Get School Psych'd

January 2019

monthly newsletter for LSSPs in Region 10

Letter from the 'Editor'

Happy New Year LSSPs!!

I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing break. It's hard to believe that we are half way through the 18-19 school year. When my wife and I became parents, lots of well-meaning people in our lives shared some typical cliches. One that stands out as true in both parenting and education is "The years are short and the days are long".

Every year I feel like the time goes by quicker and quicker, but every day still comes jam packed with interesting challenges, new surprises, and plenty of work to go around. While there is plenty to do to fill your calendar, please be sure to take some time to address your own needs as well. Self-care is a critically important function for human service professionals such as LSSPs. If you are a NASP member, The Dec 2018 Communique had a wonderful Q&A with Paula Gill Lopez called Self-Care is Best Practice and served as a reminder that we need to be taking steps to ensure our physical and mental well-being if we are to be of any value to those we serve.

Take care of yourself and each other!

Keya Saleh

LSSP Consultant

Region 10 ESC

Good Reading in January

The Secret To Giving a Compliment That Makes People Glow

Want an easy way to brighten another person’s day? Offer them specific, heartfelt praise, says educator Cheryl Ferguson.

Want Your Students to Be Kinder? Try This Assignment

7th grade language arts teacher Justin Parmeter shares a wonderful activity he created to practice compassion.

A Meditation on Your Self-Critical Voice

A guided meditation to get familiar with self-judgments and how we relate to our flaws, so that you can cultivate compassion and recognize your own worthiness.

Getting to know you

One of my biggest goals of GSP is to get information about our LSSPs. I know your time is valuable and I don't want to ask you to spend half a day filling out tons of information, so I have settled on what I am calling the Two Question Quiz. Every so often, I humbly ask for you to answer two questions about yourself to help us get a better picture of the LSSPs in Region 10.

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UPCOMING R10 TRAININGS

Here's a small sampling of what we having coming up at Region 10. Get over to the Calendar of Events to register.

Face-to-Face Trainings:

1/14/19 - Youth Mental Health First Aid

8:30-4:00, Session ID# 2621027

1/22/19 - Behavior Intervention and Consultation of Effective Strategies

9:00-12:00, Session ID# 2621502 OR
1:00-4:00, Session ID# 2621707

1/25/19 - Using Interpreters in Special Education

9:00-12:00, Session ID# 60005

1/31/19 - Strategies for Motivating & Managing Students

9:00-4:00, Session ID# 2621722

2/12/19 - 504: It's Not The Same as IDEA, So What Is It and How Do We Comply?

8:30-4:00, Session ID# 2617584

2/12&13/19 - CHAMPS: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management

All Day 2/12 and 2/13, Session ID# 2620759
$75.00 is the material fee for the book you will receive for in region participants
Email a copy of Purchase Orders over to monica.allen@region10.org after checking out.
No partial credit will be given. You must attend both days to receive the 12 hours of Professional Development credit.

3/7/19 - CPI: Crisis Prevention Institute Training/TBSI Module 7-Initial Certification

9:00-4:00, Session ID# 2618982

3/21/19 - Linking the G's to Reading Strategies for Students with Disabilities

9:00-3:30, Session ID#60430

3/22/19 - Ethics for LSSPs

9:00-12:00, Session ID# 60037

3/22/19 - Supporting Student Diversity for LSSPs

1:00-4:00, Session ID# 2620550

3/25/19 - Dyslexia County Connection Symposium

8:30-3:00, Session ID# 2622633
NOTE: This training takes place at the Terrell ISD Excel Center

3/26/19 - Dyslexia County Connection Symposium

8:30-3:00, Session ID# 2622634
NOTE: This training takes place at the Red Oak ISD Professional Development Center

3/27/19 - Dyslexia County Connection Symposium

8:30-3:00, Session ID# 2622635
NOTE: This training takes place at the Community ISD Admin Building

3/27/19 - Leaving a Clear Trail

9:00-3:30, Session ID# 60680

3/28/19 - Dyslexia County Connection Symposium

8:30-3:00, Session ID# 2622636
NOTE: This training takes place at the Van Alstyne ISD High School

3/29/19 - Section 504 with Jose Martin

9:00-4:00, Session ID# 2621743

3/29/19 - The Explosive Child

9:00-12:00, Session ID# 2621455

3/29/19 - Dyslexia County Connection Symposium

8:30-3:00, Session ID# 2622636
NOTE: This training takes place at the Garland ISD Galbreath-Reed CATE Center

Webinars:

2/6/19 - Feedback - Specific and Clear

4:00-5:30, Session ID# 2620633

3/6/19 - Cultural Proficiency Continuum: Family and Community Engagement

4:00-5:30, Session ID# 2620634

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Intervention/Strategy: Sensory Path

I am sure many of you recall seeing this or similar videos in the past, but this recently came back across my desk and it is still too good not to share.

The Sensory Path can be a great tool for supporting students in need for structured breaks to address their needs.

Check out the sensory path video and links to other related supports here.