Ethical Decision-Making for School Psychologists
Date: October 14, 2015
About the Presenter
Dr. Barbara Bole Williams is a nationally certified school psychologist and currently a professor and a coordinator of the School Psychology Program at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. Before becoming a university educator, Dr. Williams had extensive experience working in the public schools as a school psychologist and a director of special services. She’s a past president of the New Jersey Association of School Psychologists, a past New Jersey delegate, and northeast representative delegate for the National Association of School Psychologists. She currently serves as the chair of the NCSP Certification Board.
Barbara has served on the NASP Ethics Committee for seven years as representative from the Northeast region of the country. She is presently a member of the NASP Ethics Advisory Panel and currently serves as chair of the Ethics and Professional Practices Committee for the New Jersey Association of School Psychologists. She is the lead author in the 2008 NASP publication, Professional Ethics for School Psychologists: A Problem-Solving Model Casebook (2008) and second edition (2011) co-authored by Leigh Armistead and Susan Jacob. Barbara chaired the NASP Task Force to Revise the NASP Standards, including the current ethical standards. She is the recipient of the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from NASP conferred at the 2011 NASP Convention in San Francisco, CA.
Program Description
This workshop will review the 2010 NASP Principles for Professional Ethics and practice an ethical decision-making model. Using actual cases submitted by school psychologists, participants will get clear examples of behaviors that would comply with standards for professional conduct. Participants also will learn about necessary resources and make specific plans for implementing the problem-solving model in daily practice. Plus, earn 3 CPD hours to fulfill the ethics and professional practice requirement for NCSP renewal.
Learning Objectives
- Learn a general ethical & professional practices (EPP) problem-solving model
- Practice the model in small groups
- Learn about resources to use the model in daily practice
FEE: Members – Free ($55 yearly membership payable to DCASP), Guests – $20 payable at meeting. For Act 48 credits please register on WebReg/My Learning Plan. The fee for Act 48 credits is $15, which can only be paid online through WebReg/My Learning Plan.
FOR INFORMATION: Call Michele Weller at 610-938-9000 extension 2312 or email: delawarecountyasp@gmail.com
NOTE: The Delaware County Association of School Psychologists is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Delaware County Association of School Psychologists maintains responsibility for the program(s). Certificates for three ethics contact hours will be available.