2023 Spring Webinar 2
Addressing Disproportionality by Disrupting Systemic
Racism and Oppression in Schools
Meet the presenter
Charity Griffin, Ph.D.
Charity is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Winston-Salem State
University and the Director of the Minority Academic Achievement and Development (MAAD) Lab. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Griffin’s research program examines cultural and contextual factors that contribute to Black youths’ development. Her research on topics, including racial identity, racial socialization, racial discrimination, school racial climate, race-related stress and trauma, school engagement and youth participatory action research, has resulted in over 30 publications in various peer-reviewed journals including Journal of School Psychology, Psychology in the Schools, Journal of Black Psychology, Journal of Child and Family Studies,
Journal of Applied School Psychology, Sex Roles, and others. Her scholarship has also been featured in popular media and news outlets such as Successful Black Parenting Magazine, CNN, and PBS Kids. Using her research expertise, she serves as an advisor and consultant for numerous media outlets. Dr. Griffin has received numerous awards and honors for her work including the American Educational Research Association and Society
for Research in Child Development Fellowship in Middle Childhood Education and Development and funding from the National Science Foundation, American Psychological Association, National Association of School Psychologists, and other agencies.
Important Details:
Join the Zoom link 15 minutes prior to the event to ensure you get checked in and can review important information. Online registration deadline: April, 25 2023
Learning Objectives:
This event will be a live webinar ONLY.
Date & Time
April 28, 2023
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Location
Online – Zoom Meeting
Agenda
8:45 – 9:00 Webinar participant check-in and review of important information
9:00 – 11:00 Addressing Disproportionality by Disrupting Systemic Racism and Oppression in Schools
Manifestations of racism, both overt and subtle, have been part of schools since the inception of our nation’s
educational system. School psychologists are critical members of schools who have an ethical responsibility to engage in
socially just and antiracist practice. Yet, as a profession, school psychology has historically, fallen short by engaging in
professional practices rooted in racism, such as racial bias in problem-solving and assessment and discipline practices
that have contributed to disproportionate harmful outcomes for racially minoritized students across multiple tiers of
service delivery. This presentation will situate discipline disproportionality within the context of systemic racism and
oppression in schools and focus on best practices for centering justice across multiple tiers of service delivery as a
means for addressing disproportionality. This presentation will also highlight implications for using Youth Participatory
Action Research when addressing discipline disproportionality in schools.
This workshop addresses the following NASP practice model domains: Domain 4: Interventions and Mental Health
Services to Develop Social and Life Skills; Domain 5: School-Wide Services to Promote Safe and Supportive Schools;
Domain 6: Preventive and Responsive Services; Domain 8: Diversity in Development and Learning
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the historical and contemporary presence of systemic racism and oppression in schools.
2. Understand various ways to center justice across multiple tiers of service delivery as a means for addressing
disproportionality
3. Identify implications for using Youth Participatory Action Research when addressing discipline disproportionality
Agenda
8:45 – 9:00 Webinar participant check-in and review of important information
9:00 – 11:00 Addressing Disproportionality by Disrupting Systemic Racism and Oppression in Schools
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 April 14, 2023
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, May 1, 2023 to complete the evaluation form, which must be completed by May 12, 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