Abstract
Generally in Japan, it is difficult for teachers to utilize psychological assessments in schools in order to understand and predict students' behaviors and their psychological tendencies because of privacy concerns. It is very important to consider the underlying structural condition behind these "biases" surrounding psychological tests in many schools. It is necessary for professional psychologists and counselors to help teachers administer comprehensive psychological screening devices for helping students with psychological problems. We developed a comprehensive needs assessment for the use of psychological assessments in schools and examined the structure surrounding the needs among Japanese high school teachers. The authors asked 101 public high school teachers to administer the questionnaires concerning the needs for psychological assessment, the current status of consulting systems in their schools and their own opinions about consulting and guidance, burnout, state of mental health, and work climate. The results of path analysis based on structural equation modeling mainly showed that high concerns of school consulting systems, low information exchange about students, and good work climate via burnout as a mediator had positive effect on the assessment needs for understanding students.
