SPP 86 – The Testing Psychologist Crossover Episode

The School Psyched podcast joins Jeremy Sharp of The Testing Psychologist podcast. As one of the only other podcasts out there that’s focused on psych testing, we’ve shared many guests and topics of discussion. Rebecca, Rachael, and Eric join Jeremy today for a little crossover episode. We dive into some of the most common issues in bridging the gap from private practice evals to school services!

Special Summer Episode – Chelsea Bartel

https://www.wral.com/company-awarded-k-3-reading-contrac…/…/

Have you kept an eye on this story over the summer? We’ve got a rock star school psych standing up to advocate for the children of North Carolina. Join us as we chat with Dr. Bartel!

Chelsea Bartel, PhD, is a school psychologist practicing full-time in three K-8 schools in large districts in North Carolina. She also maintains a small private clinical practice where she provides psychotherapy services to primarily adults. Dr. Bartel earned her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas), and her doctorate in School Psychology at North Carolina State University. She completed year-long internships in clinical psychology at a behavioral health clinic in Kansas City, and in school psychology at a large urban school district in North Carolina. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship designing and researching the effectiveness of computer games to assess and teach social skills.Her research and practice interests include consultation, psychoeducational evaluation, and increasing the use of evidence-based practices in schools. Dr. Bartel is a member of the North Carolina Psychological Association’s Continuing Education Committee, and she also serves on the leadership team for NC Families for School Testing Reform, a parent advocacy group working for fewer tests, fairer tests, and fruitful tests for students. She has two children, heading into fourth and second grades this year.

(please also bear with us through technical difficulties being that Youtube Live/Hangouts is no longer available, and thus #psychedpodcast is going to need to be testing out a new streaming method. stay tuned!)

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https://docs.google.com/…/11xme3g5ZYmuEMvmvGXjUm5tnUiX…/edit

https://caffeinatedrage.com/…/why-are-so-many-people-using…/

Episode 85

#psychedpodcast is excited to speak with Dr. Alfonso! https://www.gonzaga.edu/school-of-edu… Dr. Vincent C. Alfonso, PhD, is a former professor in the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University in New York City and is currently the dean of the School of Education at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He received his MA in Clinical/School Psychology from Hofstra University in 1987; and later, in 1990, he received a PhD in the same subject. His research interests include: · assessment and Treatment of Preschoolers · psychoeducational Assessment · life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being · professional training · stressful Life Events, Social Support, and Health He is coeditor of Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification and coauthor of Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition among other books (on SLD and interventions). He is also the former president of Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, a certified school psychologist, and a licensed psychologist in New York State. In addition, he is a Fellow of Divisions 5 and 15 of the APA.

Episode 84

#psychedpodcast is honored to have rock star advocate Jackie Jackson-Dean who has come under fire for her support of her students yet stands strong. Join us to learn how school psychs can advocate for our LGBTQ+ students. Jackie earned both her Bachelor’s (Special Education) and Master’s degrees (School Psychology) from The Ohio State University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. In addition to being a certified School Psychologist in the state of Florida, Jackie is also a Licensed School Psychologist, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern. She has been a School Psychologist for 16 years, with the last 13 years in Pasco County Schools (just north of Tampa, Florida). Jackie was one of the founding members of her district’s LGBTQ+ Committee and had the opportunity to begin as the district’s LGBTQ+ Liaison in 2016 (in which is she is allocated 1/2 day each week to carry out the responsibilities of this position). Jackie’s professional interests include poverty, trauma, issues impacting adolescents, crisis intervention, and marginalized populations (with an emphasis on LGBTQ+ youth). https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradeb…

Episode 83

#psychedpodcast is beyond excited to have Dr. Samuel Ortiz back! Powerpoint: https://app.box.com/s/lzgov5f5e5mf56d… Dr. Ortiz is Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University, New York. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California and a credential in school psychology with postdoctoral training in bilingual school psychology from San Diego State University. He has served as Visiting Professor and Research Fellow at Nagoya University, Japan, as Vice President for Professional Affairs of APA Division 16 (School Psychology), as member and Chair of APA’s, Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment, as member of the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education, as representative on the New York State Committee of Practitioners on ELL and LEP Students, and as member of APA Presidential Task Force on Educational Disparities. Dr. Ortiz serves or has served on various editorial boards including Journal of School Psychology, School Psychology Quarterly, and Journal of Applied School Psychology and is a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP). Dr. Ortiz has published widely on a range of topics and is a frequent presenter at professional conferences as well as an internationally recognized expert on issues involving nondiscriminatory assessment, evaluation of English learners, Cross-Battery Assessment (XBA), and specific learning disabilities. He is author of the new Ortiz Picture Vocabulary Acquisition Test (Ortiz PVAT)—the first test with dual norms designed specifically for English learners and English speakers. He is also primary co-author of the Cross-Battery Assessment Software System (X-BASS v2.0) and the Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix (C-LIM). His books include “Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A practical guide,” which is currently under revision, and “Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, 3rd Edition.” Dr. Ortiz is bilingual (Spanish) and bicultural (Puerto Rican).

Episode 82

#psychedpodcast is excited to have Lloyd Donders back! Lloyd serves as a parent attorney to help advocate for children. Bring your questions!

http://www.specialedlegalinfo.com/

http://ldonders.wixsite.com/lloyd-donders/single-post/2016/08/23/Is-A-Diagnosis-Necessary-For-A-Specific-Learning-Disability-Classification

http://ldonders.wixsite.com/lloyd-donders/single-post/2016/11/14/Specific-Learning-Disability-and-the-Twice-Exceptional-Child

https://www.facebook.com/SpecialEdLegalInfo/?fref=ts

Resources Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7JkmPE1QnD6SUJSNHo0NERJWFU?usp=sharing

Episode 81

#psychedpodcasts is happy to be chatting with Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden!

