Before You Hand Over the Keys: Using AI Agents Safely in School Psychology
AI agents can act as well as answer. This guide explains how school psychologists can limit permissions, protect student information, create safer working spaces, and keep consequential actions under meaningful human control.
From Chatbots to Agents: What School Psychologists Need to Know
AI agents do more than answer questions: they can work through multistep tasks using approved tools and information. This practical introduction explains agents, permissions, safety, and responsible starting points for school psychologists.
Can AI Translate Psychoeducational Reports Accurately? What Our New Study Found
A new open-access study that I coauthored compared Google Translate, ChatGPT-4o, and professional human translation for an English-to-Spanish psychoeducational report. All three approaches produced errors, highlighting the need for human review, privacy protections, translator preparation, and clearer report writing.
AI Use Across School-Based and Related Service Professionals: What the Data Suggest
A new preprint examining 1,350 Ohio school-based and related service professionals found that AI use, disclosure, informed consent, and training vary meaningfully by role. The findings point to the need for shared guidance across multidisciplinary teams.
Proper Prompting for School Psychologists, Part 2: A Practical Prompt Template for Better Results
AI prompting for school psychologists works best with clear tasks, context, examples, rules, and review. Use this practical template to get better first drafts while keeping professional judgment in charge.
Full transparency - AI tools were used to assist in writing these blogs. However, there’s always a human-in-the-loop (i.e., me). Furthermore, audio on this blog is AI generate (not human).