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ERIC Number: EJ998677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0164-775X
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The 2012 School Psychology Futures Conference: Accomplishments and next Steps
Jamruz-Smith, Susan; Harrison, Patti L.; Cummings, Jack A.
Communique, v41 n5 p6, 8 Jan-Feb 2013
The major national and international school psychology organizations hosted the 2012 School Psychology Futures Conference during the fall of 2012. The conference was designed to provide an opportunity for school psychologists to plan their future roles in better supporting children, families, and schools. The 2012 conference, titled "School Psychology: Creating Our Future(s)," encompassed three broad themes: leadership, critical skills, and advocacy by school psychologists. The mission of the 2012 School Psychology Futures Conference was to join school psychologists together to ensure children's future academic success and mental health through the promotion of leadership, critical skills, and advocacy by school psychologists. The 2012 School Psychology Futures Conference has provided an opportunity to examine progress, current impacts, and major needs related to services for children, families, and schools and update school psychology's directions for the future. Services by many school psychologists are being redefined in varying ways and because of different reasons, and the field needs continued and systematic analysis to guide professionals. A very positive aspect of the 2012 Future's Conference is the effective cooperation and collaboration between school psychology organizations to identify a shared vision for the field. The Futures Conference webinars provide a foundation for continued discussion and planning. Action planning, described in this article, will promote updated strategies to develop a working agenda for the future. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
National Association of School Psychologists. 4340 East West Highway Suite 402, Bethesda, MD 20814. Tel: 301-657-0270; Fax: 301-657-0275; e-mail: publications@naspweb.org; Web site: http://www.nasponline.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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