Session Handouts
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Executive Function in the Everyday Context: The Evidence for Screening, Assessment, Intervention, and Progress Monitoring Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., George Washington University School of Medicine

School-Based Motivational Interviewing: Evoking Change Talk and Rolling with Resistance Gill Strait, Ph.D., University of Houston – Clear Lake
Update from the TSBEP Darrel Spinks, JD & Board Members, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Making Connections John Kelly, Ph.D., President, National Association of School Psychologists
Friday, November 3, 2017
Restorative Justice: Using Current Skillsets to Influence Positive Change Sara Glennon, Ph.D., Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

Manifest Determination: A Case Study Approach Ginger Gates, Ph.D., Region 4 Education Service Center & Gail Cheramie, Ph.D., University of Houston – Clear Lake

SEL 2.0: Promoting Social-Emotional and Character Development and Positive, Participatory School Culture and Climate Maurice Elias, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Assessment of English Language Learners: Evidence-based Evaluation and Practice Sam Ortiz, Ph.D., St John’s University

Maximizing Parental Involvement in Secondary School Behavior Interventions Courtney Swisher Banks, Sam Houston State University

Through a Different Lens: Working in Schools with Children Who Have Experienced Maltreatment Julia Englund Strait, Hannah Hartnett, Sarah Praytor, & Kimberly Ann-Nicholson, University of Houston – Clear Lake

Culturally Responsive Interdisciplinary Crisis Intervention Michelle E. Pastorek, Ronda S. Reyna, Traci Schluter, Caryn Darwin, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

Partnering School Psychologists and Families to Promote Postsecondary Education Preparation for Latino Students Rebecca R. Clayton, Jorge E. Gonzalez, University of Houston
Autism and Educational Need: Assessment and Identification in School-Based Evaluations Sarah Mire, Ph.D., University of Houston
Disproportionality in School Discipline and the Role of the LSSP Clynita Grafenreed, Ph.D., Region 4 Educational Service Center

Trainers’ Meeting Jennifer Schroeder, Ph.D., Texas A&M – Commerce
Legal Update: Top 20 Special Education Hits for 2017 Dianna Bowen, JD, Thompson & Horton, LLP

The Provision of School-Based Mental Health Services within a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework John Kelly, Ph.D., President, National Association of School Psychologists

Writing Effective and Informed Behavior Goals for the IEP: The SMART Approach Ryan H. Hinojosa, SSP, and Anita Sohn McCormick, Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Linking FBAs and BIPs Using a Competing Behavior Pathway Crystal Hansen, LSSP, Kip Childers, LSSP, Mary Beth Morgan, LSSP, & Sandra Thomas, LSSP

No Better Time to ACT Than Now Kristina Harper, MA, Whitney Urane, MS, Staci Schield, MA, Laurel Casillas, MA, Kristin Streich, SSP/LSSP/NCSP, & Yarden Ran MA, University of Houston – Clear Lake

Using the Good Behavior Game to Improve Student Classroom Performance Laura Martinez, Brook Roberts, & Rosario Moreno, Texas Tech University

Graduate Student Session Kristin Streich, TASP Graduate Student Representative
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Bullying Prevention to Intervention: Research to Practice Kris Varjas, Psy.D., Georgia State University
Multiculturalism and Consultation in the Schools Felicia Castro-Villarreal, Ph.D., University of Texas – San Antonio

Ethics Round Table Discussion Gail Cheramie, Ph.D., University of Houston – Clear Lake; Laurie Klose, Ph.D., Trinity University; & Jon Lasser, Ph.D., Texas State University

Best Practices for Related Service Evaluations: Counseling/Psychological Services, Parent Training, In-Home Training, and Community Based Training Carol Booth, Ph.D.

Developing Evidence-Based Recommendations within Evaluation Reports Elise Hendricker, Ph.D. & Shannon Viola, Ph.D., University of Houston – Victoria

Neuroimaging 101 Amy Shatila, LSSP/NCSP & Kelsey Theis, SSP/LSSP

Specific Statutory Language Relevant to Special Education Eligibility: Through the Lens of Legislative Intent and Case Law Robert D. Lackey, Ph.D., Spartan Consulting
Functional Cattell-Horn-Carroll (F-CHC) Nomenclature and Its Relationship to Selective Assessment Daniel C. Miller, Denise E. Maricle, Richard Woodcock, Texas Woman’s University; Ryan McGill, College of William and Mary

Middle School Teachers’ Mental Health Training, Knowledge, & Perceived Roles: School Psychologists’ Potential Contribution Nancy Peña Razo, Ph.D., LSSP, Federico R. Guerra Jr., Ed.D., Javier Cavazos, Ph.D., & Ashwini Tiwari, Ph.D., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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