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The state psychology board expects to publish rule changes for continuing education in the June issue of the Louisiana Register, said Chair Lee Matthews and Executive Director Kelly Parker. The changes will include an expansion of types of training that meet requirements, and a increase of hours from 30 to 40. The public will have a period to give comments after the Notice is published, which should be about June 20 or so.
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“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it.” – John Adams Why should we in the psychology and the behavioral sciences be following the three Washington scandals?
Sitting in the perpetual traffic jam in Baton Rouge recently, I switched to 1150 AM because NPR became boring. I caught the tail-end of Sean Hannity talking about the three scandals: Department of Justice going after Associated Press journalists and the Fox News White House correspondent James Rosen; the State Department’s handling of Benghazi; and the IRS targeting Tea Party groups.
If you’ve been following these, you know that they are all related to the First Amendment.
Hannity’s style is clearly an extroverted, sensing, thinking, judging type. Because of this, he goes on and on and on, beating an issue into a bloody pulp. He’s a moral conservative and so unpleasant to most (an estimated 96 percent) in our community. But I resonate (i.e., I get to hear things I already believe in) when he waves the Constitution in everyone’s face, which was in high gear on this particular afternoon.
A woman called in, announcing herself as a liberal. She stated her criticisms of Hannity and his views. She was well-spoken and seemed educated. She and Hannity spent a little time in the back and forth thing, then he asked her, “Answer one question for me. Does the IRS targeting conservative groups bother you?”
“No, not at all,” she said.
Her answer stunned me. Hannity handled it with his usual sensitivity and finesse––he hung up on her.
Not everyone is following these issues closely: 37 percent of Republicans, 25 percent of Independents, and 21 percent of Democrats are following the IRS scandal, according to Pew Research. Pew found that opinions about the controversy are “highly partisan.” Sixty-nine percent of Republicans think the administration was involved in the IRS actions, while only 21 percent of Democrats agree.
When Hannity’s lady caller said that the IRS targeting of conservatives did not bother her at all, I had a flashback to dinner table talks with my journalist father and mother. I don’t know exactly how my father came to his beliefs but he agreed with John Kennedy when Kennedy said, “The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
In that time, the 1960s, rights, especially for journalists, had nothing to do with entitlement or government charity, but simply freedom of information, the First Amendment.
Those of us in psychology and behavioral science know that the caller was making a fast-think, in-group/out-group judgment. And she was wrong. The IRS targeting anyone for their beliefs should chill us to our bones, especially those of us in psychological science. We understand group dynamics, the errors of human decision-making, the absolute necessity for open and unencumbered flow of information. We also know that power corrupts best in secrecy.
The Obama Justice Department has used the Espionage Act six times so far, compared to only three times total for all other presidents combined since the Act’s inception in 1917. The Fox News correspondent, James Rosen, has been accused of being a co-conspirator to espionage by the DOJ. Really? Really?
Memorial Day reminds us that our countrymen and countrywomen have given their lives for an idea. It is an idea set out by a group of geniuses who came together, and like a diamond, the idea was forged in pressures, danger and moral strength that most of us can only imagine and admire.
The founders crystallized the necessary conditions of a truly free society. Amazingly, they understood the dynamics of large social systems, and the unavoidable drag on collective consciousness and individual moral behavior by the forces of self-interest.
Memorial Day reminds us that it is not a small thing we have––this shinning idea of freedom. It is truly precious. It is the most precious thing we can give to our children and our children’s children. We should pay attention. Because as John Adams warned, “Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”
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Three University of New Orleans undergraduate students of psychology received grants from the University of Louisiana System's Board of Regents, according to a university press release May 13.
Skylar Hicks, Shannin Moody, and Florencia Iturri together won almost $15,000 for research by participating in the 3rd Annual Supervised Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition, hosted by the Board of Regents.
Each of the three winners received a $4,000 grant to conduct more than 300 hours of mentored research under the supervision of faculty.
