COAT DRIVE

SASP COAT DRIVE

BOXES in ROOM 1016

From NOV 26th to DEC 20th


**All things donated will go to St. Francis de Sales church in the Rockaways

School Psychology Awareness Week Event Schedule

Week of Monday Nov 12^th

Monday, Nov. 12^th – Bake Sale/Food Drive

There will be 2 tables in the mail lobby from 12:30-5pm for our bake sale!

Our Food Drive will be on the 10th floor in room 1016. If you bring something for the drive you can receive a raffle ticket for the social. If you would like tickets to the social, please contact Sheena Mehta:  Sheena.mehta81@gmail.com

** the funds will be donated to the Red Cross for hurricane Sandy relief**

Tuesday, Nov. 13^th – Table on 10^th floor

There will be Pamphlets/Brochures: info about SPAW (including flyers), SASP, APA, NASP, NYASP. We will also be selling raffle tickets for the social.

Wednesday, Nov. 14^th 3:30-4:40pm – CV Workshop

There will be a writing workshop that includes  writing CV/Resumes with Dr. Laracuenta.

** Please Bring your CV's and RESUMES

Thursday, Nov. 15^th – SASP Social

We will be having a social at Kareoke Duet 53 from 9-11pm Located at 900 8th Avenue, on the corner of 53rd street.   There will be a raffle and a number of fun prizes!

We hope to see you at the events!

Fordham School Psychology Newsletter

Training opportunity!!

CHILDREN’S EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION CENTER

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD)

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN PSYCHOLOGY

As a component of the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC), Developmental Support Services (DSS) is a program working with children (ages 5+) diagnosed with significant developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorders. Children are referred to this program due to behavioral concerns including behavior management at home, issues of anxiety and panic disorders, as well as difficulties with social skills. The program offers individual, group and family psychotherapy.

DSS uses multiple forms of therapeutic interventions such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (including Systematic Desensitization, Progressive Muscle Relaxation), treatment of anxiety and panic disorders, Problem-Solving Approach, Behavior Modification, and aspects of Applied Behavioral Analysis. Therapy is conducted with children and adolescents in an individual or group setting and offers family therapy and parent training as collateral sessions. DSS periodically provides psychological testing for diagnostic clarification and for the purposes of obtaining services for the children. The option of applying for a LEND fellowship, which is a stipend program including additional training and research in the field of developmental disabilities, is available to doctoral-level students.  Trainees may also participate in weekly and monthly multidisciplinary lectures by Einstein Faculty and other members of a multidisciplinary team.

Individual supervision is provided by Dr. Bijan Rabenou, a NYS licensed psychologist who specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Dr. Rabenou has been in the field for almost 30 years with vast experience in the field of developmental disabilities with all ages.  He has supervised students at both the Master’s and Ph.D. levels. 

Eligibility:       This training opportunity is available to students pursuing master’s or

                        doctoral degrees in psychology.

Application:    Please submit a current CV to Tammy Fried, LCSW at the address below.

Further Information:   Tammy Fried, LCSW                         Dr. Bijan Rabenou

                                    Fisher Landau Center, 4^th fl                Fisher Landau Center, 4^th fl

                                    1165 Morris Park Ave.                        1165 Morris Park Ave.                            

            Bronx, NY 10461                               Bronx, NY 10461

                                    718-430-3818                                      718-430-8600 ext. 6604

                                    tammy.fried@einstein.yu.edu            bijan.rabenou@einstein.yu.edu

Association of Early Childhood and Infant Psychologists (AECIP):

FALL 2012 CONFERENCE
Beyond Bonding: What Therapists Can Offer Parents of Young Children

When: October 26, 2012

1:00-4:00 pm

Where: Pace University: One Pace Plaza, NY, NY

Hosted by Pace University and Co-Sponsored by Los Ninos.

NYS Mandated Workshops

 

All students in the program must complete the Child Abuse Identification & Reporting workshop and the Schools Against Violence Education workshop prior to graduation.  The Centers will be offering both workshops on two separate dates this semester- October 22nd and December 14th.  Students whose have Monday classes should plan to attend the Friday session.   The cost of each workshop is $65 for Fordham students and $115 for Non-Fordham students. Fordham students must fill out an Add/Drop form to register if they have not already registered through my.fordham.edu.  Non-Fordham students may sign up by contacting The Centers at 212-636-6483 or emailing sceccevents@fordham.edu. 

WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS

The Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center is pleased to announce a series of free workshops in which our expert clinicians and researchers will address these and other concerns. The Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinical and Research Program's 2012-13 Family Workshop Series is open to the public at no charge.

The workshops will be held on the second Tuesday of every month, starting in October 2012 and running through May 2013. All workshops will be held at the Child Study Center's new offices at One Park Avenue at 33rd Street, 7th floor, from 6:00-7:30 pm, including a question and answer period at the end.

Admission to the workshops is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register for a workshop, please contact:

Sarah Kern at (646) 754-4879, Sarah.Kern@nyumc.org

Meghan Morrissey at (646) 754-5062, Meghan.Morrissey@nyumc.org

Workshop dates and topics:

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Dealing with Challenging Behaviors in Children with Developmental Disabilities 
Lauren Moskowitz, PhD, and Caitlin Walsh, MA, Extern

Strategies from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behavior Support (PBS) can address problem behaviors and improve quality of life. We will take a closer look at why problem behaviors occur, and how to prevent, respond, and replace these behaviors with more appropriate ones.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Navigating Medicines and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Melissa Nishawala, MD

Making choices about medicines to treat symptoms of ASDs can seem quite mysterious and difficult. Join us as we take a deeper, more detailed look into specific examples, how to know if medicines are working, and how to handle side effects.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Social Competence and Adolescence 
Candice Baugh, MA, LMHC

A child's unique character, his or her environment, and parenting all interact as children develop social skills. We will discuss helpful parenting strategies for teens with social learning difficulties as well as ways of encouraging social learning opportunities in school, the community, and at home.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Helping Children with Autism Express and Cope with their Emotions Jennifer Rodman, PhD

Individuals with autism have more difficulty than typically developing children with identifying, expressing, and modulating their emotional experiences. We will focus on techniques for helping children on the autism spectrum to identify feelings and emotions, and discuss the impact of emotional understanding on various areas of functioning.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Supporting Siblings 
Sarah Kern, LMSW, and Meghan Morrissey, Clinical Social Work Intern

We will explore the experiences and concerns often felt by the siblings of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities. Strategies will be presented for talking about ASDs with your children. Information regarding resources and sources of support for siblings will be provided.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Psychological Testing and Autism Spectrum Disorders 
Dana Levy, PsyD

We will address what psychological testing is; how to determine whether your child needs this type of assessment; what important questions to ask when choosing an evaluator; and how to interpret and use the results to help your child.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 
Adriana DiMartino, MD

Many children with ASDs present with inattention and hyperactivity that is similar, though not always, to those same symptoms as observed in children with ADHD. We will provide an overview on similarities and differences between hyperactivity and impulsivity in ADHD versus ASDs both at the clinical and biological levels, and discuss treatment approaches.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Dating and Intimacy in Young Adults and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders 
Elizabeth V. Roberts, PsyD

Many individuals with ASDs want to date and form intimate relationships but lack the skills to do so. We will offer parents specific strategies for teaching social thinking; coaching young adults and adults in specific social skills needed to navigate this particularly mysterious social arena; and helping them look in the right places for romantic relationships.

Internship Attire

Internship Attire by fordham-sasp featuring a jumper sweater

Internship/Practicum Attire

Internship/Practicum Attire by fordham-sasp featuring a lace dress

Internship Attire

Internship Attire by fordham-sasp featuring white pearl rings

APPIC Workshop this weekend!

For those of you PhD students who are considering an APPIC internship in the future, NYSPA is holding their annual APPIC workshop this weekend (Sept 9th). If you can attend, it is a very useful workshop where they discuss what internships are looking for and you can meet internship supervisors and ask questions.

See the link below for information.

http://www.nyspa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=978:20th-annual-peter-lincoln-internship-fair-2&catid=138:externship-internship&Itemid=574


I will also be having an orientation later on in the semester - I will send out information as I have it.

SASP NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

Join us for New Student Orientation and get in the know! Learn about the program and meet your mentors!! Become involved!!

~SASP

Opportunity for Fall Intern or Externship in CT

Announcing an immediate opening for a full time intern (5 days/week) or a part time extern (2 days/week) in Norwalk Public Schools for Fall 2012.

Positions require full year committment (Sept-June). Will conduct assessments, sit in on PPT meetings, counseling, consultation. Licensed supervision is available.

