The 31st Annual School Psychology Conference
Friday, March 18, 2011

Competency Today and Planning for the Future

Featured Presenters

Donald Bersoff, PhD, JD—Keynote Speaker
Director of Law and Psychology Program, Drexel University

Jean Boyer, PhD, NCSP
Clinical Assistant Professor of School Psychology, Temple University

James Byrnes, PhD
Professor of Educational Psychology and Vice Dean of the College of Education, Temple University

Susan Hyman-West, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Drexel University

Paul LeBuffe, MA
Co-Director, Devereux Center for Resilient Children

Thomas Power, PhD
Program Director, The Center for the Management of ADHD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

T. Chris Riley-Tillman, PhD
Associate Professor of School Psychology, East Carolina University

Schedule of Events

7:45—8:25 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Howard Gittis Student Center, 2nd Floor

8:30—9:00 Welcome

Joseph G. Rosenfeld, PhD, NCSP, ABPP
Professor Emeritus of School Psychology, Temple University

James Earl Davis, PhD
Interim Dean, College of Education, Temple University
Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Irwin A. Hyman Student Travel Award Stanley Rosner Award
Presenter: Catherine Fiorello, PhD
Coordinator, School Psychology Program, Temple University

9:00--10:00 Keynote Address

From Informed Consent to Collaborative Assessment: Enhancing the Validity of Psychological Evaluations

Presenter: Donald Bersoff, PhD, JD

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the major components of informed consent
• Define the elements of collaborative assessment
• Apply collaborative assessment to children evaluated for the purpose of placement in special education programs

10:00-11:00 One Hour Workshop

A) Learning and the Brain: How to Be Critical Thinkers About Brain Research

Intended Audience Level: Intermediate
Presenter: James Byrnes, PhD

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describ the proper way to evaluate and draw inferences from brain research
• Explain some of the conclusions that can be drawn from brain research on reading
• Explain some of the conclusions that can be drawn from brain research on math
• List at least two of the implications of this work for the practice of school psychologists

11:15 - 7:00 Student Research Poster Session

Posters detailing the research activities of Temple University school psychology graduate students will be on display throughout the conference.

11:15—1:15 Concurrent Workshops

B) School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Using the PREPaRE Model

Intended Audience Level: Intermediate
Presenter: Jean Boyer, PhD, NCSP

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify characteristics of a crisis event in the PREPaRE model
• Identify key concepts and practices of crisis team structure and response in the PREPaRE model
• Identify the range and sequence of school crisis interventions in the PREPaRE model
• Identify major functions of the Incident Command System (ICS) in the PREPaRE model

C) Evidence Based Interventions for School Problems

Intended Audience Level: Intermediate
Presenter: T. Chris Riley-Tillman, PhD

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify the components of an evidence based intervention
• Understand how to select an appropriate evidence based intervention based on the referral
• Utilize the Evidence Based Intervention Network as a tool to facilitate effective evidence based intervention use
• Describe the role of assessment and analysis in the determination of if an intervention is evidence based

2:00 - 5:00 Ethics Workshop (3 hours)

D) Ethical and Legal Issues for School Psychologists

Intended Audience Level: Intermediate
Presenter: Donald Bersoff, PhD, JD

** This will satisfy the 3 hours ethics requirement for license renewal. **

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the impact of Atkins v. Virginia on school psychologists
• Recognize the relevance of Forest Grove School District v. T.A. on the provision of special education services
• Assess the impact of Safford Unified School District v. Redding on student rights
• Analyze the consequences on adolescents’ rights after the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the constitutionality of sentencing juveniles to life without the possibility of parole
• Describe recent changes in FERPA

2:00 - 3:00 One Hour Workshop

E) Autism and Eye Blinking: What’s the Connection?

Intended Audience Level: Intermediate
Presenter: Susan Hyman West, PhD

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe the classical conditioning paradigm as it relates to this research study
• Explain the difference between “delay” and “trace” conditioning
• Discuss the role of the inferior olive in brain functioning
• Analyze preliminary data obtained in this study as presented in slides showing outcomes

3:15 - 5:15 Concurrent Workshop (2 hours)

F) Assessing and Promoting Social-Emotional Strengths: An Emerging Responsibility of School Psychologists

Intended Audience Level: Intermediate
Presenters: Paul LeBuffe, MA and Amber Erhart, MEd

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe the professional, empirical and legislative rationales for strength-based assessment of socialemotional competencies
• Identify appropriate uses of strength-based assessment of social-emotional competencies at each of the three tiers
• Identify at least three good, nationally-standardized, strength-based measures of social-emotional competence appropriate for use in the schools

G) Promoting Family-School Success for Students with ADHD: Outcomes of a Clinical Trial

Intended Audience Level: Intermediate
Presenter: Thomas Power, PhD

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe multiple ways in which parents can become involved in their children’s education to promote school success
• Describe key components of Family-School Success (FSS), a family-school intervention for students with ADHD
• Explain multiple methods to assess outcomes when applying family-school interventions
• Describe outcomes of FSS and discuss implications for practice

5:00 - 7:00 School Psychology Alumni Reception
Howard Gittis Student Center

Come and join your fellow school psychology alumni and current students, faculty, and friends for an evening of networking and conversation. For more information, contact Valerie V. Gay, CFP, Assistant Dean, Institutional Advancement at 215-204-4649 or valgay@temple.edu. Walk-ins welcome; RSVPs preferred—see conference registration form. More information available at www.temple.edu/education.