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Addressing Racism and Implicit Bias—Part 1: A Response to the Framework for Effective Discipline
Volume 49 Issue 5
Volume 49 Issue 5
As school-based practitioners, school psychologists have the opportunity to influence school discipline policies and practices. Recently, the National Association of School Psychologists offered a framework to guide effective discipline, but it did not fully address the central role of racism and im ...
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Countering Coronavirus Stigma and Racism: Tips for Teachers and Other Educators
Volume 48 Issue 7
Volume 48 Issue 7
Since the first cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were identified in China, individuals of Chinese and Asian descent have been experiencing “coronavirus racism,” which includes anti-Chinese and anti-Asian scapegoating for the spread of COVID-19; other xenophobic reactions including fear, exclusion, mi ...
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Handout: Understanding Race and Privilege
Volume 46 Issue 1
Volume 46 Issue 1
This handout explains race and privilege in America and the effect of privilege in schools. ...
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How to Be an Antiracist
Volume 49 Issue 3
Volume 49 Issue 3
In recent months, we have seen heartbreaking evidence that systemic and brutal racism against Black people persists. As part of a multiracial social movement demanding change, NASP and the School Psychology Division of APA have explicitly called out institutionalized disparities and violence against ...
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Implicit Bias: A Foundation for School Psychologists
Volume 46 Issue 3
Volume 46 Issue 3
This handout provides an overview of implicit bias as it relates to school psychology practice. ...
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Interrupting Racism's Impact on Black Children
Volume 49 Issue 4
Volume 49 Issue 4
In our role as school psychologists, we influence, for better or worse, the injustices that Black children face: when we are around the IEP table, during manifestation determination meetings, in due process hearings, and as we consult with parents and teachers. Yet, conversations about the role of r ...
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Intersectionality and School Psychology: Implications for Practice
Volume 46 Issue 4
Volume 46 Issue 4
The term intersectionality was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in relation to how antidiscrimination laws did not protect Black women given that those laws treated race and gender as mutually exclusive categories of experience and analysis. This article explains the role of privilege and oppression in i ...
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Reflections on Facilitating a Book Read of Unequal City
Volume 49 Issue 3
Volume 49 Issue 3
Last year, the NASP Social Justice Committee established a profession-wide read of Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of Injustice by Dr. Carla Shedd. Unequal City analyzes students’ perceptions regarding their experiences of injustice with police; their disparate educational experiences i ...
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School Psychology Unified Antiracism Statement and Call to Action
Volume 49 Issue 2
Volume 49 Issue 2
We recognize, are outraged by, and mourn the deaths of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tante Parker, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and countless other victims of police brutality and racist violence. We recognize that current protests ...
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Social Justice: Historical Perspective and the Next Frontier of School Psychology
Volume 45 Issue 8
Volume 45 Issue 8
This article highlights the changes in school psychology practice over time and the work of NASP's social justice task force to address the needs of nonmajority students. ...