SY035: Addressing Anti-Blackness in School Psychology Through Graduate Education

Thursday, February 15, 2024
4:00 PM–5:20 PM CST

  • PMD: 8,10
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. describe how anti-Blackness manifests in pre-K–12 schools and school psychology graduate programs.
  2. identify the characteristics of identity-affirming school psychology graduate programs.
  3. incorporate multicultural, social justice, and antiracist content into school psychology curricula.
  4. reflect on how school psychology professional practices perpetuate anti-Blackness.

Description

Supporting Black youth requires antiracist practice. Are we prepared for that? With reimagined graduate training, we can equip school psychologists to address anti-Blackness and create affirming schools for Black youth.

Presenter(s)

Celeste M. Malone, PhD, Howard University
Kamontá J. Heidelburg, The Ohio State University
Sherrie L. Proctor, Queens College

Contributor(s)

Tenisha S. Jones, Erika E. Clark

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