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March 25, 2015 Training ELL Parents to Promote Social-Emotional Resiliency from Home
Participants discuss a study that evaluated the social validity and effectiveness of a social and emotional learning (SEL) parent-training program for Latino populations, and its implications for practice.
30 min
March 25, 2015 Taking the ‘Pole’ out of Bipolar: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
A new diagnosis in the DSM-5, Disruptive Modd Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) was introduced to address the challenges regarding the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in youth. Shelley Hart examines diagnostic criteria, the relationship between bipolar disorder and DMDD, current research, and potential interventions and strategies.
34 min
March 25, 2015 Preventing Dropout Through Transition Support for High Risk Youth
Youth transitioning from restrictive placements to traditional school settings present with behavioral and educational challenges that often result in school dropout or failure. Alex Trout discusses the challenges faced by reintegrating youth, the development of the On The Way Home program, preliminary effects on placement and school stability, and strategies for successful school reintegration.
20 min
March 25, 2015 Born Brave Experiences Study: Fostering Youth Empowerment
This session dicusses the experiences of participants of the Born brave Bus Tour along with mental health help-seeking preferences (i.e., online, phone, or face-to-face).
48 min
March 25, 2015 Secrets About School Safety
School safety expert Dewey Cornell discusses the need for school psychologists to share the seemingly secret evidence that schools are much safer than commonly believed and that school violence, ranging from bullying to shootings, can be prevented.
24 min
March 25, 2015 Through a New Lens: Transforming EBD Identification Through Culturally Responsive Approaches
Students of color are disproportionally identified for special education under the category of emeotional disturbance. This session discusses how school psychologists can make disability determination decisions using culturally responsive assessment practices, including addressing culture in interviews and analyzing cultural factors in the context of eligibility criteria.
30 min
March 25, 2015 NASP Dialogues: Helping Transgender Students Succeed at School and at Home
Transgender and gender diverse students face a unique set of challenges. School psychologists can take a lead role as allies and advocates to ensure schools provide the right supports to ensure these students' success.
44 min
March 25, 2015 Meta-Analysis of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Youth and Caregivers
Mindfulness-based strategies are a new type of intervention for addressing various problems and promoting the well-being of students and caregivers in schools. Participants discuss the importance of this type of intervention and review findings from a meta-analysis that systematically evaluated the goodness of mindfulness-based interventions for both youth and their caregivers.
31 min
March 25, 2015 Peers Promoting School Success: Protection Against Bullying
Schools can help create a protective peer ecology in which all students are socially successful, involved with reducing bullying, and buffered from the negative effects of bullying. Participants discuss a data-based problem-solving model to systematically assess and strengthen the peer ecology, so that it is protective for all students in diverse schools.
47 min
March 25, 2015 Dispelling Myths: The Affordable Care Act and School Psychologists
There is a great deal of opinion, hearsay, and myths circulating regarding the Affordable Care Act, as well as its impact to the role of school psychologists. In this discussion, participants, Katie Eklund, Kelly Vaillancourt, & John Kelly examine the real implications this legislation has for practitioners in the school setting.
17 min

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