Mrs. Striar, 25, is a certified school psychologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital and is a candidate for a doctorate in child psychology at Yeshiva University, both in New York.

Father Hennen, who is also a certified school psychologist, then took a leave of absence.

You might better have consulted a licensed psychologist, a certified school psychologist or a psychiatrist.

To be eligible for mentally gifted programs in Pennsylvania, a student must have a cognitive ability of at least 130 as measured on a standardized ability test by a certified school psychologist.

'More Anxiety' "Starting in September, I've seen more counseling cases," said Muriel Finkelson, a certified school psychologist at the Bellows School in Rye Neck.

Pooling course work from Northwestern, Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, he also earned a degree in clinical psychology and became a certified school psychologist.

He became the first certified school psychologist in Connecticut.