Skylar Hicks will work with UNO Assistant Professor of Psychology Monica Marsee on a research project entitled "Emotion Socialization and Aggression in Detained Youth."
Shannin Moody and UNO Assistant Professor of Psychology Cornelia Lamm will explore "The Effects of Testosterone on Neurocognitive Development."
Florencia Iturri will be working with UNO Early Research Professor of Psychology Birdie Shirtcliff on "Testosterone Reactivity and Social Support in Romantic Relationships."
Florencia Iturri is a UNO Honors student; Shannin Moody is the owner of NOLA Cotton Candy and an active member of Psi Chi, and Skylar Hicks is a UNO Cheerleader, according to the article.
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Passes Both Chambers HB 281 Creates Single License For Behavioral Health Service Providers
House Bill 281 by Simon creates a single
license for behavioral health services providers. The law will prohibit a behavioral health services provider from operating without a license issued by DHH, authorizes DHH to seek an injunction, and establishes criminal penalties.
However, while the language is confusing, most currently licensed behavioral health professionals otherwise licensed by their own boards appear to be exempt.
The proposed law requires those covered under it, people and facilities, to be open at all reasonable times for inspection by DHH, the state fire marshal, municipal boards of health, and any other authorized governmental entity.
Amendments included changing the definition of licensed mental health professional to an individual who is currently licensed and in good standing in the state of La. to practice within the scope of all applicable state laws, practice acts, and the individual's professional license. This change was supposed to clarify that those licensed elsewhere are not included under this measure.
Another amendment attempted to clarify that the provisions of proposed law do not apply to the licensing of any of the enumerated facilities or persons, and shall not be construed as requiring any of the enumerated facilities or persons to seek licensure as a behavioral health service provider.
Legislators added an exemption for the following persons and facilities: an individual licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a group practice of licensed advanced practice registered nurses, providing services under the auspices and pursuant to the scope of the individual's license or group's licenses; licensed rural health clinics; and facilities or services operated by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, corrections services.
Also, the House added licensed rehabilitation counselor to the definition of "licensed mental health professional.”
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According to Dr. Richard Lewis, writing for the April APS Observer, the next revision of the Medical College Admission Test, the MCAT, will include for the first time a new subtest on the behavioral and social sciences.
Lewis noted that the next revision of the MCAT is scheduled for the spring of 2015, and this will only be the fifth time that the admissions test has been redesigned since it’s begining in 1928.
“Each revision of the MCAT provides a window into what is considered to be appropriate academic preparation for medical school.” Recent revisions have placed a strong emphasis on “understanding and work with scientific data,” he noted.
Lewis said that the goal of the new “Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior Subtest” is to “… encourage premedical students to obtain a foundation in the science of behavior–– an important component of health and illness.”
Lewis noted that 50 percent of all “causes of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. are linked to behavioral and social causes.”
The complete article is available at the APS Observer website.
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One clarification was mentioned indirectly for the May issue. In Dr. Comaty’s letter to the editor he stated that the Times was inaccurate and it “… reported that DHH would support the startup costs for the new board.” The Times correctly quoted the Legislative Fiscal Office who said that expenditures would be borne by DHH. The most recent note from the Legislative Fiscal Office notes the same thing.
However, Dr. Comaty appears more right than the Legislative Fiscal Office. DHH is not on the hook for it. SB 134 includes the direction that the psychology board will help the behavioral analyst board by sharing resources. Sources note that there is an MOU in the works and should generally make this “fair,” but time will tell. We thank Dr. Comaty for this clarification. The Times will investigate this and report in future issues.
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Two articles this month jumped out at me because of connections to Louisiana experts. The “integrative process” immediately brought to mind the work of Dr. Emily Sandoz and her group at Lafayette in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. For the article about romantic attachment and cortisol, I thought about UNO’s Dr. Elizabeth Shirtcliff. Both were gracious enough to comment for us this month, including UNO graduate student, Jeremy Peres.
