Schulpsychologischer Dienst#

School Psychological Service (called Pedagogical and Psychological Service until 1975), established in the federal provinces under Anglo-American influence in the Second Republic (in Vienna as early as 1948). Compulsory for all Provincial School Boards since 1962; organisational statutes were laid down in 1965 and 1968. The School Psychological Service advises parents whose children are about to start school or who have children with learning difficulties or developmental disorders; it also provides support for children changing from one school to another or faced with career choices ( Educational Guidance). In addition, it contributes to teachers´ further professional training and investigates to solve pedagogical and psychological problems.