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1173184

http://www.rtinetwork.org/about-us/advisory-council/vanderheyden-amanda-m

http://www.springmath.com/

Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, Ph.D. is a private consultant and researcher who has worked as a researcher, consultant, and national trainer in a number of school districts and published more than 60 scholarly articles and book chapters related to RTI.

In 2006, Dr. VanDerHeyden was named to a National Center for Learning Disabilities advisory panel to provide guidance related to RTI. She is associate editor of School Psychology Review, serves on the editorial boards of several journals including School Psychology Quarterly and Journal of Early Intervention, is author of Essentials of Response to Intervention (with Dr. Matthew Burns), and Keeping RtI on Track: How to Identify, Repair, and Prevent Mistakes that Derail Implementation RtI (with Dr. David Tilly) and is co-editor of the Handbook of Response to Intervention.

Dr. VanDerHeyden received the 2006 Lightner Witmer Early Career Contributions Award from the APA for her scholarship on early intervention, RTI, and models of data-based decision making. She serves as research advisor to iSTEEP, a web-based data management system. Amanda lives on the gulf coast, has two young children, and is active in a number of organizations designed to improve educational outcomes locally and nationally.

Episode 80

#psychedpodcast is pleased to have Dr. Shareefah Al’Uqdah and Dr. Celeste Malone on to discuss this important topic!

Celeste Malone, PhD, MS, is an assistant professor and coordinator of the school psychology program at Howard University. She received her PhD in school psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, Dr. Malone received her MS in school counseling from Johns Hopkins University. Her primary research interest relates to multicultural and diversity issues embedded in the training and practice of school psychology. The overarching themes of her research are as follows: 1) development of multicultural competence through education and training, 2) diversification of the profession, and 3) the relationship between culturally competent practice and PK-12 student outcomes. Dr. Malone serves on the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Board of Directors as a strategic liaison and lead board member for the social justice strategic goal. In this capacity, she works closely with NASP boards and committees to develop and implement programs and activities to address social justice issues in school psychology and education.

Dr. Shareefah Al’Uqdah is an Assistant Professor and Director of Training in the APA Accredited Counseling Psychology Program at Howard University. Her research focuses on promoting family wellness and reducing mental health disparities for African American families by exploring 1) risk factors that negatively impact family wellness (2) interventions that may promote family wellness (training and activism) and (3) ways families cope or adjust to the risk factors they experience. In addition to these areas, Dr. Al’Uqdah also explores the diverse experiences of African-American Muslims. Dr. Al’Uqdah is a licensed psychologists and maintains a private practice in Washington, DC. Currently, she is the managing editor for PsychDiscourse, the newsletter publication of the Association of Black Psychologists, and a writer for APA’s Div 17 SCP connect. Dr. Al’Uqdah is also a wife and mother of four wonderful sons.

https://education.howard.edu/academics/department-human-development-psychoeducational-studies/faculty-profiles

Resources Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7JkmPE1QnD6SUJSNHo0NERJWFU?usp=sharing

Episode 77

#psychedpodcast is pleased to chat with Dr. MacDonald about dos/don’t for school psychologists, especially first year/early career psychs

Powerpoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/112JlJbi3BlubciCeFXNBQFKWF1u3mcEd0pt3Q1UhoiI/edit?usp=sharing

Dr. Heidi MacDonald is a school psychologist practicing in the state of Connecticut. She earned her doctoral degree from Penn State University. Currently, she works in an intermediate school with 3rd through 5th grade students. Prior to moving to CT, Heidi worked in Pennsylvania. This is her 20th year in the field. Heidi LOVES her job and strives to be a piece of the puzzle at her school. At work, Heidi enjoys assessment, individual and group counseling, and consultation. She runs a number of extracurricular clubs such as the Environmental Club, Sign Language Club, and Drama Club. She is also the school’s Title IX coordinator and the keeper of the school’s 2 emotional support guinea pigs and an axolotl. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband (also a school psychologist) and their 15 year old daughter. Heidi loves volunteering on countless numbers of committees, working out, cooking, DIY projects, and searching for thrift store finds.

Episode 79

Join #psychedpodcast as we talk with Dr. Carriere about writing psychoeducational evaluations! Dr. Carriere is co-author of “Writing Useful, Accessible, and Legally Defensible Psychoeducational Reports”

Powerpoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dW-OC-hzUbjBPlk9aT9tsVC1wXA2ZOAy7q7EU-lVZrQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Writing+Useful%2C+Accessible%2C+and+Legally+Defensible+Psychoeducational+Reports-p-9781118205655

Jeanne Anne Carriere, PhD, is a Licensed Educational Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working within the public school system. She is the Director of the Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program, a collaboration between The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies. As part of FAST, Dr. Carriere designs and presents a range of workshops to advance the expertise of educators, service providers, community members and parents working and living with children with neurodevelopmental disorders. She also collaborates with medical and clinical providers to conduct multi-disciplinary evaluations and consults with local school districts to support comprehensive ASD evaluations. Jeanne Anne is an Assistant Clinical Professor for the Chapman University School Psychology program. She teaches graduate classes and supervises school psychology fieldwork students. Her professional interests include effective report writing, comprehensive autism assessment, making assessment information meaningful and useful for parents and teachers, and support for parents’ understanding and involvement in their child’s special education program. She has presented at the state, national and international level and co-wrote, with Michael Hass, PhD, the book Writing Useful, Accessible, and Legally Defensible Psychoeducational Reports (Wiley, 2014).

Resources Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7JkmPE1QnD6SUJSNHo0NERJWFU?resourcekey=0-oMf9-tv9Fsb70BGPO2dmCg