Contact Dr. Anderson directly at 203 325-4545 or "David Andersen, ph.d." <andersend49@yahoo.com>.

Please let me know if you will be contacting him.

Free Professional Development Opportunity

Just Announced: Professional Development Workshop for Educators in October

The Yellin Center will host a professional development presentation titled " What Educators Need to Know About Executive Function" for teachers, school administrators, school learning specialists, and other related professionals in New York on Thursday, October 11, starting at 4:30 p.m. Attendance is free, but space is limited and registration is required by September 30. We will provide additional information about this exciting opportunity for educators in our next edition of The Yellin Center Newsletter. To register, please  send an email.

info@yellincenter.com

with subject: "RSVP."

When	Thu Oct 11
Where	The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education (map)

PD Interns for September

If any PD students still need internships for September, you must contact me by this Friday.  There are a few options available.

Autism Walk Shirts

SASP is selling t-shirts for the Autism Walk on June 3rd. The t-shirts are unisex and available for purchase in sizes ranging from adult small through adult 3xl. The shirts will cost $10 each; one third of the cost of each shirt sold will be going to Autism Speaks. Please see the images below! 

If you would like to purchase a shirt please contact us at fordham.sasp@gmail.com by 5pm on Tuesday, May 1st. Please include your name, contact phone number, email address, shirt size, and quantity. 

 

Bullying Online Chat Transcript

Last night, Autism Speaks invited NYASP President Peter Faustino to host a live online chat about bullying.  The transcript of the session can be found at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-mAarl3XFgTZ7KFeNU1axQ0ZSicwyJoZCPxdmEdFlNQ/edit


(If you have problems with the link please post a comment below or email fordham.sasp@gmail.com)

YCE Thank You

Thanks to all of the Fordham students who assisted with the Young Child Expo last week!  We appreciate your taking the time to help this event run so smoothly!

Dr. Alfonso and the Fordham volunteers with Bob McGrath of Sesame Street

Fall practica

If you are planning on doing a practicum in the Fall, you should have already begun applying for sites. If you have not done so already, start applying ASAP. You should have finalized your site(s) by the end of this semester -- or at the latest the end of June.

Dr. Laracuenta

NYC DOE Practica Placements

Dear all,

If anyone is doing a practicum placement at a NYC DOE school in the Fall, you must send me your proposal for field experiences form by May 1st. Please submit electronically.

Dr. Laracuenta

Cooke Center - NYC- Field Placements

Cooke Center
If you are interested in a placement in the K-8 Grammar school, Contact Dr. Francis Tabone (ftabone@cookecenter.org).  For a placement at the High School or skills programs contact Dr. Ludi Brigatti (lbrigatti@cookecenter.org).

Dr. L.

Music For Autism

Dr. Sophie Feng Lee will be performing a special "interactive" concert as her Social Medicine Project, working in collaboration with Music for Autism. It will be their first concert in the Bronx! The concert is free for children with autism and their families and provides a wonderful framework for them to enjoy an event together to enrich the quality of their lives.
The concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 1pm and will be held at The Grand Hall, our brand new conference room at Montefiore which our president, Dr. Steven Safyer has graciously allowed us to use for free. My mentor, Dr. Yeou-Cheng Ma, is a Developmental Pediatrician at the Rose F. Kennedy Center, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, an accomplished violinist, Executive Director of the Children's Orchestra Society, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma's older sister. We will be playing a violin and viola duet of pieces from Handel/Halvorsen, Mozart, Robert Fuchs, and Scott Joplin.

If you know of any families of children with autism who live in the Bronx or nearby, please invite them to come!

 

 

Here is the link to the concert.

http://musicforautism.org/usconcertsbycity.php?city=newyork

 

Please tell those who would like to attend to please RSVP online.
Spread the word!
Thanks!

Providing Dignity for All Students

Nassau County Psychological Association Nassau Psychological Services Institute

Suffolk County Psychological Association

 Long Island University – C.W. Post

 present

Roy Aranda, Psy.D., J.D. / Karen Siris, Ed.D.

Linda Lane-Weber, M.S. / Jack Evans, J.D.

PROVIDING DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS

Date: Sunday, April 22, 2012                                    Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm

Place: L.I.U. – CW Post – Room 119, Humanities Hall - 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY

New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act becomes effective July 1, 2012. 

This program is designed to inform psychologists and school personnel in all settings,

parents, and students.