within the mission of NCSPA. NCSPA collaborates with other school personnel who work toward positive outcomes for children and families.
Professional Development: NCSPA is committed to high quality professional development that starts at the graduate training level and continues through career experiences leading to on-going professional growth and life-long learning. This professional development is based on the North Carolina School Psychology Professional Standards which are aligned with the NASP Practice Model for school psychologists.
Diversity: NCSPA understands, honors, and respects ALL individual, cultural, and contextual differences that shape a student’s development and that impact our own interactions within the school setting.
Excellence: NCSPA sets and achieves the highest standards for service delivery that are consistent with the North Carolina Professional Standards for School Psychologists and the NASP Practice and Training Standards.
Integrity: NCSPA is committed to honesty and integrity when working and collaborating with others. NCSPA promotes the highest ethical standards in all school psychological practice.
Student-Centered: NCSPA strategically selects goals and activities and supports policies that focus on the needs of students and their families.
Visionary Leadership: NCSPA promotes and mentors the development of leadership practices at the school, district, state, and national level that promote high quality educational outcomes.
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