FASP Publications

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FASP Policy Statements and Position Papers

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

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• The FASP Flash provides members information as it develops. (example publication)
• FASP's website, for up-to-date information, professional development planning, and easily accessible online resources.
• The Annual Conference and Summer Institute to provide outstanding professional development opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills.(example publication)

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