To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author. – Charles Caleb Colton
Explore FASP’s diverse range of publications, including the Florida School Psychologist newsletter, which covers public policy updates, professional issues, research, job listings, and more. You’ll also find policy statements, position papers, and best practice guidelines approved by the FASP Executive Board. Our goal is to provide valuable, reliable content that informs and supports the work of school psychologists across Florida.
The Florida School Psychologist is FASP’s official newsletter, which is published three times per year, is available to members to share information about the association, the profession of school psychology, advocacy issues, etc.
We are always looking for great content for the next issue. We accept research articles, professional book reviews, articles about interesting professional projects, etc.
For more information, please get in touch with our FASP Newsletter Chair, Nikema Hudson, at newsletter@fasp.org
FASP archives newsletters in PDF format and makes them available for download after publication.
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The following is a list of FASP Executive Board-approved policy, position, and best practice statements.
- Guidance Document: Understanding Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Practice Considerations for Schools
- FASP Position Statement on Racism
- FASP COVID-19 Re-entry Plan
- FASP Position Paper: Corporal Punishment in the Schools | Former FASP President, Joshua Lutz, Interview on Corporal Punishment (Audio)
- Parent/Educator Resource: To Retain or Not to Retain – Considerations for Florida’s Parents and Educators During COVID-19
- Press Release: The Florida Association of School Psychologists Expresses Grave Concern about the Continued Evaluation of Students in Florida
- Call to Action: Evaluations, Eligibility, & Timelines in a Pandemic
- FASP Position Statement: Involuntary Commitment of Students in Schools in Florida
- FASP Position Statement: Critical Shortage of School Psychologists in Florida
- FASP Statement: Maximizing Florida’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- FASP Position Statement: School Psychologists as Mental and Behavioral Health Service Providers
- Collaborative Position Statement: Student Services Personnel, School Safety and Student Mental Health
- FASP Policy Statement Nondiscrimination
- FASP Statement Regarding Recent Tragic Events and Loss of Lives
- FASP Position Statement: School to Prison Pipeline
- FASP Position Statement: Grade Retention & Social Promotion 2015
- FASP Position Statement: Florida DOE Proposed 60-Day Rule Change
- FASP Position Statement: FASP Internship Compensation Policy Statement 2014
- FASP Position Statement: A Response to CCHR’s “Psychotropic Drugging of Florida’s Medicaid Children“
- FASP Position Paper: Bullying in the Schools
- FASP Position Paper: The use of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in High Stakes Decision Making
- FASP Position Paper: Florida’s Third Grade Retention Mandate
- Best Practices in Retention and Promotion Decisions
- Best Practices for the Communication of Psychological Evaluation Results
- Best Practices in Relationships Between School Districts and Private Practitioners
- Best Practices in Family Sexuality Education