Associate Professor of School Psychology, University of Florida
Joni Williams Splett is an Associate Professor of School Psychology at the University of Florida's College of Education, Director of the UF Prevention and Intervention Network, and a Licensed Psychologist. Her work seeks to improve how schools best meet youths' mental health needs, especially those youth from marginalized backgrounds or for which accessing mental health care is a challenge. Her work is funded by the National Institute of Justice, National Institutes of Health, Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education’s Offices of Elementary and Secondary Education, as well as Special Education Programs, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, among others. Dr. Splett teaches social-emotional intervention and assessment courses, as well as supervising undergraduate and graduate students' research experiences.
Oct 11, 2023 03:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Of all the challenges that threaten the well-being of Americas schoolchildren, one of the most serious and severe is the lack of school counselors and school psychologists. Despite the increased demand for their services,...