APAs Model Act for State Licensure
Great news! February 20, 2010. The APA Council of Representatives voted to retain the right of both specialist and doctoral level school psychologists credentialed by State Education Agencies to use the title “school psychologist.” The impressive work of Division 16 was able to successfully negotiate language that indicates that State Education Agencies credential and title practitioners who work in schools and nothing in the act would prevent relevant state education authorities from credentialing individuals to provide services in the settings under the purview of the state education agency.
Student Research: Proposals
Northeastern University’s Student Affiliates of School Psychology (SASP) Annual Spring Conference will take place on Friday, May 14, 2010 in Boston, MA. To highlight graduate student research we have added a student poster presentation to our workshop. To be considered for this conference students must be at least co-author on the poster. Posters can be empirical or qualitative research, case studies, thorough literature reviews, etc. We are welcoming student poster presentation proposals now and will accept submissions until Friday, April 16, 2010. Click here.
Minority Scholarship 2010
The 2010 application for the MSPA Minority Scholarship for Graduate Training in School Psychology is due April 1, 2010. You can download the application here, or from a banner on the student page.
Hold the Date!
The MSPA Spring Conference has been scheduled for Friday, May 21st. It will be held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel once again given the positive feedback the Board received for the change in venue. The speaker will be Jim Wright of Intervention Central. Jim Wright is a school psychologist and school administrator from New York who has created a remarkable website. His presentation should be of considerable interest to members. Be sure to let your school colleagues know about the conference as well given the broad interest in evidence-based interventions in schools. More information will be forthcoming. Hold the date!
MSPA Fall Conference a ‘Wrap’
The MSPA fall conference was a great success
The new setting was comfortable, efficient and appreciated by our Western Mass and Cape Cod members. Lucille Eber was an excellent speaker, convincing in her messages and clear in her step-by-step approach to meeting the needs of students with complex emotional/behavioral needs. The wrap-around process will fundamentally change the ways that school psychologists function in schools. On November 13th Positive Behavior Supports will be presented at the Sheraton in Norwood MA. (Contact the May Institute for more information about this presentation). Luceille Eber indicated that implementing a wrap-around service works better if PBS is already part of the school culture. Members of MSPA can access the promised materials on the Members Only website.
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