The school year is coming to an end, but things at NASP continue to be very busy. I am pleased to share the latest updates with you.NASP has added new podcasts to the growing collection available at www.nasponline.org/resources/podcasts/index.aspx. Check out the latest recordings on concussions, single case design in RTI, anxiety disorders in children, and much more!

You can get involved with other NASP members who share your areas of expertise or concern by joining one of the more than 20 Interest Group Communities including autism, neuropsychology, and behavioral school psychology. Join the discussion at http://communities.nasponline.org to post a question or see what others are talking about.

This year’s School Psychology Awareness Week, November 12-16, theme is ‘Know Your Own Strengths. Discover them. Share them. Celebrate them.’ The focus this year will remain on fun, strengths-based classroom, school-wide, and counseling activities. We will also offer the Gratitude Works, Student POWER Award, and Possibilities in Action Partners Award programs. Mark your calendar and watch for more updates.

For those preparing to take the Praxis II School Psychology exam, there will be a live 2-hour webinar that will help you prepare on June 19 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You’ll learn about different sections of the exam, test-taking strategies, and various study tools, and you can ask questions directly to the test administrators. Register now at http://nasp.inreachce.com/Search?category=1e848927-efd2-430f-ba08-e182c31de743.

NASP’s newest resource, ‘Educating Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders,’ will help you design effective interventions and assessments, incorporate family members into treatment, and evaluate practices to promote successful outcomes. Learn more at http://iweb.nasponline.org/iweb/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=N1206.

Time is running out to submit a proposal for the NASP 2013 Annual Convention in Seattle. Visit www.nasponline.org/conventions/index.aspx today and submit your proposal by June 13, 2012.

Consider attending the Public Policy Institute, July 11-13 (3 days) or July 11-13 and 16-17 (5 days), in Washington, DC. The sessions will focus on professional advocacy and how both administrative and legislative policy is advanced. For more information, visit www.nasponline.org/advocacy/PPI/2012/index.aspx.

The NASP 2012 Summer Conferences offer sessions delivered by national experts in the field and up to 18 hours of documented NASP- and APA-approved CPD. Choose between Denver, CO, July 9-11, or Minneapolis, MN, July 23-25. Register online at www.nasponline.org/summerconferences.

It has been a pleasure serving as your NASP representative this year. I hope you continue to find your membership of great value.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Wieck
NASP State Delegate – IA

School is now underway and I would like to share some resources available to you as part of your NASP membership.

NASP has developed a guiding framework for you to share with school leaders, policy makers, and practitioners on implementing school-wide bullying prevention and safety, ‘A Framework for School-Wide Bullying Prevention and Safety’ atwww.nasponline.org/resources/bullying/Bullying_Brief_12.pdf. This resource builds on NASP’s position statement on bullying, which you can locate atwww.nasponline.org/about_nasp/positionpapers/BullyingPrevention.pdfand includes background information, guiding principles, and steps to prevent bullying within a comprehensive, integrated system of school safety and learning supports.

Time is running out to register for the free-for-members webinar, ‘Establishing Preschool to Grade 12 Social and Emotional Learning in Schools,’ scheduled for September 20 at 4:00 p.m. During this live webinar, you can connect directly with social and emotional learning expert Dr. Roger Weissberg, who will share tips for improving students’ social and emotional learning. Plus, you’ll earn 1 hour of documented NASP-, APA-, and NBCC-approved CPD for attending! This webinar, a $30 value, is free to NASP members, but you must register athttp://nasp.inreachce.com/Details/Information/d883efef-cc04-41a5-ad14-e816070f1040 in order to attend.

Make sure you have the tools you need to start the new school year off right! Through September 26, members can take advantage of deep discounts on some of NASP’s most popular titles. You’ll save up to 35% off the list price on practitioner-friendly tools like Helping Children at Home and School III; Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) Interventions; and the portable Best Practices V CD-ROM. Visit the NASP publications store and pick up your copy of these resources today athttps://iweb.nasponline.org/iweb/Purchase/SearchCatalog.aspx?token=481FD6D9-03C9-49F5-9189-61568CC5F2F1

The Grief and Bereavement Interventions and Research Interest Group is the latest addition to NASP’s more than 20 interest groups, open exclusively to NASP members, and offering focused discussion, valuable resources, and convention networking in their targeted topical areas. To participate, visit the Grief and Bereavement Interventions and Research Interest Group Community athttp://communities.nasponline.org.

New NASP position statements on ‘Serving Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing’, and ‘Effective Service Delivery for Indigenous Children and Youth’ are now available atwww.nasponline.org/about_nasp/position_paper.aspx.

NASP has dozens of podcasts available to members at no cost atwww.nasponline.org/resources/podcasts/index.aspx. Recent sessions include concussions, anxiety disorders in children, and supporting struggling students.

Do you have a success story to share? The ‘Communication Matters’ column in Communiqué is looking for school psychologists to tell us about what you do to shape the school environment, strengthen relationships, enhance your leadership role, or improve your ability to provide effective services. Guidelines for submitting a column are available at www.nasponline.org/communications/call-for-comm-matters.aspx.

Start planning now for School Psychology Awareness Week, which will be November 12-16, 2012. For ideas and resources, visitwww.nasponline.org/communications/spaw/2012/index.aspx.

I look forward to sending you more news as the school year continues. Thank you for being a NASP member and for supporting our profession.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Wieck

NASP State Delegate – IA

 

The NASP membership year draws to a close on June 30. I invite you to renew your membership at www.nasponline.org. To provide members with greater flexibility, if you renew by June 30, you can choose to pay your dues in three installments. Visit www.nasponline.org/membership/duesinstallments.aspx to learn more about the installment program.
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