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