• “The Integrative Process: New Research and Future Directions,” – Current Directions in Psychological Science, January, 2013. Researchers highlight three subprocesses and the links to energy, wellness, and relationships. These integrative process elements are: awareness, ownership/autonomy, and nondefensiveness.
COMMENT: Dr. Emily Sandoz, University of Louisiana–Lafayette, and Director of the Louisiana Contextual Science Research Group.
"Weinstein, Przybylski, and Ryan offer the construct of integration as a fundamental process of human vitality and wellness that has been central to a number of psychological theories of well-being from psychoanalysis to Self Determination Theory. The authors then highlight awareness, ownership, and nondefensiveness as three features of integrative processes, and noncontrolling, autonomy-supportive environments as the contexts from which these processes emerge. In doing so, Weinstein and colleagues establish a theoretical framework for future research in the area of integration. Their efforts are timely, as much of the field of psychology is shifting to a focus on prevention, psychological strengths, resilience, and wellness as opposed to pathology and risk. Further, although their purpose is establishing a foundation for research, it is not without implications for clinical practice. For example, this model, although from a very different perspective, parallels the psychological flexibility model underlying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches individuals to center, to open up to painful experiences, and to choose valued actions. With sound scientific inquiry being applied to traditional wisdoms such as the importance of mindfulness and chosen purpose, it's an exciting time to be in psychology."
• “Does Attachment Get Under the Skin? Adult Romantic Attachment and Cortisol Responses to Stress,” – Current Directions in Psychological Science, January, 2013.
In a look at attachment types and cortisol, researchers examine the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis to study the link between relationships and health.
COMMENT: Dr. Elizabeth Anne Shirtcliff, University of New Orleans Professor, and Jeremy Peres, UNO graduate student.
“Though learning, cognitions, and behavior might seem more obvious outcomes to consider when studying attachment, it is also essential to consider how our relationships and interactions with others affect our biological processes “under the skin”. As the authors point out, context sensitive physiological systems such as the HPA axis and its product cortisol can influence our behavior as well as negatively affect overall health and immune functioning if levels remain too high for too long.
“The findings demonstrated by the authors make plenty of sense when you break it down. Less securely attached individuals have bigger stress responses when discussing relationship conflict compared to those with secure attachment likely because those conflicts are more salient and threat-provoking in that they may signify the potential end of that meaningful relationship. On the other hand, individuals who are secure in their relationships are also likely better at coping with conflict with their partners in general and therefore do not feel that same degree of threat during such discussions, resulting in a comparatively blunted stress response to the same “stressor”.
“To further understand the potential long-term negative health effects that may result from an insecure attachment style, more longitudinal research is necessary to consider whether stress levels are sufficiently chronic in those individuals. Though it may seem tempting with regard to treatment implications, one should probably avoid in using the evidence presented in this study as justification for labeling insecure attachment as a characteristic that may cause “unhealthy” stress. This type of interpretation is likely far too simplistic. Though individual differences in attachment may affect cortisol responding, this may simply indicate increased engagement in the discussion. Furthermore, based on the data presented, their insecurely attached individuals appear to recover from the stressor just as quickly if not quicker than the more securely attached group.”
