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Where in The World Is School Psychology?

 

The information below was obtained through a systematic review process as described in Jimerson and colleagues (2008). If you have contemporary information to update the list of evidence please contact Dr. Jimerson at Jimerson@education.ucsb.edu

The numbers following each country indicate evidence was available for:

1) Identifiable professionals employed to fulfill duties characteristic of “school psychologists.”
2) Regulations (or laws) that require “school psychologists” to be licensed, registered, or credentialed.
3) Professional association(s) of “school psychology” (including division of school psychology within national psychological association).
4) University program(s) that prepare “school psychologists” (specific curriculum designed to prepare these professionals).
5) University program(s) that provide doctoral level preparation for “school psychologists.”

Country 1 2 3 4 5
Afghanistan No No No No No
Albania Yes No Yes No No
Algeria Yes No No Yes No
Andorra Yes No No Yes No
Angola No No No No No
Antigua and Barbuda No No No No No
Argentina Yes No No Yes No
Armenia No No No No No
Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Austria Yes Yes No No No
Azerbaijan No No No No No
Bahamas No No No No No
Bahrain No No No No No
Bangladesh No No No No No
Barbados No No No No No
Belarus No No No No No
Belgium Yes No Yes Yes No
Belize No No No No No
Benin Yes No No No No
Bhutan No No No No No
Bolivia No No No No No
Bosnia and Herzegovina No No No No No
Botswana Yes No No Yes No
Brazil Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Brunei No No No No No
Bulgaria No No No No No
Burkina Faso No No No No No
Burundi No No No No No
Cambodia No No No No No
Cameroon No No No No No
Canada Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cape Verde No No No No No
Central African Republic No No No No No
Chad No No No No No
Chile Yes No No Yes No
China Yes No No Yes No
China: Hong Kong Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Colombia No No No No No
Comoros No No No No No
Congo, Democratic Republic No No No No No
Congo, Republic of the No No No no no
Costa Rica Yes No No Yes No
Cote d'Ivoire No No No No No
Croatia No No No No No
Cuba Yes No No Yes No
Cyprus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Czech Republic Yes No Yes Yes No
Denmark Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Djibouti No No No No No
Dominica No No No No No
Dominican Republic Yes No No Yes No
East Timor No No No No No
Ecuador Yes Yes No Yes No
Egypt Yes No No Yes No
El Salvador No No No No No
Equatorial Guinea No No No No No
Eritrea Yes No No Yes No
Estonia Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ethiopia No No No No No
Fiji No No No No No
Finland Yes Yes Yes No No
France Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Gabon No No No No No
Gambia, The No No No No No
Georgia Yes No Yes No No
Germany Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ghana Yes No No No No
Greece Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grenada No No No No No
Guatemaia No No No No No
Guinea No No No No No
Guinea-Bissau No No No No No
Guyana No No No No No
Haiti No No No No No
Honduras No No No No No
Hungary Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Iceland Yes No Yes No No
India Yes No No No No
Indonesia No No No No No
Iran Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Ireland Yes No Yes Yes No
Israel Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Italy Yes No Yes Yes No
Jamaica Yes No No No No
Japan Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Jordan Yes No No Yes Yes
Kazzakhstan No No No No No
Kenya Yes No No No No
Kiribati No No No No No
Korea, North No No No No No
Korea, South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kuwait Yes No No No No
Kyrgyzstan No No No No No
Laos No No No No No
Latvia Yes No Yes Yes No
Lebanon Yes No No Yes No
Lesotho No No No No No
Liberia No No No No No
Libya No No No No No
Liechtenstein No No No No No
Lithuania Yes Yes No Yes No
Luxembourg Yes Yes No No No
Macedonia No No No No No
Madagascar No No No No No
Maiawi No No No No No
Malaysia No No No No No
Maidives No No No No No
Mali No No No No No
Malta* Yes Yes No Yes No
Marshall Islands Yes No No No No
Mauritania No No No No No
Mauritius No No No No No
Mexico Yes No No Yes Yes
Micronesia No No No No No
Moldova No No No No No
Monaco No No No No No
Mongolia No No No No No
Montenegro No No No No No
Morocco No No No No No
Mozambique No No No No No
Myanmar No No No No No
Namibia Yes No No Yes No
Nauru No No No No No
Nepal No No No No No
Netherlands Yes No Yes No No
New Zealand* Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Nicaragua No No No No No
Niger No No No No No
Nigeria Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Norway Yes No Yes No No
Oman No No No No No
Pakistan Yes No No No No
Palau No No No No No
Panama No No No No No
Papua New Guinea Yes No No No No
Paraguay Yes No No No No
Peru Yes No Yes Yes No
Philippines Yes No No Yes Yes
Poland No No No No No
Portugal Yes No No Yes No
Qatar No No No No No
Romania Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russia Yes No Yes Yes No
Rwanda No No No No No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No No No No No
Saint Lucia No No No No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No No No No No
Samoa No No No No No
San Marino No No No No No
Sao Tome and Principe No No No No No
Saudi Arabia Yes No No Yes No
Senegal No No No No No
Serbia No No No No No
Seychelles No No No No No
Sierra Leone No No No No No
Singapore No No No No No
Slovakia Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Slovenia Yes No Yes No No
Solomon Islands No No No No No
Somalia No No No No No
South Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spain Yes Yes No Yes No
Sri Lanka No No No No No
Sudan No No No No No
Surinam No No No No No
Swaziland No No No No No
Sweden Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Switzerland Yes No Yes Yes No
Syria Yes Yes No No No
Taiwan No No No No No
Tajikistan No No No No No
Tanzania Yes No No Yes No
Thailand Yes No No Yes No
Togo No No No No No
Tonga No No No No No
Trinidad and Tobago Yes No No No No
Tunisia No No No No No
Turkey Yes No Yes No No
Turkmenistan No No No No No
Tuvalu No No No No No
Uganda Yes No No No No
Ukraine Yes No No Yes No
United Arab Emirates Yes No No No No
United Kingdom: England and Wales Yes No Yes No Yes
United Kingdom: Scotland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
United States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Uruguay No No No No No
Uzbekistan No No No No No
Vanuatu No No No No No
Vatican City No No No No No
Venezuela Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Vietnam Yes No Yes Yes No
Yemen No No No No No
Zambia Yes No No No No
Zimbabwe Yes Yes No Yes No

* evidence for the countries noted with an asterisk above were updated subsequent to the original 2008 publication; revisions noted in green font

The numbers following each country indicate evidence was available for:

1) Identifiable professionals employed to fulfill duties characteristic of “school psychologists.”
2) Regulations (or laws) that require “school psychologists” to be licensed, registered, or credentialed.
3) Professional association(s) of “school psychology” (including division of school psychology within national psychological association).
4) University program(s) that prepare “school psychologists” (specific curriculum designed to prepare these professionals).
5) University program(s) that provide doctoral level preparation for “school psychologists.”

 
 
 
 

Where in The World Is School Psychology?
A list of evidence of school psychology for each of the 192 member states of the United Nations.

International Ratios
Ratios of school psychologists to school-age children in 51 countries of the world.

International School Psychology Survey
An ongoing study obtaining information from school psychologists in countries around the world.

School Psychology International Survey
A survey completed by country coordinators to advance our understanding of school psychology around the world.

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Dr. Shane Jimerson Jimerson@education.ucsb.edu