ABSTRACT
It is the central tenet of this chapter that school psychology is, always has been, and always will be in a position to do more for social justice agendas than any other mental health profession (e.g., psychiatrists, psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, counselors, social workers). Although most of the field's practitioners, researchers, and theoreticians have failed historically to conceptualize their work along these lines, this is a seemingly immutable reality that is “built into” our field given the way it is structured. Today, having moved through the first decade of a new millennium, the social justice role of school psychologists is coming into increasingly clear focus and gaining substantial new momentum. In this chapter we will document the historical journey of school psychology, as our field struggles with ever-greater determination to fulfill the social justice potential that has always been “hiding in plain sight.”
