Get School Psych'd

Hello LSSPs,

Welcome back to the new school year (and for you new folks, welcome to the LSSP newsletter from Region 10)!

I hope that you got an opportunity to rest up and reset over the summer.

We are preparing a whole host of incredible professional development sessions for you for this school year. From Ethics to Autism to Executive Functioning, we have got a little something for everyone. You can use this link here to see a list of trainings scheduled for LSSPs (this link we be updated as new trainings are added, so be sure to save it).

Keep on being School Psych'd!

Latisha Stephenson, LSSP

Region 10 Educational Service Center

Perry Zirkel August 2022 Legal Update

Dr. Perry Zirkel's monthly legal post. This update identifies two recent court decisions addressing various FAPE issues, including the foundational role of evaluations and, in the second case, the overlay of Section 504.

You did it! You survived your graduate program or certification, you aced the interview, and you landed your job as an LSSP or Diagnostician! Now the questions you ask yourself are.. what do you do now? How do I turn all of the that new knowledge and skill into something that can actually support students? And what is the real world not at all like what I learned in my program?!?!?

Region 10 is here to help! In this session you will hear from our seasoned evaluation support team about some of the ins and outs of assessment, how to manage some of the major components of your workflow, and how you can get continue your growth and support as you make your way through your career.

You can find additional information about the session here.

Starting July 16th 2022, dialing 988 on any phone will be a universal entry point so that no matter where you live in the U.S., you can easily access 24/7 emotional support.

The TSBEP recently held a meeting to "Identify agency rules and enabling statutes that operate as unnecessary barriers to entry or diversity in the profession and possible solutions to these barriers that are within the agency’s regulatory authority; and conduct discussion and develop recommended changes to reduce or eliminate administratively burdensome regulations in psychology that are no longer favored regulatory approaches, or lack an appropriate evidentiary basis."

While this meeting was exploratory and no decisions were made, there were a number of items discussed related to the LSSP license and the practice of psychology in schools.

Here is a link to the public record meeting materials and agenda.

A full recording of the meeting can be viewed on the BHEC Youtube channel here.

The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists has scheduled a regular meeting for August 18, 2022.

You may download the Board's agenda and public meeting materials by clicking here.

If you note the meeting Agenda Item 7(v), the rulemaking will include a discussion on the LSSP title. If this is an issue of importance to you, you might want to watch the meeting live and/or send in a public comment via the instructions in the agenda.

For 2022-23, we will have the Ethics session in the morning, and a diversity session in the afternoon. The following dates for Ethics and Diversity are up and ready for you to register:

September 21st

October 19th

November 15th

You can click the button below to see all of the trainings we have coming up, including Ethics and Diversity.

We are working on finalizing all of the details, but we are excited to have Dr. Charles Barrett and Dr. Laurie Klose coming to Region 10 this year to speak to all of our wonderful LSSPs.

Please save the dates for Dr. Barrett (October 25th) and Dr. Klose (January 31st)

From the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network:

SMART offers an innovative, modern, uplifting, and highly scalable approach to enhance individual resilience. Developed by Dr. Amit Sood at Mayo Clinic, SMART is offered as a four-module structured program. SMART has been tested and found efficacious in over 30 clinical trials for decreasing symptoms of stress, anxiety, and burnout, and increasing resilience, wellbeing, mindfulness, happiness, and positive health behaviors.

Register for the session here.

The Health and Human Services Commission is excited to announce that Greg Hudnall, Ed.D., founder of Hope Squad, will present a three-hour talk called “What to Do After a Suicide: School Postvention.”

This virtual event is designed specifically for Texas school personnel, district staff, mental/behavioral health partners, and other community stakeholders involved in postvention.

The training will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Register here.

From WPS:

The ADOS-2 Clinical Workshop is now available in live webinar format! In this two-day workshop, learn how to administer and score the internationally acclaimed Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2).

August 18–19, 2022 Only 5 seats available!
October 3–4, 2022

November 17–18, 2022

Request my spot

• Learn how to use the definitive autism assessment
• Benefit from the experience of an expert ADOS-2 instructor
• Practice scoring while observing ADOS-2 administrations
• Earn 12 continuing education hours

How to Attend

If you are interested in registering for the workshop, please complete the interest form to request your spot. The two-day live webinar runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time both days; $525 includes the two-day live webinar and Pre- and Post-course Materials. Cost does not include the ADOS-2 Manual, which is required reading and is sold separately. Please visit the WPS website for course details, including learning objectives, special needs requests, and continuing education credit information for the live webinar.

TEA will be offering new training on September 28th and 29th on Effective Program

Implementation for Dual Identified Students (EB/SPED).

This newly assembled 2-day training focuses on how Bilingual/ESL and Special Education program overseers and implementers can holistically design instruction to meet the needs of students who qualify or may qualify from both programs. You can get more information on this session from the flyer here.

You can register for the session here.

Save The Date - September 23, 2022
Live Webinar with Dr. Steven G. Feifer
The Neuropsychology of Written Disorders: Evidenced-Based Interventions
Format: 90-Minute Live Webinar
Date: Friday, September 23, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30, CDT
Cost: $50.00

This webinar will explore the neuropsychological underpinnings of the written language process, and use of evidenced-based interventions to remediate writing disorders in children.

More information and registration available here.

Region 10 has recently expanded our Direct Services department to add some new positions. These irregular part time positions are an effort to support smaller school districts and charters that do not need a full time evaluator, but want to have an easier time to bring in contractors when needed. To that end, Region 10 is looking to add special irregular part-time evaluation professional positions.

If you are an LSSP who is looking to or currently contracting with LEAs and would be interested in this role, you can learn more here.

See the "LSSP - Temporary Part-time" or "Bilingual LSSP - Temporary Part-time" listings for more information. If you have additional questions, please contact Shelee Duke, Assistant Director for Direct Services.

If you have any questions or need support in your campus/district, give me a shout!

Email: latisha.stephenson@region10.org
Website: www.region10.org/programs/evaluation-special-education/overview/
Location: 904 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX, USA