- PMD: 1
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Poster Session 5: Issues in School Psychology, Education, and Supervision
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- explain how Johari’s Window and the Big 5 Personality Theory can be used to inform case conceptualization in reports about emotional disturbance;
- explain how the CASEL framework can be used to fully illustrate the student’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors; and
- explain how understanding concepts of purpose and audience can improve psychological reports.
Description
Diagnosing emotional disturbance requires a practitioner to carefully differentiate between similar diagnoses; excellent reports evolve from understanding rich theory and polished professional rhetoric.
Presenter(s)
Beverly Whalen-Schmeller, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Ron L. Roberts, PhD, MNPS