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March 2, 2010
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Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School present at the 2010 annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists

Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will take major roles in 14 events at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in Chicago, IL on March 3-5. The 2010 theme is “Promoting Competence, Creating Capacity, Expanding Opportunities.” 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, is fully approved by NASP, making it one of only two such lauded programs in California.

UC Santa Barbara participants and topics:

Wednesday March 3rd

8:30-9:50 am
Sander, Sharkey, Griffiths, Olivarri, Mauseth, & Talebi
“School Consultation: Serving Students Involved in Juvenile Justice”
Symposium

3:30-4:20 pm
Eklund, Mojadeddi, & Duncan
“Using Your Degree for Diplomacy: Putting Advocacy into Action”
Special Session

3:30-5:20 pm
Singh & Quirk
“Childhood Obesity, Depression, and Engagement in Unhealthy Behaviors”
Poster

4-5:20 pm
Jimerson (Chair)
“International Crisis Prevention and Intervention Symposium”

Thursday March 4th

8-8:50 am
Ritchey, Renshaw, Singh, Stewart, Sullivan, & Saeki
“The Need for Methodological Pluralism in School Psychology”
Paper

8-9:20 am
Chin, Twyford, Eklund, & Dowdy
“Gender Differences in Teacher/Parent Screenings for Emotional/Behavioral Risk”
Poster

Twyford, Chin, Eklund, & Dowdy
“Does the BASC-2 Teacher BESS have Predictive Validity across Ethnicities?”
Poster

12-12:50 pm
Ritchey, Grimm, & Furlong
“Increasing the Practicality of the California Resilience Youth Development Module”
Paper

12-1:50 pm
Jimerson, Renshaw, & Earhart
“Collaborating with Students to Reduce Bullying: Promoting Positive Peer Relationships”
Mini Skills

3-3:50 pm
Jimerson (Chair)
“School Psychology Around the World: International SP Special Session”

4-4:50 pm
Eklund & Renshaw
“The Utility of Behavioral and Emotional Screening in Elementary School”
Paper

Twyford, Eklund, Chin, & Dowdy
“Behavioral RTI Model: Implementing Screening for Emotional and Behavioral Problems”
Paper

4-5:20 pm
Beem & Quirk
“English Learners as Word Callers: Prevalence and Implications for Practice”
Poster

Saeki
“Reading Motivation and Reading Achievement among Hispanic Learners”
Poster

4-5:50 pm
Jimerson (Chair)
“International School Psychology Reception”
Truffles Room Hyatt (all are welcome)

Friday March 5th

11 am-12:50 pm
Stewart, Hart, & Jimerson
“Examining Student Engagement in the Schools”
Poster

Renshaw & Jimerson
“Promoting Positive Peer Relationships to Reduce Bullying: Enhancing Student Attitudes”
Poster

2-3:50 pm
Renshaw & O’Malley
“Ecological Assessment: What It Is and Why It’s Important”
Mini Skills

[Gevirtz School faculty and graduate students are available for interviews;
contact George Yatchisin at 805 893 5789]
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