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SB 134
Behavior
Analyst Board Passed Committee Senate Floor 30 to 1 Passed House 98-0 Signed by 20 Authors added both Gov’s
Desk SB 71 Mental
Health Courts Passed out of Committee Passed Senate 30 to 0 Passed House 98 to 0 with amendments Signed by both houses Gov’s
Desk HB 226 Criminalizes Sex with Psychotherapy Clients House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice — deferred HB 281 Creates Mental Health License under DHH for Anyone Not Licensed Passed Committee Passed House Favorably with amendments 91 to 0 Out of Committee Passed Senate 37 to 0 Almost HB 572 Fatherhood First Initiative Passed Committee Passed House Senate Committee Passed Senate Received with amendments 97 to 0 added amendments 36 to 0 by House Almost SB 86 New Fee Ranges For LPC Board Reported with Passed Senate House Gov Affairs amendments 33 to 1 Amended, passed Recommitted to Gov Affairs Passed House To Senate 99 to 0 37 to 0 Almost SB 284 Transfer State Hospitals for LSU To Human Service Districts House Committee Health and Welfare, deferred SB 88 Strengthen Laws for Sex Trafficking Passed Committee Passed Senate House Committee Judiciary C 30 to 0 on Criminal Justice with amendments
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Richard Maples and Dr. Courtland Chaney, are planning an informal reunion of Louisiana State University Baton Rouge psychology doctoral students for the summer of 2014. Maples and Chaney are both LSU graduates. Both are currently living in Baton Rouge.
The idea was hatched when Maples talked with Sam Marullo, another alum, about the possibility of a gathering of the LSU 1975 doctoral class. But as the two talked with others, they found that more and more people popped up from additional years and wanted to be involved.
“After a few e-mails,” Chaney told the Times, “some others on either side of this narrow time period expressed interest. Since some of us spent four years in graduate school and others may have spent five, six, seven or more years, it made sense that we individually may have an identification with multiple classes of fellow students.”
So far Maples and Chaney are estimating that about 30 to 40 people have expressed interest in the event. The tentative time is July 2014.
“Our discussions with a sample of interested parties suggest that we need to provide ample notice of the intent to have a social gathering and we need to select a time period during which people will not have time conflicts,” he said.
The two said that a Saturday is going to be the main day for activities. Spouses and families will be included in a range of activities, volleyball or golf, picnicking, visits the campus, or small groups for reconnecting.
“We want it to be an informal, relaxed, graduate-school type of atmosphere,” said Chaney. “Some eating, some drinking and lots of talking.”
We would like to exchange e-mail with interested parties regarding date preferences and attempt to finalize a date by the end of January 2014. “None of the above is set in stone,” Chaney said. “We would be thrilled to hear from those who are inclined to attend in terms of their general thoughts, date preferences, and/or other suggestions.”
Richard Maples can be contacted at rampsm@att.net and Courtland Chaney can be contacted at courtlandchaney@cox.net or mgcourt@lsu.edu
Rich Maples (L) and Dr. Courtland Chaney have cooked up a plan to host the 1975 time period of LSU Baton Rouge psychology doctoral students in an informal reunion. The two are inviting interested people to contact them. (Courtesy photo)
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Senate Bill 71 by Broome passed through both houses and is on its way to be signed by the Governor. SB 71 authorizes mental health court treatment programs in Louisiana. The proposed law defines these mental health court treatment programs, including mental health court program, mental health court professional, post–adjudicatory mental health court programs, and co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse issues.
Debate in the House amended the original bill, deleting the provisions authorizing the chief judge of each judicial district to establish a mental health court program, and adding provisions allowing each district court to do so by rule.
The House also added a provision authorizing placing a defendant on probation while participating in the treatment program and the resulting sentencing options following that placement on probation.
Also added was a provision to allow the district attorney to file a motion to have the defendant dismissed from the program and to require the district attorney to provide reasons for the dismissal.
The proposed law will provide for mental health court treatment programs to maintain or collaborate with a network of programs which deal with mental illness and co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse issues. The mental health court program may designate a court liaison to monitor the progress of defendants in their assigned treatment programs on behalf of the court.
The program excludes crimes of (1) First and second degree murder (2) Aggravated or criminal sexual assault (including sexual assault of a child). (3) Armed robbery (4) Arson (5) Stalking (6) Any offense involving discharge of a firearm.
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An undergraduate of LSU psychology and of NcNeese State arts education, Ms. Erin Barker, has been named 2013 Louisiana Artist of the Year by the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development.
