Article archive / November 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 15. Source pages: 1, 10.
November 5–7 School Psychologists & School Specialists Gather at Conference this Week in Lafayette
School psychologists and school specialists will convene this week in Lafayette to learn from national and Louisiana experts about new applied sciences and techn- ologies to help youngsters and the school systems that serve them.
The conference will be held November 5 to 7 at the Lafayette Hilton in Lafayette.
This year’s theme is “Advocate. Lead. Serve.” Dr. Nathaniel von der Embse will present the keynote address on Thursday, titled, “Leadership Through Everyday Advocacy.”
A “Round Table about the Licensed Specialist in School Psychology, the new credential offered under the state psychology board, is to be held on Thursday at 4:30 pm.
Also, a School Psychology Trainers Forum will take place, also on Thursday, beginning at 3:30 pm. Association members are invited to attend the Executive Council meeting, also on Thursday, at 6:30 pm and aconcurrent networking session.
National expert on executive skills in children, and past President of the National Association of School Psychologists, and of the International School Psychology Association, Dr. Peg Dawson, will lead the workshop, “Smart but Scattered: Helping Children with Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School.”
Dr. Frank Sansosti will present “Promoting the Educational Outcomes of Students with Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders.”
Dr. Debra Duhe will present, “Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition,” and Dr. Howie Knoff will cover “Behavioral Interventions for Challenging Students.”
School psychology experts from Tulane, Drs. Constance Patterson and Bonnie Nastasi will offer attendees the opportunity to update their knowledge and skills in “Strengths-based Assessment: Understanding the Whole Child,” and “PREPaRE I.”
Also, among others included in this year’s program will be Dr. John Simoneaux, presenting on the topic of “Sexual Behavior in Children,” and Dr. Samuel MacMaster on, “Preventing Fetal Alcohol Exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.”
Dr. John Simoneaux at a previous Louisiana School Psychological Association Convention. He is a forensic psychologist and regular presenter at the school psychology conference.
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