Article archive / December 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 12. Source pages: 16.
Dr. Overstreet, Colleagues to be Featured Speakers National School Psychological Assn to Meet in New Orleans, Feb 2016
The National Association of School Psychologists will hold it Annual Convention in New Orleans, February 10 -13, 2016.
Dr. Stacy Overstreet and colleagues will be one of the featured sessions, and presenting on “Partnerships to Create Trauma-Informed Schools.” Dr. Overstreet is the Chair of the Tulane Psychology Departments. Co- presenters are Chris Gunther, from the New Orleans Health Department, Laura Danna, for Project Fleur-de-lis, Paulette Carter, from the Children’s Bureau of New Orleans, and Patrick Bell, from KIPP Believe Primary School in New Orleans.
The group will share the “whys and hows of a city-led, multiagency partnership to advance trauma- informed approaches in schools.” They will also examine why a universal approach is needed to help make evidence-based treatments more effective. They will focus also on collaborative methods.
Other featured speakers include Marc Brackett, speaking on Emotional Intelligence, and Susan Swearer speaking on Bullying.
Certified School Psychologists from Morgan City, Robin Cohenour, Pamela Smith, Rayne Adams, and Carey Day, attending the Louisiana School Psychological Association last month. The National School Psychology Association will hold its convention in New Orleans in 2016.
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