Professional Learning Committee

The Professional Learning Committee exists to provide and manage professional learning opportunities for the Association. 

• The North Carolina School Psychology Association (NCSPA) is a professional organization that supports and advocates for school psychologists across North Carolina to provide comprehensive services that reflect best practices in the field of school psychology.
• Professional Learning events are designed to provide quality professional development opportunities for not only school psychologists, but also administrators, school counselors, and all other professionals supporting students within a multi-tiered system of support.
• NCSPA seeks high-quality and effective presentations bridging the latest research and promising practices to:
• Advance the professional status of school psychologists
• Promote and maintain high standards of psychological services
• Promote the development of sound educational practice for the total school program
• Promote and advance school psychology as a distinct, viable profession within the state and to serve as a vehicle of communication for the profession
• Provide opportunities for the exchange of professional ideas and partnership among school psychologists

NCSPA Upcoming Professional Learning

For members only

The NCSPA Regional Representatives invite you to participate in a free virtual watch part of Pushout: The Criminalization Of Black Girls In Schools for school psychologists in NC.

• Sunday, May 22 - 2:00pm-5:00pm OR
• Wednesday, June 1 - 11:00am-1:15pm
  

Save the Date!

NCSPA Fall Conference - October 23-25, 2022 - Cary, NC

NASP Sponsored Events & Resources 

• Advanced Skills Institute -
  July 20-21, 2022 (Virtual Event) 
  Members - $209 Nonmembers - $309
• Yes, But Did They Improve? Data Analysis for Intervention Response 
  Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  Member - $30 Nonmember - $45
• Working With Spoken Language Interpreters in Education Settings 
  Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 3:00-4:00
  Member - $30 Nonmember - $45
• A Closer Look Blog 

Online & Recorded Professional Learning

NCSPA

• NCSPA Online Learning Center (some sections are for members only)

NASP

• The NASP Social Justice Committee (SJC) is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 National Book Read, Decolonizing Trauma Work by Renee Linklater, PhD. The SJC has developed an accompanying guidance document to offer a structured way to engage in discussions.
• NASP On-Demand webinars($30 for members, $45 for non-members)

NCDPI

• NCDPI Healthy Schools - Social Emotional Learning training modules
• NCDPI School Counseling - Recorded Webinars (with certificate when completed) (Free)
• NCDPI School Psychology
• TBI Online Curriculum (Free)
• NCDPI Science of Reading - Recorded webinars, videos, and modules

Other

• American Psychological Association - Book studies available with CEUs that can be purchased at various costs
• American School Counselor Association - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Specialist Training - On-Demand (Free)
• Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
• Pediatric Brain Injury and Development (0-5) - May 24, 2022 - 12:00 - 1:30 pm
• Evidence Based Treatment for PTSD - June 28, 2022 - 12:00-1:30 pm 
• CASEL - Weekly webinars and on-demand webinars (Free)
• Equity Literacy Institute
  Mini-Courses, Courses, Webinars (Free and a range of prices)
• Learning for Justice 
• Podcasts
• Webinars (Free)
• Youth in Front - June 21(Free)
• NC AHEC - Scroll through a variety of in-person and virtual trainings for diverse professions. Several trainings are relevant to the school psychology/psychology fields
• NCEES Webinars
• #18609 - Implementing an Instructional Model in the Evaluation & Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities 
• #18448 - NCDPI EC Division - Statewide Corrective Action
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) - Multiple Webinars on specific days
• TEACCH - several virtual fundamental trainings available  
• Employment Supports for Individuals with ASD (Virtual) - April 25 - May 16
• Beyond the Basics (Virtual) - May 16 - May 19

Podcasts & Blogs

• My School Psychology – This website has been designed to provide school psychologists with testing tools, links to special educational resources, a reference library, and information regarding special education law.
• NASP Podcast Directory
• Notes from the School Psychologist blog – A school psychology blog written by Dr. Rebecca Branstetter is a Child and Adolescent Psychologist and School Psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Psyched About School – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Psychological Services Blog
• SPsychEverything – A growing list of resources, blogs, etc that are relevant to the world of school psychology
• SchoolPsych – SchoolPsych is a blog created by Tim McIvor and Dan Florell designed to teach school psychologists about technology that can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their practice
• School Psyched! Podcast
• School Psyched! Podcast Resource Library

School Psychology Twitter Hashtags 

Grow your Professional Learning Network on Twitter! 

• #NCSPAadvocates
• #NASPadvocates
• #NASPonthehill
• #NASPGPR
• #NASPgumby
• #sp4sj 
• #itsalwaysabouthechildren
• #schoolpsyc
• #schoolpsychologists
• #SEL
• #schoolpsychschangelives
• #todayinschoolpsychology

The Professional Learning Committee shall:

• Maintain NASP and APA approved provider accreditation for the Association
• Review NCSPA Professional Learning sessions, including Fall Conference, to ensure that CPD criteria are met
• Collaborate with Regional Representatives to create professional learning opportunities
• Collaborate with other agencies (DPI, NASP, AHEC, etc.) to inform members about professional learning opportunities
• Develop alternative methods for professional learning opportunities, such as webinars and other online platforms

Contact Professional Learning Committee