ETHICS 102 (10 hours)

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*Member of one of the following state associations: MA, ME, NH, VT, CT, RI, NY, NJ, DE, PA or DC
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If you are a student, and registering for a student rate, you must send a signature from your university to the following address: MSPA Spring Conference, c/o Barbara Ball, 2 Heritage Lane, Canton, MA 02021.

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Are you currently a member of NASP?:

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The Massachusetts School Psychologists Association is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to offer contact hours. The Massachusetts DESE requires the completion of a pretest, (see below). You must complete this with your registration. A posttest is also required and will be taken at the end of the online course. Participants must read all of the papers, practice the cases/scenarios and answer comprehension questions, to satisfy state regulations in order to receive 10 contact hours. Each participant is responsible for knowing and meeting the Massachusetts DESE licensure requirements.

CPD HOURS: The Massachusetts School Psychologists Association is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing professional development hours (CPDs) for school psychologists. MSPA maintains responsibility for the programs.

CE HOURS: The Massachusetts School Psychologists Association has been approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education credit (CE Hours).

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CONFERENCE PRETEST
Please note: This pretest is required by the Department of Education in order for contact hours to be awarded. Please answer the following questions by clicking on True or False. The pretest will be forwarded to MSPA along with your application.

1. When faced with an ethical dilemma practitioners are wise to do what feels right since these instincts are based on experience and training and are usually correct.

2. It is necessary to maintain an awareness of our own cultural history and values to engage with diverse families in a culturally competent manner.

3. If the teacher-consultee and the consultant disagree about the goals and plan for the child-client, the consultant should inform the administration immediately.

4. It is considered best practice to inform even a young child about why s/he is being tested.

5. All states do require parental or legal guardian consent for counseling treatment of a minor, except for the adolescent population with regard to birth control counseling and services, abortions, substance abuse treatment, and in the event of crisis or emergency.

6. Due process applies only to special education law and is not relevant to supervision.

7. We can absolutely guarantee parents that confidential information handled electronically in schools is totally safe.

8. Compared to APA’s other four ethical principles, the principle of “Justice” has limited applicability to research ethics.

9. In accordance with FERPA, a school psychologist who is providing a service to a student in the school district must sign the access log when accessing the student’s education record.

10. Laws and policies designed to protect students will never result in ethical dilemmas for School Psychologists.

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Thank you for filing out this registration and pretest for MSPA Online Learning. Please make sure that you have filled out every field. After clicking the submit button below, you will be sent to the online payment page. You will need your credit card to make the online payment.

You should receive a confirmation email within a week with your password to enter the MSPA Online Learning website. If you do not receive confirmation, please e-mail mspa1@aol.com