Barker received the state’s highest award last month at the Louisiana Culture Awards Ceremony in Baton Rouge. The awards are given by the Office of Cultural Development, along with honors for those in historic preservation, archaeology, and cultural districts awards. According to the press release Ms. Barker, “… has worked for years with disabled individuals and has been effective in using art to break through to autistic children. Barker has received various art awards throughout the state, and her work can be found in both public and private collections around the world.”
Barker’s work is currently on display at the Art Associates Gallery at the Central School Arts and humanities Center in Lake Charles.
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House Bill 572, the “Fatherhood First Initiative,” passed the floor of the Senate in an 36 to 0 vote and was returned to the House with amendments.
The law will establish a “program to be known as the ‘Fatherhood Initiative’ to promote the positive involvement and interaction of fathers with their children with an emphasis on children eligible or formerly eligible for services funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.”
The law will require the secretary of the Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to convene and chair a “Fatherhood First Council.” Including in the council is the secretary or representative from: the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Department of Education, Louisiana District Attorney’s Association. Also included are to be two representatives from the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board, one or more representatives of the clergy. One member with expertise in male psychology and health is also to be included.
The secretary of the DCFS is directed to seek the advice and participation of any person, organization, or state or federal agency that may be needed in order to effectively meet the goals and carry out the provisions of proposed law.
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‘It had long been my wish, at least throughout high school, to finish undergraduate school and immediately go to Israel to live on an Israeli kibbutz,” Dr. Yael Banai told the Times. She had mentioned in an off-hand way, to this reporter, about an “Israel thing.”
“You really served in the Israeli Army?” I asked.
“I’ll tell you about it,” she said. “… probably more than you ever wanted to know…”
In her teens Yael was a voracious reader, and stumbled upon Leon Uris’ books Exodus and Mila 18, and of course the Diary of Anne Frank. “They also made a major motion picture of Exodus –with the dreamy Paul Newman,” she said, “which I sat through lord only knows how many times.” It all appealed to her on so many levels––WWII, the depression. These were the seminal events of her parents’ lives and she found the topics fascinating.
Yael explained that there was an awareness of the Holocaust emerging in the 60s that had not emerged before in the post-war period.
“Many memoirs were published, or republished, during those days,” she said, “and I read all that I could get my hands on.”
“In addition, several television documentaries appeared on the establishment of the state of Israel, again fueling my interest.”
It greatly appealed to her to be able to participate in the “building up” of the modern day state of Israel after the devastation of the Holocaust, she explained, something she considered close to a miracle.
“The summer of 1968 was a turning point,” she said. “I worked as a student volunteer in Bobby Kennedy’s campaign and after he was shot, worked for Eugene McCarthy. Nixon was elected, so I figured that even though I was not finished with undergraduate work, it was time to depart.”
Yael dropped out of school, got a job and earned enough money for a one-way ticket to Tel Aviv. She left in 1969.
“Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered that the kibbutz I picked was the very one on which Leon Uris had spent time in preparation for his book, Exodus!”
The name of the kibbutz is Kibbutz Menara, established by holocaust survivors and Israelis, and located on a mountain top on the Lebanese border in the far north of Israel.
In Exodus, Uris changed the kibbutz into a children’s village for holocaust survivors, and told a story about 300 children being rescued after the declaration of the state of Israel’s creation by the United Nations vote in 1947. “This actually happened,” Yael said, “although the number of children was 30. After arriving and hearing of this tale, some friends and I made the same trek, during daylight hours, and not burdened with a sleeping toddler on our backs. Quite an experience.”
“After learning enough Hebrew to be conversant, I volunteered for the Israeli Army in a special program for volunteers from outside of Israel, a program that was established from the early days of the state.” Yael Banai served in the Golan Heights in an encampment on the Syrian border, just across the valley from her kibbutz, on the Jordanian border in the Aravah desert, and very briefly on the Eyptian/Gaza border on a kibbutz called, Kerem Shalom (the Vinyards of Peace). “I used to say that I have lived, and had been shot at, on every border Israel has….”
