Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School present at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists

Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will take major roles in nine events at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 6-9. The National Association of School Psychologists represents and supports school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence of all children. Its annual conference brings together leading researchers and scholars in the field as a way to disseminate the latest findings in the field.

The Gevirtz School’s School Psychology doctoral program, part of its Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, was recently fully approved by NASP, making it one of only two such lauded programs in California.

The Conference schedule for UC Santa Barbara participants:

Tuesday, February 5

8 am -5 pm
Workshop
PREPaRE School Crisis Preparedness, Prevention, and Intervention
Shane Jimerson, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
and colleaguesakc

Wednesday, February 6

8 am -5 pm
Workshop
PREPaRE School Crisis Preparedness, Prevention, and Intervention
Shane Jimerson, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
and colleagues

2 pm
Symposium
Universal Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems at School
R. W. Kamphaus, Ph.D., Georgia State University
Christine DiStefano, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Erin Dowdy, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Kristen Mays, B.A., Georgia State University, Doctoral Student
Meghan C. VanDeventer, M.Ed., Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District
Alnita Rettig Dunn, Ph.D., Los Angeles Unified School District

5 pm
Paper Presentation
“Schools, Families, and Juvenile Justice: Systemic Responsiveness and Juvenile Delinquency”
Janay Sander, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Jill Sharkey, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Roger Olivarri, University of Texas at Austin
Diane Tanigawa, University of California, Santa Barbara

Thursday, February 7

10-11 am
Paper Presentation
"Identification and Treatment of Students with Anxiety Disorders"
Rene Staskal, University of California, Santa Barbara

3-4 pm
International School Psychology
Insights Regarding School Psychology around the World
Shane Jimerson, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
and Colleagues

4-6 pm
International School Psychology Reception
Sheraton 2nd Floor – Waterbury Room
Shane Jimerson, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Friday February 8

8:30 am-5 pm
Workshop
PREPaRE
Shane Jimerson, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
and Colleagues

Saturday February 9

10 am
Presentation
Where in the World Is School Psychology?
Shane Jimerson, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Mary Skokut, University of California, Santa Barbara
Kaitlyn Stewart, University of California, Santa Barbara
Santiago Cardenas, University of California, Santa Barbara
Heather Malone, University of California, Santa Barbara

12 pm
Paper Presentation
“Providing Culturally Sensitive Services: Using Interpreters in Schools”
Erin Dowdy, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Leslie Padilla-Williams, Hola Language Services, Executive Director

4:30 pm
Paper Presentation
Risk and Resilience in Students and School Intervention Settings
Gale Morrison, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Amy Griffiths, University of California, Santa Barbara

[Gevirtz School faculty and graduate students are available for interviews; contact George Yatchisin at 805 893 5789]
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Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School present at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists