Attention: Principals and School Program Planning Teams

Accessing psychology services

The service delivery model for the 2007/08 school year will utilize a central referral process. Services to be accessed using this model include psycho-educational assessments, counseling and behaviour assessments/consultation. Completed referral forms, work samples and program adaptations/IPP/BMP should be forwarded to Carol Arthurs or Natasha Yorke-Phillip at Meadowfields Community School via inter-office mail or they can be dropped off at the school. The referrals will be reviewed on a weekly basis and priorities will be determined at that time by the psychologists. You will then be contacted to obtain parental consent for the selected student(s) or to provide additional information to assist in determining priorities. Please do not obtain parental consent until you have been contacted by a psychologist indicating that the requested service will be provided. Once consent forms have been received by a psychologist, you will be notified of the date of the service. Consultation with a psychologist is available to assist in determining which students you will be referring and in determining what information to include in your referral. A school psychologist can attend program planning team meetings upon request. Please contact Carol Arthurs at carthurs@tcrsb.ca and Natasha Yorke-Phillip at nyorke@tcrsb.ca.