With the school year getting underway, now is a great time to gear up for School Psychology Awareness Week! NASP has designated November 14-18, 2011 as National School Psychology Awareness Week. This year’s theme, ‘Every link matters. Make a connection.’ helps our students and schools focus on creating positive connections within the school community, their academics, and their lives. For valuable resources, visit www.nasponline.org/communications/spaw/2011/index.aspx.
NASP has created resources and information to help school psychologists support parents, educators, and other caregivers helping children understand the many facets of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Resources, available at www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/9-11/index.aspx, include guidance on fostering resilience and optimism in students, tips for parents and caregivers, and tips for youth. You also have the opportunity to share reflections online about 9/11 and observations about the years since.

The NASP Communities are launching this month! Watch your e-mail for information on the communities and your subscription to your member community. I encourage you to visit the new site today at http://communities.nasponline.org to connect with your colleagues, share resources, and blog!

Save big on some of NASP’s newest resources during the back-to-school sale. Through October 6, members save up to 35% off the list price of practitioner-friendly tools like ‘Helping Children at Home and School III’ and ‘Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) Interventions.’ Plus, save on the newly released, portable ‘Best Practices V’ CD-ROM! Add a pack of ‘From Your School Psychologist’ Post-It notes and you’ll be ready to start the school year! Visit the NASP publications store at www.nasponline.org/publications/index.aspx before October 6 to take advantage of the sale.

The NASP Children’s Fund offers Tiny Grants, Service Grants, Youth Empowerment Mini-Grants, and Disaster Relief to help support projects that benefit children and families. Applications and information about these grants can be found at www.nasponline.org/about_nasp/grant-opps.aspx. As a result of the many disasters that have occurred in the United States this year, the Children’s Fund has increased the amount of money allocated for disaster relief. Learn more today!

I hope that your school year is off to a good start. I look forward to bringing you more NASP updates in October.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Haselhuhn
NASP State Delegate – IA

As you begin to gear up for the new school year, you will want to check out the back-to-school resources available at www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx#back. The offerings include several handouts and audio articles for parents on topics such as homework, school refusal, anxiety disorders, and more.

You can download NASP’s latest podcasts on social justice, Tier 1 intervention, and school psychology’s Blueprint III at www.nasponline.org/resources/podcasts/index.aspx. Don’t miss the additional resources on these topics from School Psychology Forum. Or check out the growing list of topics that interest you!

Get your school year off to a strong start with a great reference tool. Consider purchasing access to the NASP EBSCO Online Library, which consists of peer-reviewed journals with more than one million full-text articles. Visit www.nasponline.org/ebsco/ebscoaccess.aspxfor more information.

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The newest issue of NASP’s member-only e-journal, School Psychology Forum, is now available online. Download articles on bridging research to practice, effective leadership practice, and RTI. Find these and past articles at www.nasponline.org/publications/spf/spfissues.aspx.

The Multicultural Affairs Committee has developed a series of articles addressing several key issues, including equity in education, disproportionality, the need for cultural responsiveness, and homeless children. These articles and others on related topics are available at www.nasponline.org/resources/culturalcompetence/cultcomppractice.aspx. Check out the latest, titled Preventing Disproportionality: A Framework for Culturally Responsive Assessment.

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