Schoolhouse Educational Services, is a NASP-Approved Provider!

NASP-Approved Professional Development & Continuing Education Programs for School Psychologists

Schoolhouse Educational Services, Inc. is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to offer continuing professional development (CPDs) for school psychologists. Other educational professionals, such as special education teachers and administrators, may also attend our NASP-approved webinars, workshops, and other courses and receive continuing education credits (CEUs).

Under the guidance of Dr. Milton Dehn, we will be adding NASP-approved courses to meet the continuing education and professional development needs of school psychologists. Dr. Dehn, who frequently attends conferences nationwide and has daily communication with school psychologists, is in a unique position to assess the continuing education needs of school psychologists and to develop programs to meet those needs. In addition to being a frequent instructor himself, Dr. Dehn recruits highly qualified speakers for a variety of hot topics. Schoolhouse Educational Services, Inc. maintains responsibility for the professional development and continuing education programs that it offers.

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Translating Neuropsychology into School Practice

NASP CPD Hours Available
Hosted by Schoolhouse Educational Services, Inc.

This two-course program is designed for educational personnel from multiple disciplines such as regular and special education teachers, intervention specialists, school psychologists, educational diagnosticians, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, counselors, social workers, support personnel, IEP team members, and school administrators.

Dr. Elaine Fletcher-Janzen Class Instructor NASP-Approved Home Page

Using the IEP/504 Process to Address Student Behavioral Needs & Well Being

2-Hour Webinar with NASP CEUs available
New Date: January 25, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST

Description:
One of our greatest professional challenges is to provide educational opportunities and behavioral health support for all students in a safe and welcoming environment. This presentation will help rethink how we can most efficiently and effectively use the IEP/504 Process to address challenging behaviors to build a program around the student and not just fit them into one. Discipline, like instruction, can be an opportunity to teach new skills and replacement behaviors by moving upstream. Dr. Hartwig will walk through a Ten step process to support students by matching the most powerful and meaningful interventions to student needs in real time.

Instructor:
Eric P. Hartwig, Ph.D., a frequent and engaging speaker, has worked as a Director of Pupil Services, a District Administrator and a School Psychologist. He is the lead consultant on a Behavioral Health Project with Marshfield Clinic, and he is the author and principle trainer on the Just-in-Time: Behavioral Health Initiative. Dr. Hartwig is also the creator of the online universal screener for behavioral, emotional and social traits (b.e.s.t.).

Format: Live Webinar
Schedule: 11:00 – 1:00 CST, Friday, January 25, 2025
Cost: $60 Click here for registration and payment

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the webinar attendees will be able to:

  • Participants will describe a stepwise approach to assessment that uses the IEP/504 process to support Behavioral Health practices.
  • Participants will identify the ten most important steps to follow for matching interventions and supporting student needs.
  • Participants will describe how to balance the IEP/504 process with safety, accountability, and skill building.

Rescheduled due to internet outage. Due to rescheduling, we have re-opened registration.

 

Using the Tests of Dyslexia to Diagnose Dyslexia and Reading Disorders

New 4-Hour Training Webinar with NASP CEUs available

Description:
The recently released Tests of Dyslexia (TOD), by Nancy Mather and others, is a very comprehensive battery of individually administered tests of academic skills and cognitive aptitudes that is intended to eliminate the need for cross-battery testing when conducting assessments of students struggling with reading. Dr. Dehn will cover the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the TOD. The focus will be on effective use and interpretation of the TOD when conducting dyslexia and reading disability assessments. An in-depth case study will be included.

Instructor:
Milton J. Dehn, Ed.D., is the Test Development Project Director for Schoolhouse Educational Services. He practiced School Psychology in schools and in private practice for more than 35 years. He was also a School Psychology professor and program director for 13 years at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he taught assessment courses. Dr. Dehn is an author and speaker on cognitive assessment, SLD identification, PSW, dyslexia, executive functions, social-emotional learning, and children’s memory problems.

Format: Live Webinar
Schedule: 11:00 – 3:00 CST, January 9, 2025
Cost: $129

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the webinar attendees will be able to:

  • Select appropriate TOD tests and components that match the referral concerns and the purpose of the assessment.
  • Identify the linguistic and cognitive processes that are necessary for the development of reading skills.
  • Appropriately interpret an examinee’s strengths and weaknesses on TOD tests.
  • Describe the TOD’s general administration and scoring procedures.

Using the Feifer Assessment of Math to Diagnose Math Disorders

3-Hour On-Demand Training Webinar with NASP CEUs available

Instructor: Milton J. Dehn, Ed.D.
Dr. Dehn is the Test Development Project Director for Schoolhouse Educational Services. Dr. Dehn practiced School Psychology in schools and in private practice for more than 35 years. He was also a School Psychology professor and program director for 13 years at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Dr. Dehn is an author and speaker on cognitive assessment, Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) identification, Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW), dyslexia, executive functions , social-emotional learning (SEL), and children’s memory problems.

Description:
The Feifer Assessment of Math (FAM) is a unique test that includes both math skills and math aptitudes. It is ideal for diagnosing math learning disabilities and dyscalculia. After providing background on the development of math skills and the characteristics of math disorders, this workshop will cover the use, administration, scoring, and interpretation of the FAM. The focus will be on effective use and interpretation of the FAM when conducting dyscalculia and mathematics disability assessments.

Format: Recorded Webinar
Recorded: October 2024
Cost: $129

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the webinar attendees will be able to:

  1. Identify the primary cognitive aptitudes associated with the development of mathematics reasoning and skills.
  2. Identify the primary characteristics of dyscalculia.
  3. Describe how to interpret the FAM’s composite scores.
  4. Use a selective testing approach when deciding which FAM subtests to administer.

An Update on PSW and the PPA

90-Minute On-Demand Webinar with NASP CEUs available

Instructor: Milton J. Dehn, Ed.D.
Dr. Dehn is the Test Development Project Director for Schoolhouse Educational Services. Dr. Dehn practiced School Psychology in schools and in private practice for more than 35 years. He was also a School Psychology professor and program director for 13 years at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Dr. Dehn is an author and speaker on cognitive assessment, Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) identification, Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW), dyslexia, executive functions , social-emotional learning (SEL), and children’s memory problems.

Description: The Pattern of Strengths and Weakness approach to Specific Learning Disorder identification is growing in popularity across the U.S. This session will discuss what PSW models have in common and also discuss the latest trends in using PSW. This will be followed by an overview of Dehn’s comprehensive PSW model and an overview of Dehn’s analytical PSW software, the Psychological Processing Analyzer (PPA), and recent changes to it.

Format: Recorded Webinar
Recorded: October 2024
Cost: $39

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the webinar attendees will be able to:

  1. Identify general PSW criteria used to identify SLD.
  2. Describe the latest trends in PSW.
  3. Recognize when a case study meets PSW criteria.
  4. Recognize some of the unique features of Dehn’s model and software.