title: The role of the school psychologist in the examination of complex language disorders.
abstract: In this article we shall first attempt to show in a summary fashion how the concept of language has changed over the last 20 to 40 years. This will serve as a background and aid to understanding the current view that language disturbances are of such a complex nature that they can only be understood, analysed and treated by means of an interdisciplinary approach. A look at the recent developments in the sciences that touch upon the comprehension of language disturbances elucidates our current view of them. It can help to clarify the role of the psychologist, especially the school psychologist who works with children and adolescents in the diagnosis, counseling, in some cases in the treatment and often in cooperation with other professionals of lingual disturbances. Conclusions can also be drawn as to the specific professional qualifications required and as to the methodology of the psychological examination.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Spezielle Pädagogik und Psychologie, Universität Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Werder
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D007807:Language Tests; D010348:Patient Care Team; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*