Certificate in Professional Development-Mental Health
*The following conference activities have been organized and selected by the WSPA Mental Health Committee to meet the criteria for the Certificate in Professional Development-Mental Health.
F=Foundation A=Assessment I=Intervention
SPRING 2011-Wisconsin Dells
*Addressing Mental Health: School Neuropsychology Principles and Psychopathology |James Hale, PhD (6 hours- A c)
*Violence Risk Assessment| Mervin Langley PhD (1.5 hours- A a or I d)
*Selected Child Psychopathologies/Interventions |James Hale, PhD (3 hours- I b or c)
*Creating a Trauma Sensitive School Environment |Sara Daniel, LCSW (3 hours- I a)
FALL 2011-Manitowoc
*The Neuropsychology of Emotional Disorders |Steven G. Feifer, D. Ed., NCSP, ABSNP (6 hours- A c)
*Madison Positive Support Team | Jim Haessly, Ph.D.; Kathy Conley, M.S.; Patrice Bentley, M.S. (1.5 hours- I a, b, or c)
*Mental Health: Reactive Attachment Disorder | Ray W. Kinney, M.S. (3 hours- I b)
*Ethics and Mental Health Practices | Don Stovall, Psy.D. (3 hours- F b)
SPRING 2012-Lacrosse
*Population Based Mental Health| Beth Doll, Ph.D. (6 hours- F a)
*Advocating for the Emotional Well Being of our Nation’s Youth | Philip Lazarus, Ph.D. (1.5 hours- I a)
*Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments in our Schools | Lisa Ladson B.A., C.A.B.A., Lisa Hoeme M.A. and Sharon Hammer M.A. (1.5 hours- A a or d)
*Cyberbullying | Philip Lazarus (3 hours- I a)
*Suicide Prevention in the Schools | Bridgette Hensley, Psy.D. (3 hours- I d)
FALL 2012 Madison
*Cognitive Behavioral Therapy|Melissa Reeves Ph.D. (6 hours-I b or c)
*Forgiveness Education: Reducing Anger and Increasing Cooperation in Schools|Robert Enright, Ph.D. (1.5 hours-I b or c)
*Mindfulness in Education for Teachers and Students|Laura Pinger, M.S. and Lisa Flook, Ph.D. (1.5 hours-I b or c)
*Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices for African American Male Students|Ramel Smith, Ph.D. (3 hours -I a or A a)
*Psychopharmacology with Children and Adolescents|Peggy Scallon, M.D., Ritu Gandhi, M.D., Bill Taft, M.D. (3 hours- I e)
SPRING 2013 Appleton
*Providing Trauma-Informed Care in Schools to Children with Abuse and Neglect Histories within the Response to Instruction (RtI) Model| Betty V. Deboer, Ph.D., Christine Nelson, M.S., Sarah Coolidge, EdS (6 hours-I a or b)
*What is an Evidence Based Intervention? Choosing and Implementing Academic and Behavior Interventions That Work| T. Chris Riley-Tillman, Ph.D. (1.5 hours-I b or c)
*Beyond CBM: Behavior Assessment Options for Measuring a Child’s Response to Intervention|
T. Chris Riley- Tillman, Ph.D. (3 hours-A d)
*Mental Health Screening: Procedures, Tools, and School Readiness | Kathy Halley, Ph.D. (3 hours- A a)
FALL 2013 Eau Claire
*PREPaRE Workshop 1 (2nd Ed.) - Crisis Prevention and Preparedness:
Comprehensive School Safety Planning | Scott Woitaszewski, Ph.D. and Todd
Savage, Ph.D., NCSP (8 hours-A a or I d)
*Selective Mutism: Assessment and Intervention | Randy T. Busse, Ph.D. (1.5 hours – A a or I c)
*Brief Solution-Oriented Counseling in Schools | Kathleen Minke, Ph.D., NCSP
(3 hours - I b)
* Methods for Assessing Response to Intervention | Randy T. Busse, Ph.D. (3 hours – A d )
SPRING 2014 Wisconsin Dells-Ho Chunk
*PREPaRE Workshop 2 (2nd Ed) Crisis Intervention and Recovery: The Roles of School-Based Mental Health Professionals | Scott Woitaszewski, Ph.D. Kathryn Bush (16 hours – I d )
* DSM-V |Peggy Scallon, MD; Kathleen Koth, DO; Ryan Byrne, MD (6 hours – A b)
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2015 Middleton
FALL 2015 Madison Marriott West
SPRING 2016
SUMMER INSTITUTE 1016 Chula Vista Wisconsin Dells
FALL 2016: Madison Marriott West
Questions on the certificate, please contact: Rob Dixon, email: dixon.robertj@gmail.com