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The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) brings you essential conversations in school psychology, with episodes covering everything from mental health and crisis prevention to strategies for promoting equity and inclusion in schools. Each podcast offers expert perspectives and practical advice to help school psychologists and educators navigate the challenges of supporting student well-being.
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NASP President, Peter Faustino, discusses new research related to heightened suicide risk among children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, and how school psychologists can support suicide prevention efforts with this population. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Paul Lipkin, a neurodevelopmental pediatrician at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
NASP President, Peter Faustino, discusses the mental health crisis and how it is impacting young people, families, and communities every day. This episode features a conversation with Keris Myrick, Inseparable’s VP of Partnerships and Innovation.
NASP President, Peter Faustino, discusses the importance of youth empowerment and how school psychologists can leverage it in support of student mental health. This episode features a conversation with Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, the Director of Research + Evaluation for the Born This Way Foundation.
NASP President, Peter Faustino, discusses the national landscape surrounding Social Emotional Learning with CASEL's Vice President of Policy, Lakeisha Steele. In their conversation, Lakeisha shares what school psychologists can do to promote the value of Social Emotional Learning even in areas where there is opposition to its inclusion in school curriculum.
In this episode of the EDI podcast, host and NASP Director of Educational Practice, Sheila Desai is joined by three panelists to reflect on the goals and takeaways of the podcast series.
Episode 7 of the EDI podcast focuses on the history of cognitive assessment and its particular impact on individuals from minoritized backgrounds.
Stressful times, link the pandemic, can raise the risk of anxiety and depression for parents and caregivers working to meet the needs of their families and jobs. School psychologist Katie Dockweiller shares brief information on how adults can recognize anxiety or depression in themselves, and outlines strategies for reducing stress and getting help.Recorded: August 2021
The beginning of a new school year can be both exciting and stressful, particularly in times of uncertainty or significant change. School psychologist Katie Dockweiller shares brief information on how parents and caregivers can help their children, and themselves, navigate going to back to school prepared to adjust to the new schedules, learning expectations, and social routines.
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.
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.
In today’s world we must be prepared to respond to an armed assailant on school property. When conducting drills, schools can and should employ strategies to minimize potential physical and psychological harm.
At least once, every school psychologist hits the wall of too little time to do the work that matters. Inevitably we complain “Nothing really changes!” But much has changed and still is changing.
This podcast explores the role of school psychologists as disrupters of the school-to-prison pipeline.
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