NASP Delegate

NASP Delegate

The Chairperson for this committee is:

Sarah Valley-Gray

3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
Work Phone: 800.541.NOVA ext 5783 or
954.262.5783
Fax Phone: 954.262.3856
Email: valleygr@nova.edu

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NASP Delegate Assembly
July 2006

Greetings! My name is Sarah Valley-Gray. I was elected delegate for the state of Florida and am honored to represent you. My first job in my new role was attending the delegate assembly in Philadelphia. A summary of the topics discussed is described below.

Position Statements

Five new position statements were adopted during the NASP Delegate Assembly meeting in July. These include:

Corporal Punishment in the Schools
Effective Parenting: Positive Support for Families
Interagency Collaboration to Support the Mental Health Needs of Children and Families
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youth
School Violence

Interest Groups

Three proposed interest groups were also approved at the meeting. These include:

Positive Psychology
Consultee-Centered Consultation
Military Families

NASP Publications

A number of new publications are available through the NASP office. These include:
- Best Practices V (in progress)
- School Psychology: Past, Present, and Future Second Edition by Fagan and Wise
- Effective Supervision in School Psychology by Harvey and Struziero
- Ethical Principles Casebook
- RTI textbook by Hunley and McNamara.
Coming this fall, the following publications will be available:
- Understanding Reading Problems
- Populations Based Services
John Derochers is taking over for Andrea Cantor as editor of the NASP Communiqué.
Tom Power, editor of the School Psychology Review reported on an increase in submissions compared to last year. There will be a number of special series topics included in the Review, some of which include:
- Early intervention
- Systems changes
- ADHD interventions
- Sexual orientation
Ray Christner, editor of the E-Journal, reported that the publication will be modified to appeal to both academicians and practitioners. School psychology practitioners are requested to serve as reviewers.
Dan Florell, NASP Webmaster, reported that the history of school psychology will be available on the NASP webpage. He also explained that the website will be undergoing some major changes to enhance user friendliness. Members are needed to assist in developing the NASP website taxonomy and beta test the site as it nears completion.

Nominations and Elections: Modifications of Campaign Policies

The nomination and election guidelines have been changed from previously requiring that the candidate have a personal relationship to now requiring that the candidate have a positive relationship with the individual with whom they are campaigning.
All candidates, regardless of whether or not they are a NASP leader, will have access to the membership database. There will also be more frequent and shorter announcements that include a biography and picture rather than one long statement.
NASP is still requesting that state school psychology associations refrain from endorsing one candidate. It is recommended that members be encouraged to vote through reminders and through linking them to the NASP website.

Renewal of Membership for NASP

An exchange of membership lists between NASP and FASP was developed to encourage greater membership within both associations.
EBSCO will now be an added service that NASP members can purchase to have access to on-line journals. The APA has a similar arrangement with its members, but NASP will offer many more databases at a reduced cost. The rate of $49.00 per year is an optional fee for members.

NCSP

There has been a high percentage of school psychologists who have been applying for NCSP credentialing. Eighty-five percent of first time applicants have been granted the NCSP and there has been a steady increase in numbers over time.

NASP Strategic Planning Process

The NASP Strategic Plan is a document that is revised every five years and determines the goals of the organization, with the last occurring in July of 2002. Please forward any recommendations to NASP.

School Psychology Standards Revisions Planned

New standards will be presented to the delegate assembly and the plan is to solicit feedback from a number of stakeholders. An emphasis will be on the impact of technology on training standards. Currently, there are three university training programs that are delivered solely on-line.

Blueprint III

Blueprint III has been published. It was produced by a task force of eight school psychologists in response to a request for revision from Bill Pfohl, President of NASP (2005-2006). It is important to note that the Blueprint provides guidelines and NOT standards. A copy of this document will be sent to all training programs and there is a link to this document on the NASP website at NASP Center (http://www.naspcenter.org/blueprint).

Legislative Update

There was an introduction to West Net Scan, a database with key words that are important to school psychology. This web-based resource will provide support to states on important legislation that should be monitored.

NASP Conference

The 2007 NASP Conference will take place from March 27-31st at the Hilton New York Hotel and Towers and the Sheraton New York.
The theme for the conference is: Responsiveness: The Fourth R.
More than 950 proposals have been submitted.
The room rate for the conference is $220 (includes tax). Discount theatre tickets are available at broadwayboc.com.
FASP has made a donation to the Children’s Fund of a Saks gift certificate.
- Please remember that there are tiny grants available to members and that not all of the money was used last year.

NASP Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Originally developed in 1975, but dropped in the mid-80’s, this process is similar to APA’s approved provider process. The goals and objectives are tied to NASP training domains, and a more formalized evaluation of CPD credits.
Currently, 25 of the 75 credits must be NASP approved. The cost to providers would be an official fee of $200 for state associations and $400 for other providers, with an annual renewal fee of $100.
The types of agencies that can seek approval will be state associations, school psychology graduate programs, related national organizations such as APA, colleges and universities, public agencies, and individual presenters.
NASP provides a speaker’s bureau where association leadership present for no charge. This is currently an underutilized service.

NASP Providing Technical Support to Trainers

A trainers’ conference has been planned for mid-November at USF. All sessions will be videotaped and will be available on the web.
- The newly released Recommendations, References, and Study Tips for the Praxis Exam in School Psychology is available on the NASP website at: http://www.naspwebservices.org/ScriptContent/ resources/studentspage.cfm

I look forward to serving as your link to our national association. Please feel free to email me your questions and/or concerns.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sarah Valley-Gray