2023 Spring Webinar

OveridentifiED:

Understanding and Addressing the
Overidentification of Emotional Disabilities

Meet the presenter

Ericka Levy, Psy.D.

Ericka has been a school psychologist in a large urban school districtfor 16 years. She earned her doctorate in school psychology at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. Dr. Levy was a student in the district in which she currently works and understands how factors such as community violence, poverty, and implicit bias can impact students’ abilities to learn. She has spent her career advocating for and supporting students with significant emotional and behavioral disabilities and providing professional development to school districts on topics such as the identification of emotional disabilities, the difference between emotional disabilities and social maladjustment, and behavioral interventions, among other topics. In addition to working with school staff, Dr. Levy enjoys working with students and parents to help them better understand how to support emotional and behavioral needs. 

The impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic has provided Dr. Levy the opportunity to remind colleagues that students don’t always come to school ready to learn and that “children need to Maslow before they can Bloom.”

Learning Objectives:

This event will be a  live webinar ONLY.

Date & Time

April 14, 2023

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Location

Online – Zoom Meeting

Agenda

11:45 – 12:00 Webinar participant check-in and review of important information
12:00 – 2:00 OveridentifiED: Understanding and Addressing the Overidentification of Emotional Disabilities

One of the biggest challenges in the classroom is disruptive behaviors which negatively impact instruction. Many
factors play a role in behavior and we are tasked with identifying whether those behaviors are the results of an
educational disability or something else. In the federal definition of emotional disabilities, interpretation of the term
“socially maladjusted” is left to the clinician. For many students this maladaptive behavior is appropriate for their lives
outside of the academic setting. However, inside the academic settings these behaviors can be very disruptive. We
must acknowledge the role of implicit bias in disability determination. Coming from varying backgrounds means
varying values, perspectives, and principles. In this presentation, we will dissect the federal definition of emotional
disability, understand how factors such as implicit bias can lead to overidentification, discuss the importance of
gathering data from multiple sources and across environments, and identify multi-tiered supports that can be
implemented across settings to support students prior to referring students to the IEP team.
This workshop addresses the following NASP practice model domains: Domain 1: Data-Based Decision Making;
Domain 4: Mental and Behavioral Health Services and Interventions; Domain 5: School-Wide Practices to Promote
Learning; Domain 6: Services to Promote Safe and Supportive Schools; Domain 8: Equitable Practices for Diverse
Student Populations

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Dissect the federal definition of emotional disability
2. Understand how factors such as implicit bias can lead to overidentification
3. Identify supports that can be implemented across settings prior to referring students to the IEP Team
4. Discuss the importance of gathering data from multiple sources and across environments

Agenda

11:45 – 12:00 Webinar participant check-in and review of important information
12:00 – 2:00 OveridentifiED: Understanding and Addressing the Overidentification of Emotional Disabilities

Mailing In Your Registration?

 

Download the full brochure associated with the event. Mail-in your registration form and check to:

MSPA Spring Webinar
PO Box 62
Buckeystown, MD 21717

Mail-in registrations for the 2023 Spring Webinar must be postmarked by March 31, 2023

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CPD/CE

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and hence the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists recognize MSPA as an approved provider of Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Education (CPD/CE) for psychologists (NASP APS #1002). MSPA maintains responsibility for the program. Documentation of attendance for 2 hours of CPD/CE credit will be provided to certified school psychologists and licensed psychologists who attend the entire workshop and complete an evaluation form. Partial credit cannot be awarded. In order to receive CPD/CE credit, attendees must join the webinar no later than 15 minutes after the start, and may not leave prior to 15 minutes before the end. Attendee join and leave times will be tracked to confirm full attendance. Additionally, webinar attendees must respond to at least two of three polls presented during the webinar. Following the workshop, attendance and poll records will be verified and webinar attendees who have met the attendance criteria described will be emailed a link no later than noon on Monday, April 17, 2023 to complete the evaluation form, which must be completed by April 28, 2023. After submitting that form, the attendee will receive the CPD/CE certificate.

Group Registrations

MSPA does not offer a group registration rate however, employers who register a group of 10 or more will receive 1 complimentary registration. Email the list of names as well as registration forms for each registrant to Tina Wachter at program@mspaonline.org. She will give you the total cost for the registrations.

Questions & Special Needs:

Persons with questions or special needs should contact: Tina Wachter at 443 672-8288 or program@mspaonline.org

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