Abstract
Legal, ethical, and professional practice is a foundational skill for school psychologists; therefore, professional preparation in this area is
critical. A systematic review was conducted to assess the extent to which professional ethics preparation has been empirically investigated
in school psychology. ProQuest journals were searched for their coverage of ethics preparation in school psychology. Between 1960 and
2024, only 10 empirical articles were published that examined ethics training. Only one research article specifically aimed to assess ethics
training as the study’s intended purpose. The results also indicated that little research has examined the actual content covered in ethics
training, and no studies were found that examined the e!cacy of instructional methods or pedagogy for teaching ethics. Notably, research
on the e!cacy of ethics instruction in school psychology demonstrates an overreliance on survey methods and self-reported perceptions
of preparedness to meet ethically challenging situations. Future directions for research and implications for graduate preparation in school
psychology are discussed.
