My name is Jana Miller and I am the School Psychologist for Hadley Luzerne Central School.  This is my fourth year at HLCS.  I am primarily based in the elementary and high school. Most of my time is spent directly working with students with disabilities.  However, I am able to consult with parents and teachers to help all of our students have a successful school experience. As a School Psychologist, I have received training to work with pre-schoolers, children, adolescents, and their teachers and families.  I work with all school personnel to help make education for students a positive and rewarding experience.  I have specialized training in mental health, child development, learning and motivation. I sometimes see children for short-term individual or group counseling to help them understand their emotions or learn better ways of solving social problems. I may administer psychoeducational evaluations as part of a special education evaluation to assess any of the following:  intelligence, personality, academic achievement, social and emotional functioning, and adaptive behavior functioning. I work directly with parents and consult about children's learning problems, emotional or behavioral difficulties, and social growth.  I may also help parents find resources in the community to address various concerns for the child and/or family. I work directly with teachers and administrators.  I may provide teachers with information about learning principles, social behavior, classroom management, and academic behavior.  I meet with teachers in consultation about individual children.
	Degrees: Masters of Science in Education: School Psychology, College of Saint Rose Bachelor of Arts: Psychology, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Associate of Arts: Individual Studies, Hudson Valley Community College Training/Experience: School Psychologist-Broad St. Teaching & Learning Center Internship, North Colonie Central Schools Membership: National Association of School Psychologists-NASP New York Association of School Psychologists-NYASP