In Memoriam: Rosemary O'Donnell

Volume 47 Issue 5

Volume 47 Issue 5

Rosemary O'Donnell was born on July 27, 1941 in Norton, Kansas and died of kidney disease on November 11, 2018 in Topeka. After graduating from Norton Community High School (1959) she graduated with a BA in Secondary Education (English) from Colorado State University and an MAT in Museum Education f ...

2018 Keynote Address

A powerful storyteller with a powerful story to tell, Dr. Steve L. Robbins has an uncanny ability to inspire people even as he is challenging the way they think about the world. Born in Vietnam, Dr. Robbins immigrated with his mother to the United States, where they faced many challenges during a ti ...

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Join NASP and gain access to hundreds of evidence-based resources and the largest community of school psychology professionals for support, insight, and ideas you can use daily to promote your success on the job. Know you have the most current information and best practices at hand to help you be mo ...

Communication Matters Articles and LiAS Features

The Leadership in Action Spotlight initiative seeks to elicit and disseminate stories of schools and districts engaged in systems change, as well as to shine a light on school psychologists leading change—often the behind the scenes work—that facilitates better systems, capacity building ...

Advocacy at NASP in the Early Years

Volume 47 Issue 3

Volume 47 Issue 3

Advocacy has been a central mission for NASP throughout its existence. In the beginning, NASP advocacy focused on school psychologists providing services to children in the schools. However, NASP encountered a variety of barriers, including unfavorable legislation and court decisions. ...

Book Reviews: Clinical Handbook Of Psychological Disorders In Children And Adolescents: A Step-By-Step Treatment Manual

Volume 47 Issue 3

Volume 47 Issue 3

Given the current emphasis on evidence-based intervention, school psychologists need practical evidence-based intervention resources. The Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents can serve as a useful resource for finding evidence-based psychosocial treatments for cli ...

Teaming to Support Students Q&A With Kelsey Sumner

Volume 47 Issue 3

Volume 47 Issue 3

Kelsey Sumner works at the Arch Community School, located in the Promise Zone of St. Louis. A Promise Zone is characterized by high unemployment, high crime and mortality rates, significant numbers of vacant lots and abandoned buildings, and homelessness. The poverty rate in this zone is 63% and the ...

School Psychologists as Prevention Specialists: Helping Children Become School Ready

Volume 47 Issue 3

Volume 47 Issue 3

Despite a typical focus of school psychological services on supporting the needs of K–12 students, school psychologists also possess the skills to support future students during the early childhood years. ...

Remembering O. A. “Buff” Oldridge, 1924–2017

Volume 47 Issue 3

Volume 47 Issue 3

Born Ovle Ambrose Oldridge Jr. on July 11, 1924 in Argonia, Kansas (southwest of Wichita with a current population of about 600), Buff Oldridge died on October 12, 2017 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, at age 93. He moved there some time after his retirement in 1989 from the University of British Colum ...

The Path to the BCBA Credential: One Graduate Student's Experience

Volume 47 Issue 3

Volume 47 Issue 3

For many graduate students, the collection of credentials pertinent to school psychological practice amalgamates in an alphabet soup of unfamiliar acronyms, leaving credentialing benefits unrecognized and processes unknown. One such credential is the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), awarded ...