Article archive / January 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 5. Source pages: 5.
Members of the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists met with representatives of the Louisiana Department of Education recently to discuss the possibility of the “Licensed Specialist in School Psychology.”
“Basically, they gave us their blessing,” said Executive Director of the Board, Kelly Parker, about the outcome of the discussions.
The meeting included Dr. Culross, Executive Director Parker, legislative counsel Deborah Harkins, the Assistant Super- intendent of Special Education, and the management repre- sentative in charge of credentialing at the Department of Education.
Parker told the Times that while it wasn’t a long meeting, it was encouraging. The Department of Education representatives expressed a positive view of the board’s plan, which if it goes forward, will create a school specialist license under the psychology board.
“They said they thought it was a great thing,” Parker told the Times. “We intend on staying in contact with them as the legislation gets drafted and we hope they will actually support us at the table.”
Members of the School Specialist Task Force, created by the psychology board to study issues about school psychology. The Department of Education has given a “blessing” to the idea of the school specialist license. Above (clockwise from bottom) Dr. Rita Culross (looking away), Chair of the board, E. Francoise Parr, President of the La. School Psychological Association, Dr. Steven Welsh, retired Dean from Nicholls, Dr. Carmen Broussard, Professor from Nicholls, Dr. Connie Patterson, Professor from Tulane, and Executive Director, Kelly Parker.
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