APA's True Colors

As the saying goes....when someone shows you their "true colors" believe them the first time. For those who may not understand where I am coming from here it has to do with the American Psychological Association's failed attempt at disallowing School Psychologists from calling themselves Psychologists. Fortunately, the National Association of School Psychologists fought this move by the APA and won. Nothing against clinical psychologists, but School Psychologists are specialists in the area of SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY! We are not trying to be clinical psychologists, although our skills overlap a School Psychologist is specifically trained to work with school age children as well as consult with teachers and administrators in a public school setting. In my opinion this attempt by the APA was a desperate move to find employment for some of "their own" by depriving School Psychologists the right to employment and by depriving students and school systems the specialized services that only a School Psychologist can provide at the expense of the APA's own self-serving interests. So as the saying goes....when someone or some organization shows you their true colors....be sure to believe them the first time.