ON-DEMAND
SESSIONS (OS)

NASP is fortunate to have presenters from all over the United States who have prerecorded instructive 30-minute On-Demand Sessions. They cover a wide range of topics related to the profession of school psychology across all domains of the NASP Practice Model.

* On-Demand Sessions will be accessible during the convention week and for 60 days thereafter.
These sessions do not include NASP-approved CPD documentation, you can count these as self-study (Category H) for the purposes of NCSP renewal.
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Tuesday

A rapid shift to online services during the pandemic has made it difficult to consider the ethical ramification of utilizing telehealth. It is time to see if we meet those standards.



Objectives:
  • describe the ethical codes that apply to the use of telehealth in the schools.
  • identify services that can be effectively be provided by telehealth in the schools.
  • become aware of how diversity and multicultural issues should be considered when utilizing telehealth.
Tuesday

Educational inequity erodes equality of opportunity and is destructive to our society. School psychologists are uniquely positioned to address systemic barriers and improve equitable access to educational opportunities. This session explores policy and practice strategies to address cultural, historical, and organizational factors that affect students’ personal, social, and academic development.



Objectives:
  • Identify systemic barriers that interfere with educational attainment and evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes.
  • Explore policy avenues that school psychologists can utilize to expand access to educational and behavioral health services for all students.
  • Identify strategies to maximize synergies between local and state policy makers, particularly during this time of COVID, to improve access to school-based behavioral health services.
Tuesday
Publisher Sponsored Session

This session reviews the process of normative data collection and defensible use of derived scores for eligibility determination, preparing participants to confidently interpret data during the pandemic and beyond. This session is sponsored by Riverside Insights.



Objectives:
  • understand the relevant aspects of normative data collection for standardized assessments.
  • recognize the issues around selecting Age or Grade as the normative basis for decision making.
  • selecting metrics that accurately describe the student’s performance for the purposes of eligibility and intervention planning.
Tuesday

Youth suicide risk assessment involves weighing the balance between risk and protective factors. This session will focus on the best practices and challenges of preparing for and conducting virtual suicide risk assessment.



Objectives:
  • Learn how to prepare for conducting virtual suicide risk assessment.
  • Learn how to conduct suicide risk assessment in both face-to-face and virtual settings.
  • Learn the components of suicide risk assessment and the balance between risk factors and protective factors.
Tuesday

Learn to incorporate the laws, regulations, and legal decisions associated with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act into your daily practice of school psychology, and develop strategies to minimize litigation.



Objectives:
  • Develop strategies to minimize the risk of exposure to litigation associated with a special education program within the public school setting.
  • Learn to access, review, and incorporate the laws, regulations, and legal decisions affecting culturally responsive special education services within the public school setting.
  • Discuss the recent and relevant law, regulations, and legal decisions affecting many common special education issues within the school setting.
Tuesday

This workshop will describe a step-by-step process that school psychologists can use to help teachers incorporate executive skills into everyday classroom lessons and activities.



Objectives:
  • Understand the 11 executive skills that influence school performance.
  • Make the connection between observable behavior and underlying executive skills.
  • Support classroom teachers in their efforts to incorporate executive skills into daily lessons and classroom activities.
Tuesday

NASP thanks Forrest T. Jones & Co., Inc. for their sponsorship of this event.

Dayna Bowen Matthew is Dean of the George Washington University Law School. She is an expert in health equity and public health policy and author of Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care.” John B. King Jr. was the United States Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama and current CEO of The Education Trust. Dr. Matthew and Dr. King will engage in a moderated discussion around equity, education, social justice, and your role as a school psychologist.


Wednesday

This session will share tips for school psychologists on implementing effective strength-based techniques to support forcibly displaced immigrant and refugee youth and their families in the school setting.



Objectives:
  • understand how racial inequities, ideals, and practices show up in schools.
  • learn about equity detours and how to avoid them at all costs.
  • learn the disrupter mindsets needed to disrupt oppressive systems.
  • learn about the Power Potential and see an example of how it can transform lives while disrupting racial inequities.
Wednesday

NASP 2021 Virtual Convention Welcome

Wendy L. Price, PsyD, NCSP
NASP 2020–2021 President

American National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner
Performed by students from around the United States.

Canadian National Anthem
O Canada
Performed by students from the Peel School District in Mississauga Ontario.

Welcome Remarks

Casey Dupart, MA, MS, BCBA, LBA
President, Utah Association of School Psychologists (UASP) 

Award Acknowledgments

2021 Lifetime Achievement Award
Deborah Peek Crockett, NCSP
Atlanta, GA

2021 School Psychologist of the Year Award
Julia Szarko, PhD, NCSP
Doylestown, PA

NASP President’s Remarks

Wendy L. Price, PsyD, NCSP
NASP 2020–2021 President

Keynote Address: The Power of Possibility and Play

Steve Gross, MSW, is the founder of the Life Is Good Kids Foundation, which helps educators and caregivers harness the power of optimism, relationships, and strengths-based approaches to working with children and youth who have experienced adverse childhood experiences. The foundation’s Playmakers program empowers children to grow their capacity to see the goodness in themselves, others, and the world; to strengthen their social, emotional, and cognitive capabilities; and to overcome adversity.


Wednesday
Publisher Sponsored Session

The pandemic has resulted in an increase in teleassessment with school-age children. We will discuss practical and ethical considerations and explore strategies that practitioners can employ for successful teleassessment sessions.



Objectives:
  • employ strategies to reduce technology issues during teleassessment.
  • understand environmental, psychological, and cultural factors that are important for the practitioner and student to facilitate successful teleassessment sessions.
  • utilize standardized assessments in a safe and ethical manner in a remote environment.