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Translating Neuropsychology into School Practice

NASP Approved CPD Hours Available

Hosted by Schoolhouse Educational Services

Schoolhouse Educational Services is a NASP-Approved Provider

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. It is designed to introduce the participant to the neuropsychology of development, learning, behaviors, and emotions in easy-to-understand lectures and activities that translate directly into working with youth and students.

At the end of the course, participants will have a fundamental understanding of how the brain is structured and organized, the areas of brain functioning that directly relate to academics, behavior, and childhood disorders, and a general understanding of how to adapt instruction to maximize learning and how to support children with behavioral and social-emotional challenges. Class lectures and activities will be based on practical readings, real-life examples, and discussion about everyday situations.

Class Instructor

Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Ed.D., NCSP, ABPdN, obtained her doctorate in School Psychology from the College of William and Mary in 1993, and has been a school psychologist in the public schools, neuropsychiatric inpatient, and university settings for the past 40 years. Dr. Fletcher-Janzen received her Diplomate in Pediatric Neuropsychology in 2010. She has been a Professor of School Psychology, a Past President of the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology and has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the School Neuropsychology Institute.

Since 2003, Dr. Fletcher-Janzen has provided international, national, state and local staff development and trainings on the biopsychosocial aspects of differential diagnosis in assessment, teaching and intervention. Trainings provide the translation of neuroscientific findings into applied settings and the application of biopsychosocial principles to test construction, research, assessment and intervention. Special emphasis on affective neuroscience, pediatric neuropsychology, trauma-informed school systems, culturally competent assessment, and intervention with learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and chronic illness.

Dr. Fletcher-Janzen has co-edited and authored sixteen books and reference works including the Encyclopedia of Special Education (Wiley), the Diagnostic Desk Reference of Childhood Disorders (Wiley), the Neuropsychology of Women (Springer), three editions of the Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology (Springer), and the Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities in the Era of RTI with John Wiley & Sons. She has written over 200 articles in the fields of special education, school psychology and neuropsychology.

Dr. Fletcher-Janzen’s research interests address affective neuroscience, embodied cognition, interoception, trauma-informed schools, cross-cultural aspects of cognitive abilities, the impact of socioeconomic status on intelligence scores and the identification of learning disabilities, neuropsychological aspects of chronic illness, and the systematic management of pediatric chronic illness in school and clinical settings.

Class Structure, Schedule and Cost

Courses: Two 24-hour courses with NASP-Approved CEU’s available.

First Course: Translating Neuropsychology into School Practice: Introduction
Second Course: Translating Neuropsychology into School Practice: Advanced

Format: Live, virtual (with access to recordings of missed classes)

Cost: $995 per 24-hour course

Separate registration and payment for each course
Group discounts available when 5 or more attendees from a school or agency

First Course: Translating Neuropsychology into School Practice: Introduction

This course provides a basic knowledge of the neuroscientific principles of neuroanatomy, brain development, cognitive development, social-emotional development, and learning. It is structured through a practical guide called the Neurodevelopment Model (Fletcher-Janzen, 2016) that takes participants through an easy to understand and systematic map of brain processes at each stage of development. The Neurodevelopmental Model provides practical information for assessment and intervention with children and adolescents in need of special education or other specialized services in the schools. Course materials and discussion will focus on practical support for participants with current cases and on-the-job problem-solving. The last class in the course will consist of a three-hour class regarding the ethical considerations needed in consuming neuropsychological research and applications that leads into an introduction to cultural neuropsychology.

Learning Outcomes

  1. At the conclusion of the course students will be able to:
    Identify the primary functional areas of the brain and central nervous system.
  2. Describe the neurodevelopmental stages of cognitive and affective processes delineated by the Neurodevelopmental Model of Assessment and Intervention.
  3. Identify and describe the basic biological, functional, and neurodevelopmental properties of auditory, visual, motor, language, attentional, executive function and social-emotional processes in the brain.
  4. Describe the seven neuroaffective primes/emotions as they relate to biological and functional homeostasis.
  5. Critically evaluate cross-cultural variables and analyses included or omitted in neuroscientific research studies and the ethical implications for practice.

Texts: (These are included in the cost of the First Course; will be shipped to the registrant.)

Carter, R. (2019) – The Human Brain DK Publishing.
Fletcher-Janzen, E. (2017) – The Neurodevelopment Model of Evaluation and Intervention
Schoolhouse Educational Services Inc. – Reference guide

Class Schedule

3-hour class second Friday of each month, beginning October 11, 2024

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Second Course: Translating Neuropsychology into School Practice: Advanced

After successfully completing the Introductory course, participants will be able to continue their experience with an advanced course that builds on the Neurodevelopmental Model but is focused on specific issues and disorders such as depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, and ADHD. The emphasis will be placed on differential diagnosis and the resulting appropriate interventions. Course materials and discussion will focus on practical support for participants with current cases and on-the-job problem-solving.