Originally published: . Volume 14, No. 6. Source pages: 15.
10 Years Ago … What The Psychology Times was reporting on in June 2013
BA Bill Passes
Senator J. P. Morrell’s SB 134 to establish an independent board for
Behavior Analysts completed its journey through the Senate and passed the House on May 28, headed for the Governor.
The bill provides for the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board within the Department of Health and Hospitals and authorizes enforcement of the requirement for licensure, state certification, and registration, beginning December 31, 2013.The law also sets out the procedures and standards for the licensing of Behavior Analysts, certification Assistant Behavior Analysts, and registration of line technicians. Fees are $400 for license, $250 for certification, and $50 for registration.
Tulane’s Dr. Ruscher Chairs
Another Hit Convention for APS
For the third time, Tulane’s Dr. Janet Ruscher has pulled off a
major success as the Committee Chair of the Association for Psychological Science Convention, that just wrapped up last month in Washington, D.C.
“The conference was a terrific success,” she told the Times, “– great energy, record attendance, excellent balance across the programs.” She might be getting good at this. Dr. Ruscher also chaired the convention for the growing organization in 2003 and 2004.
Dr. Tramontana Named LPA
2013 Distinguished Psychologist
Louisiana Psychological Association has named Dr. Joseph Tramontana as its 2013 Distinguished Psychologist. The award was announced at the annual convention on May 30 in Baton Rouge. Originally from New Orleans, Dr. Joseph Tramontana received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Mississippi.
Psychology Gumbo
COMMENT: Dr. Emily Sandoz, University of Louisiana–
Lafayette, and Director of the Louisiana Contextual Science Research Group. COMMENT: Dr. Elizabeth Anne Shirtcliff, University of New Orleans Professor, and Jeremy Peres, UNO graduate student. Functional
Assessment for
Challenging
Behaviors
Johnny L. Matson,
Editor
Autism and Child Psychopathology Series Springer Chafetz Presents for Social
Security Inspector General
New Orleans clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Michael Chafetz, presented his research to members of the Inspector General’s Office of the Social Security Administration (SSA) on April 30, 2013. The event was hosted by the On-Line Academy of the Louisiana Psychological Association as a free presentation in the public interest.
Dr. Chafetz’s research was cited in a letter by Senator Thomas Coburn of Oklahoma, sent to the SSA this past March. Coburn is the U.S. Senator known for confronting government waste and inefficiency. In the March letter, he challenged the Social Security Administration’s anti-scientific approach to detecting faking in its disability claims. Coburn said that the potential for waste could reach $68 billion.
Task Force on School Psychology
Specialists to Meet June 28 in BR
The first meeting of the School Specialist Task Force is scheduled for June 28 according to a report by the state psychology board. […]
Members of the task force include Dr. Rita Culross, Professor at LSU, who will be the psychology board’s representative. Dr. Conni Patterson, Professor of Practice at Tulane University and past president of the Louisiana School Psychology Association will also serve.Dr. Steven Welsh will work on the task force. Dr. Welsh has been the Department head for the Department of Psychology and Counselor Education at Nicholls, and more recently, the interim Dean of the College of Education. Also included is Dr. Carmen Broussard, Associate Professor of Psychology at Nicholls.Susan Ratterree, the National Association of School Psychologists Delegate for the Louisiana School Psychological Association, will serve. And, E. Francoise Parr, current President of the Louisiana School Psychological Association, is also a member. Functional Assessment for Challenging Behaviors is a recent addition to Springer’s Autism and Child Psychopathology Series, edited and authored by Louisiana State University Professor and Distinguished Research Master, Dr. Johnny Matson. This newest text zeros in on the specific methods used in functional assessment, one of the most important approaches used in applied behavior analysis. In this 243-page volume, Matson and contributors, including LSU’s Max Horovitz, Alison Kozlowski and Megan Sipes, join a host of experts from around the country to give readers the most up-to-date information about functional analysis.
Photo Right: Louisiana Senator J.P. Morrell speaking at the recent psychology convention. Senator Morrell and wife Catherine took an active role in the legislation for regulation of behavior analysts.
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