NASP Dialogues

Bullying victimization occurs online and in-person. Drs. Demaray and Jenkins outline how the two overlap and the impact on students social-emotional functioning. They go on to highlight how these findings can be used in the schools and what they are researching going forward.

In this episode, participants provide insights and suggestions on how school psychologists can address bullying through a social justice lens.

This episode explains White privilege, related key concepts, and the implications for school psychology practice.

This episode explores the definition of social justice, how the social justice lens is utilized in various roles, and why social justice matters to school psychologists. Podcast participants also discuss what social justice means to them personally and where they think the work of the field should go next within a social justice framework.

This podcast will cover ways that school psychologists can achieve an adequate work–life balance to prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and maladaptive functioning.

The podcast targets strategies for managing severe problem behavior in the school setting across grade levels. Strategies will be rooted in applied behavioral analysis with specific focus on functional analysis and on antecedent and consequent-based interventions. Although the session will discuss Tier 1 and 2 strategies, the focus will be on Tier 3–based strategies. This featured Mini-Skills Session is invited by the Convention Committee.

This workshop will teach skills in consumer-responsive assessment reporting, both written and oral. Participants will learn guiding principles and recommended practices that effectively address the needs of students, parents, and teachers. Skill development will emphasize (a) reports that are written in everyday language, integrate varied sources of information, and apply to everyday functioning; and (b) oral feedback that is presented clearly and empathetically and is embedded in a reciprocal dialogue. Specific examples will be provided.

The presenter will share how underachieving occurs—that is, when people have a significant gap between their abilities and what they achieve. In this interactive session, she will discuss the four types of underachievers, talk about the importance of executive function skills, explore the characteristics and causes of underachieving, and present effective solutions that can reverse this problem. “To open the doors of ‘untapped potential,’ you need to have the right keys.”

Education data and research findings are known for being cumbersome to use and easy to misunderstand. …but they don’t have to be. This session will help participants turn data into something they can easily use and communicate to others. The lecture will be accompanied by hands-on tasks and audience participation. This session is sponsored by the Convention Committee and the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP).

This podcast will present strategies to assist participants in preparing for the School Psychology Praxis Exam. the Presentation will include methods, materials, and strategies for exam preparation.