New School Psychologist Orientation

The 2019 New School Psychologist Orientation is free and has a target audience of current School Psychology Interns and first year School Psychologists in the State of Connecticut. The 2019 New School Psychologist Orientation has a different program than the 2018 New School Psychologist Orientation.

This event is sponsored by the Connecticut Association of School Psychologists, the Connecticut State Department of Education, and the Department of Educational Psychology: School Psychology at UConn.

Registration Opens Monday, September 23rd

Date: October 22, 2019

Location: University of Connecticut, NEAG School of Education, Gentry 144

Time: 9:00-3:30 (Registration is at 8:30)

Presenters (subject to change):

• Eric Elias, School Psychologist Meriden Public Schools
• Tom Brant, Director of Pupil Services, Amity Regional School District No. 5
• Christopher Brown, Director of Student Services, Watertown Public Schools
• Dr. Tony Crespi, University of Hartford

Topics to include (subject to change):

• Culturally Relevant Assessments
• Special Education Law 101: What They Didn't Tell you in Graduate School
• What We Assess When We Assess Personality and Why We Bother Assessing It
  
• Personality Assessment In The Schools: Implications For School Psychology