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Main Textbook:

A Practical Guide to Building Professional Competencies in School Psychology.
Lionetti, Timothy M., Edward P. Snyder, and Ray W. Christner. A Practical Guide to Building Professional Competencies in School Psychology. 1st ed. 2011. New York, NY: Springer US, 2011. Web.

Other Useful Books

Also, in addition to the NASP PREPaRE curriculum, the following textbooks may be helpful to you as you work on your Prevention and Crisis Intervention Improvement Plan.

School-Based Crisis Intervention : Preparing All Personnel to Assist
Heath, Melissa Allen, and Dawn Sheen. School-Based Crisis Intervention : Preparing All Personnel to Assist, Guilford Publications, 2005. Ebook
Crisis counseling, intervention and prevention in the schools.
Sandoval, J. (Ed.). (2013). Crisis counseling, intervention and prevention in the schools. ProQuest Ebook Central
Community schools in action : Lessons from a decade of practice.
Dryfoos, J. G., Quinn, J., & Barkin, C. (Eds.). (2005). Community schools in action : Lessons from a decade of practice. ProQuest Ebook Central

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Calendar of Readings and Work - SPRING 2024

Date (Tues & Weds)	Topic	Assignment
Jan 30-T Jan 31-W	Introduction, review of syllabus & course expectations; Prevention & crisis intervention improvement plan	Lionetti Ch 1 & Ch 12
Feb 6-T Feb 7-W	Social justice in schools; sign up for SJ cases and Team Meeting presentations	Lionetti Ch 2
Feb 13-T Feb 14-W	Various roles of a school psychologist in the school setting	Lionetti Ch 3; Practicum Plan Due
Feb 20-T Feb 21-W	Team Meetings (PPT, CST, SIT, etc.): What are they and what purpose do they serve?	Lionetti Ch 4
Feb 28-W	*Conversion Day-Follow a Monday Schedule*
Feb 27-T Mar 6-W	Consultation with teachers, administration and support staff	Lionetti Ch 5
Mar 5-T Mar 13-W	Parent Engagement	Lionetti Ch 6
Mar 12-T Mar 20-W	The Assessment Process: How to choose the appropriate assessments based on reason for referral	Lionetti Ch 7; Logs and Journals DUE
Mar 19-T Mar 27-W	Creating an IEP draft: How to determine the appropriate placement and services for a student	Lionetti Ch 8
Mar 26-T Apr 3-W	IEP Meetings: Participants, process, and outcome.	Lionetti Ch 9
Apr 2-T Apr 10-W	Manifestation Determination Reviews (MDRs)	Lionetti Ch 10
Apr 9-T Apr 17-W	Continuum of Services: Special education services available to students with disabilities (Review)	Lionetti Ch 11
Apr 16-T May 1-W	Suicide Assessment- Steps taken to determine if a student is at risk	Lionetti Ch 13; Improvement Plan due Evaluation Due May 7
Apr 23, Apr 30-T Apr 24-W	Spring Recess- No classes
May 7-T May 8-W	Distinguishing a Learning Disability from Language Acquisition	Lionetti Ch 14; Practicum Review DUE
May 14-T May 15-W	ENL students: How are they identified, followed, and what services are available for them	Logs/Journals DUE; Final time sheets due and approved by supervisor.
May 21-T May 22-W	Use this week to finalize any missing documents and forms and complete hours at Practicum site.

SPCL 7932 Practicum II: Course Calendar and All Readings

SPRING 2024 OER

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Calendar of Readings and Work - SPRING 2024