- PMD: 1,10
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Poster Session 10: Psychological Services for Specific Groups of Students
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- explain state-level guidelines relative to defining intellectual disability (ID), and to what degree states have modified IDEA definitions of ID;
- identify the influence of evaluation criteria on state-level identification practices in ID, and assess the trends in current eligibility requirements across states;
- evaluate the degree to which current state-level procedures for ID identification align with current research and guidance from professional organizations; and
- analyze how the recency of updates to guidance documents and state criteria may impact professional practices in school psychology.
Description
In a field of diverse policy and procedures, examination of the state-level criteria and guidance on school-based evaluation in intellectual disability provides a snapshot of recent trends in professional practice.
Presenter(s)
Leayh S. Abel, University of Washington
Laree Foster, University of South Carolina
