NASP Dialogues

Episode 6 of the EDI podcast focuses on school psychology graduate programs and specifically on program culture and how these programs can become more inclusive.

A school psychology graduate student, faculty member, and practitioner discuss efforts to diversify the school psychology field, their respective professional leadership experiences, and recent research on diversity training initiatives.

A current school psychology practitioner and school psychology professor share what they have learned and experienced working in school settings and conducting research, and how their identities as women of color have shaped their work lives.

Hear from current school psychology students about the unique experiences and challenges they have had as individuals of minoritized backgrounds, and learn how graduate programs can become more supportive and inclusive environments.

This episode discusses the role of school psychologists in creating welcoming, affirming, and inclusive school environments. Founder and Executive Director of TransFamily Support Services, Kathy Moehlig, joins to share her experience as parent helping her child (Sam Moehlig) with intersecting identities get needed support. Sam Moehlig, current student at Palomar Community College in California, provides further insight into navigating life as a student with intersecting identities. Guest Amy Cannava, EdS, NCSP; explains related implications for school psychology practitioners, particularly as it pertains to the intersection of gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability.

This episode provides an introduction overview of the EDI podcast series and discusses the intergration of EDI work in different career stages. Also discussed is NASP's Antiracism Resolution featuring writing team cochairs Dave Shriberg, PhD, and Chavez Phelps, PhD, along with NASP President-Elect Celeste Malone, PhD, MS.

This podcast will introduce a model used at a local educational agency (LEA) for determining specific learning disability (SLD) eligibility using an MTSS framework. Listeners will learn how the critical elements of the MTSS framework are implemented for system-level prevention and how the framework is used to make special education entitlement decisions.

School psychologists are more frequently being called on to consult with teachers about students for whom Tier 2 interventions were not successful, and many of those consulting sessions end with, “I’ve already tried that.” This podcast will present an overview model to further analyze student reading and math problems in order to suggest interventions or modifications with a high likelihood for success.

Based on his own experience in foster care and that of his four adopted children, Rob Scheer launched Comfort Cases in 2013 to provide kids entering foster care with backpacks filled with desperately-needed personal items—and dignity. Comfort Cases has distributed over 85,000 cases to date and has been featured on the Today Show, Ellen, NBC Nightly News, and CNN.

Research in school discipline has consistently documented the lack of efficacy of suspension and expulsion as well as racial or ethnic, special education, and LGBTQ+ disparities in their use. Alternatives to suspension are being advocated across the country. Listeners will be exposed to evidence-supported alternatives to suspension or expulsion, which can be adapted to their local context.