Summer Institute

THURSDAY, JULY 17

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Behavior Interventions for Students with Externalizing Concerns (3 CE/CPD)
Evan Dart, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Associate Professor at the University of South Florida

Session Description: This session will review relevant environmental and historical factors that lead students to exhibit challenging behavior in schools. It will then provide attendees with practical evidence-based strategies that can be used to address challenging behavior before concluding with a discussion of assessment, implementation, and ethical issues relevant to school-based practice within a multi-tiered system of supports.

NASP Domains: Domain 1: Data-based Decision Making, Domain 4: Mental and Behavioral Health Services and Interventions, Domain 6: Services
to Promote Safe and Supportive Schools, Domain 10: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will be able to use the competing behavior pathway model to understand student externalizing behavior
• Attendees will be able to identify evidence-based kernels of effective behavior interventions
• Attendees will be able to design effective behavior interventions to address a wide-range of student externalizing behaviors

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Connecting the Dots: Matching Math Interventions to Student Needs (3 CE/CPD)
Katie Maki, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, NCSP, Associate Professor at the University of Florida

Session Description: This session will present the use of math assessment data to drive math intervention primarily for elementary-age students, but also for older students with significant math difficulties. An intervention decision-making framework will be presented and applied to math assessment data to determine appropriate math interventions based on different math skill profiles. Participants will be provided with materials that they can take back to apply with their districts.

NASP Domains: Domain 1 Data-Based Decision Making, Domain 2: Consultation and Collaboration, Domain 3: Academic Interventions and
Instructional Supports, Domain 5: School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to use math assessment data for different purposes.
• Participants will be able to analyze diagnostic math data to determine student math needs.
• Participants will be able to apply an intervention decision-making framework to match interventions to student math needs.

FRIDAY, JULY 18

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Targeted Mental Health Support in High Schools: Barriers and Opportunities (3 CE/CPD)
Brittany Zakszezki, Ph.D., NCSP, Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware

Session Description: Mental health needs are prominent among adolescents. Unfortunately, few efficient interventions targeting
mental health needs have been designed for implementation in schools, and service delivery can be challenging in high schools. This presentation will introduce participants to the Positive Outcomes With Emotion Regulation (POWER) Program. The POWER Program is designed to be implemented at Tier 2 within a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework with adolescents at risk for developing emotional disorders. Program materials will be made available to all participants.

NASP Domains: Domain 4: Mental and Behavioral Health Services and Interventions, Domain 9: Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will list common constraints associated with implementing Tier 2 interventions for internalizing behaviors in high schools.
• Participants will describe the state of available research on Tier 2 interventions for internalizing behaviors in high schools.
• Participants will summarize the objectives, format, and features of the Positive Outcomes With Emotion Regulation (POWER) Program.

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Assessment to Intervention: Better Decision-Making for Feasible School-Based Mental Health (3 CE/CPD)
Joseph Latimer, Ph.D., NCSP, FASP President, Research Assistant Professor at the School Mental Health Collaborative at the University of South Florida

Session Description: Despite the growing mental health needs of school-aged youth, schools continue to struggle with the implementation of mental health services within a multi-tiered system of support. Research consistently shows that limited resources are a key reason for inconsistent implementation of mental health supports. This session will provide participants with tools and practices that are research-based and resource-conscious to support school-based mental health. It will also provide multiple real-life examples of implementation, decision-making models, and relevant resources. Finally, discussion will be held for applicability and sustainability of key topics for school-based practices.

NASP Domains: Domain 1: Data-Based Decision Making, Domain 4: Mental and Behavioral Health Services and Interventions Domain

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will conceptualize common misconceptions and errors related to assessments within a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
• Participants will conceptualize key methods for streamlining assessment data to connected mental health interventions
• Participants will understand the Solution-focused Emotional and Behavioral Assessment model
• Participants will identify relevant resources and best practices for sustainability and scalability for integration of mental health services within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

Regular/Associate Members                $180
Early Career/Retired Members             $145
Student Members                                   $50
Non-Members                                         $300

Note: We are exploring options to host Summer Institute on-demand following the live conference. Stay tuned for information.

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FASP is approved by the Florida Department of Health Division of Medical Quality Assurance to offer CEs toward licensure for continuing education offerings. CEs are available for Licensed School Psychologists and Licensed Psychologists (CE Provider #50-693); and Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (BAP-174). FASP is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. FASP maintains responsibility for the program (NASP Approved Provider #1029). As always, there will be strict adherence to sign-in and sign-out procedures to allow us to maintain our status as CE Providers.

FASP cannot offer in-service points for renewal of Florida certification for Certified School Psychologists or other educational specialists holding a professional certificate issued by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE). However, many school districts have procedures to obtain in-service points toward renewal of FDOE certificates under their master in-service component. Participants should check with their school district’s certification officer to verify eligibility and procedures to earn in-service points for this workshop.