Article archive / October 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 2. Source pages: 15.
“Our School, Our Community, Our Future” Call for Submissions Deadline is Oct 4
“Our School, Our Community, Our Future,” will be the theme for the 33rd Annual Conference of the Louisiana School Psychological Association. The conference will be held November 6 through 8, at the Hilton Lafayette in Lafayette.
The invitation and call for submissions is in effect, the deadline this week, October 4.
Some of the highlights planned for this year’s event include a Keynote Address by John White, Superintendent of Louisiana Department of Education.
Sally Baas, Ed.D., President of the National Association of School Psychology, will speak to the group regarding, “Building Meaningful Community Partnerships,” and “Creating Access: Collaborate, Advocate, Lead.”
Dr. Frank Gresham, Professor in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University, will speak on “Role of School Psychologists in Atkins Cases and Social Security Income Eligibility Cases.”
Gresham has published extensively on topics ranging from social skills assessment and training, emotional and behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, mental retardation, and issues involved in determination of mental retardation in Atkins cases. He has served as an expert witness in Atkins cases in Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida.
Tulane Professor and Chair of Psychology, Dr. Stacy Overstreet will speak on “Universal Screening for Social and Emotional At-Risk Student”
Dmitriy Niyazov, MD, will present on “Mitchondrial Disease–educational implications.” He did his residency and fellowship in medical genetics at Emory University School of Medicine. Currently he is with Ochsner Health System where he practices medical genetics and is a member of the Ochsner Craniofacial Clinic.
Dr. John Murphy, Professor of psychology at the University of Central Arkansas and an internationally recognized trainer and practitioner of brief therapy approaches with young people will present, “Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools.”
Tulane professor Dr. Conni Patterson and Dr. Chavez Phelps will present on “Motivational Interviewing.”
Tulane Professor Dr. Michael Cunningham will speak on “Research and Theory with African American Populations: Implications for service.”
Drs. Gloria Maccow & Charles Shinaver from Pearson Publishers will provide a workshop, “WPPSI-IV Q-Interactive; Med-Cognitive Intervention Program”
Hunter Hansen, Psy.D., M.P. will present, “Integrated Care.”
For more information go to the LSPA website.
Dr. Chavez Phelps presenting at last year’s Louisiana School Psychological Association Annual Conference. This year he will co-present with Tulane professor Dr. Conni Patterson on “Motivational Interviewing.”
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