Yael feels she was lucky, since she lived in Israel during the “lull,” between the Six Day Ware in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973. “So aside from the odd bazooka attack from the PLO in Lebanon, and the occasional bombardment from the Syrians on the Golan, things were relatively peaceful,” she said.
She does have her “Heidelberg scar,” which she got early one morning when returning from a desert posting. “As I was approaching the bus stop in Kiryat Shmoneh, a town in the valley below Menara. I heard a loud whirring, whizzing noise which I recognized as a Katuysha rocket. I was able to duck behind a concrete barrier at the bus stop, unfortunately a regular feature of the landscape in Israel) but not before being struck with some hot debris from the explosion.” She has a nice little scar on her forehead, even after all these years.
“The katuysha had taken out the second story of a nearby building—happily the occupants had already left for work!”
Yael had planned to finish her undergraduate degree at Hebrew University but her father became very ill and she returned home to the United States.
Margaret Ann Stokes, the young woman who dropped out of school to earn money for a one-way ticket to Tel Aviv in 1969, kept something besides her scar and her experiences. She legally changed her name to her Israeli/Hebrew name, Yael Banai. She followed that dream, across the ocean, at such a young age, and captured it forever.
(Editor’s Note: Dr. Yael Banai has her doctorate in educational psychology, is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and is past president of the Louisiana School Psychological Association. She is also serving as a steering group member for the Louisiana Coalition for Violence Prevention, among many other duties and services.)
Dr. Yael Banai around 1970, while living in a kibbutz in Israel. She served in the Israeli Army.
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Senate Bill 86 updates the LPC fees and changes certain other issues for the Licensed Professional Counselor Board.
The law provides the maximum amount of each fee the board may collect as follows: Fees established and collected by the board pursuant to this Chapter shall be set by rule and shall not exceed the following maximum amounts: (a) Application of privilege, credential, or registration $200 (b) Application of licensure $325 (c) Renewal of privilege, credential, registration, or license $300 (d) Examination or reexamination $250 e) Late fees $100, f) Failure to update contact information with board, $100, […]
The law will provide that the board shall not increase any fee by more than a total of 15% over a consecutive three-year period.
The proposed new law will also allow the board to issue a registration as a counselor intern to an applicant who meets qualifications established by the board.
Also, the proposed law authorizes the board to issue a registration as a marriage and family therapist intern to an applicant who meets qualifications established by the board.
Also, the new law provides that the board may request and obtain state and national criminal history record information from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Investigation relative to any applicant for licensure whose fingerprints the board has obtained pursuant to law for the purpose of determining the applicant's suitability and eligibility for licensure.
The new law will also provides that any and all state or national criminal history record information obtained by the board from the bureau or FBI which is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential information restricted to the exclusive use by the board, its members, officers, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for licensure.
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2nd Annual Louisiana School Climate Institute To Be Held June 4-6 in Shreveport, LA “Creating Safe and Positive School Climates”
The 2nd Annual Louisiana School Climate Institute, sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Education, will present “Creating Safe and Positive School Climates,” on June 4 to 6 at the Hilton Hotel and Shreveport Convention Center, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Keynote speakers and presenters include Dr. Scott Poland, Dr. Johathan Cohen, Dr. Charles Williams, and Cheri Lovre.
Breakout session presenters include Dr. David Brooks, Jamie Keith, Jon Guice, JD, Kelly Wells, Sandy Williamson, Dr. Barbara Dietsch, and Dr. Jean Hollenshead.
Also presenting are Amanda Clinger, Dr. Pat Cooper, Carll Mitchell, Beth Freeman and Mitzi Musgraves.
Conference Co-Chairs are Dr. Barzanna White and Jill Waltemate.
The institute is part of the Louisiana’s Safe and Supportive Schools Initiative.
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