Pfohl Elected President Of School Psychology Assoc.

June 15, 2007

Bowling Green, Ky. - Dr. William Pfohl, a Professor of Psychology at Western Kentucky University, was recently elected president of the International School Psychology Association.
           
Dr. Pfohl had previously served two terms as president of the National Association of School Psychologists, 1996-97 and 2005-06. He will serve as ISPA president-elect from 2007-09 and as president from 2009-11.
           
ISPA represents school psychology associations worldwide and has members in 40 countries on six continents. One of the goals of ISPA is to promote the development of school psychology in countries where the profession is just emerging. School psychologists are the best trained mental health professionals working in the schools, and the demand for their services to address the learning and emotional needs of children increases every day.
           
ISPA and its affiliate organizations are committed to making school psychologists and their expertise a valuable resource to teachers, families, and communities so as to improve the lives of children and youth throughout the world.

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