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Adapt! Evolving Best Practices for Assessments in a Pandemic-Altered Educational Environment

Adapt! Evolving Best Practices for Assessments in a Pandemic-Altered Educational Environment

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School psychologists’ assessment responsibilities have expanded during the pandemic, and continue to evolve in a post-virtual educational environment. This is not “business as usual.” Though criteria for special education qualifications may not have changed, our assessment practices must adapt. This presentation reconsiders the traditional psychoeducational evaluation in light of the pandemic’s impact on individual students. Our expert presenters will discuss the necessary changes to be made and offer practical “how-to” advice for incorporating them into your practice.

Jerry Turner

Dr. Jerry Turner is a former Director of Special Education, Lead School Psychologist, Licensed Educational Psychologist, College Professor, and Private Pilot. His experience includes combat duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, extensive world travel, schoolteacher, and counselor. He authored So You Are a School Psychologist: A Guide for Interns and First-year School Psychologists.

Mary Smith

Mary’s educational background includes a Master of Arts degree and Education Specialist Degree in School Psychology from the University of South Florida. She continues post graduate work and is working towards completion of her Ph.D. Mary’s most recent focus is social emotional learning including training and implementing restorative practices in schools, increasing suicide prevention and crisis intervention training. She is a certified QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) instructor and is committed to sharing this knowledge with students, families, and schools during the current pandemic environment. Mary has worked for over twenty years in the field of education serving as an educator, principal, and school psychologist. In 2018, she worked to open BCS, a privately funded school in Brandon, Florida, that provided access to private education for children with special needs. While homeschooling her two children, she co-founded Connection Cooperative, a homeschool educational cooperative and support group that has been supporting homeschool families since 2008, in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. She has worked as a school psychologist serving children with disabilities in public schools in Florida, New Mexico, and Washington and is psyched to join the Psyched Services Team! Outside of work, Mary enjoys spending time traveling, holding hands, and riding motorcycles with the love of her life, Mike, and their 2-year-old Maltese, Mokie.