School Psychologists are often faced with complex professional challenges that require more than technical expertise—they demand sound judgment, ethical decision-making, and strong systems of support. This engaging and practical workshop explores the critical issues of professional competence and responsibility, examining how these challenges impact our practice and student outcomes.
Participants will learn to recognize and address concerns related to professional competence through a structured ethical decision-making model and opportunities for guided practice. The session will also clarify key concepts of supervision for school psychologists, highlighting best practices for supporting both new and experienced staff. In addition, attendees will explore effective strategies for remediation and professional growth, including a fresh, strength-based approach to mentoring and supervision that fosters confidence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Whether you are a supervisor, mentor, or supervisee seeking to strengthen your practice, this session will provide actionable tools and frameworks to support ethical, high-quality school psychological and evaluation services.
Learning Objectives:
• Discuss problems of professional competence and responsibility, how they affect school psychologists, and why they should be addressed.
• Learn about and practice using an ethical decision-making model to address problems of professional competence and responsibility.
• Identify supervision definitions for school psychologists and review best practices in supervision for new and experienced staff.
• Review strategies for remediation of problems in professional competence and a new approach to supporting new and experienced school psychologists: strength-based mentoring and supervision. #identificationESC1

School psychologists, Educational Diagnosticians, and SLPs.

Special Education

TTESS 1.3 Knowledge of Students

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