2025 TASP Fall Convention

Light The Way For A Brighter Future

November 6-8, 2025 I Sugar Land, TX


Fall Convention Theme Banner Light the Way for a brighter future


 2025 Fall Convention Session Slides and Handouts

Thursday (11/6/2025) Preconvention Sessions

PC1: Integrating Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Supports with Academics through a Multi-Tiered Approach - Dr. Madeline Larson

PC2: Restorative Practices: Supporting Mental Health & Equitable Discipline Practices in Schools - Fabiana Bezerra

PD1: PREPaRE Workshop 2 Day 1: Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools - Dr. Laurie Klose; Amanda Real


Thursday (11/6/2025) Keynote Session

KN: Guardians of Potential: The Unseen Power of School Psychologists, Xav Handfield


Friday (11/7/2025) All Day Session

PD2: PREPaRE Workshop 2 Day 2: Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools - Dr. Laurie Klose; Amanda Real


Friday (11/7/2025) Morning Sessions - 8:00am-11:15am

FS1: Behaviors on Fire: Creating Behavior Change in Students through Groups - Dr. Kendra McLaughlin

FS2: Navigating the Complicated: Foundations of Bilingual Assessment - Carmen Cisneroz; Carmen Needham

FS3: Supervisor Series-From Awareness to Action: Championing Mental Health Advocacy for the Next Generation of School Psychologists - Dr. Krystal Simmons; Dr. Denika Douglas; Lauren Chapman

FS4: Therapeutic Tools in a Trainer’s World: Pokémon in School-Based Mental Health - Rene Hernandez

FS5: Helping Youth Thrive in an Unsettled World - Donna Black


Friday (11/7/2025) Afternoon Sessions - 1:00pm-4:15pm

FS6: Artificial Intelligence 101: Dr. Sam Ortiz

FS7: Getting Connected: Helping Our English Learners Feel As If They Belong  - Francis Chen

Friday (11/7/2025) Afternoon Mini-Sessions - 1:00pm-2:30pm

FS8: From Missteps to Movements: When "Failure" Leads to a Justice-Driven Calling; Dr. Tiffany Phillips

MS2: Early Intervention Imperative: An Innovative Framework for ASD Assessment - Ashley Arnold; Molly Ware

MS3: Cut the Tension, Not the Team: School Psychologist Survival Skills for ARD Conflict - Dr. Sonya Coe-Mason; Stephanie O'Neal

MS5: Group Counseling in the Schools: Identifying Needs and Creating Groups - Dr. Kristin O'Donnell; Dr. Marlo Mitchell-Gonzalez; Missy Garza; Desiree Maes

Friday (11/7/2025) Afternoon Mini-Sessions - 2:45pm-4:15pm

FS9: Social Justice Advocacy Panel; Dr. Tiffany Phillips

MS1: Use of the WJ V to Diagnose Dyslexia; Dr. Nancy Mather

MS4: Advocating for a Brighter Future After the 89th Legislative Session - Amanda Afifi; Jenna Becker; Camika Lewis


Saturday (11/8/2025) Morning Sessions - 8:30am-11:45am

FS10: Legal Literacy for School Psychologists: What You Need to Know About Special Education Discipline - Andrea Gulley; Tish Flores

FS11: The Opiod Crisis: Equipping School Psychologists to Support Youth and Families - Sayward Harrison and Dr. Kimberly Hills

FS12: Beyond a Checkbox: Practical FBA and BIPs for Schools - Lisa McCleary

FS13: Hot Topics in Graduate Education: Ethics Related to Respecialization/Retraining, Accreditation, and Academic Freedom - Dr. Laurie Klose; Amanda Real

FS14: Charting Your Path: Professional Identity and Success in School Psychology - Kellis Roberts; Angelie Ross

FS15: Algorithms and Accountability: AI's Ethical Place in School Psychology - Dr. Samuel Kim; Dr. Ryan Farmer

 

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