Integrating the NASP Practice Model Into Presentations: Resource Slides

• Referencing the NASP Practice Model in professional development presentations helps structure your presentation.

• It is an easy way to illustrate the model in practice.

• It helps school psychologists see their work within the context of the model and NASP’s professional standards.

• It helps decision makers see how the model supports district/school priorities, services and outcomes.

• The following slides can be incorporated and adapted into your presentations as you see fit.

• Slide notes offer suggestions on how you might adapt the slides using a sample topic (safety and bullying).

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NASP Practice Model: Relevant Domains Practices That Permeate All Aspects of Service Delivery•Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability

•Consultation and Collaboration

Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families, and Schools•Interventions and Instructional Support to Develop Academic Skills

•Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills

•School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning

•Preventive and Responsive Services

•Family-School Collaboration

Foundations of Service Delivery•Diversity in Development and Learning

•Research and Program Evaluation

•Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice

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NASP Practice Model: Relevant DomainsPractices That Permeate All Aspects of Service Delivery•Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability

•Consultation and Collaboration

Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families, and Schools•Interventions and Instructional Support to Develop Academic Skills

•Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills

•School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning

•Preventive and Responsive Services

•Family-School Collaboration

Foundations of Service Delivery•Diversity in Development and Learning

•Research and Program Evaluation

•Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice

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Professional Practices That Permeate All Aspects of Service Delivery

Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability Knowledge of varied models and methods of assessment

and data collection for identifying strengths and needs, developing effective services and programs, and measuring progress and outcomes.

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Relevance to Safety and Bullying:

•Conduct an assessment of student and adult perceptions of safety

•Identify key concerns, locations/times of highest risk, and types of bullying

•Review current safety and bullying prevention policies and practices

•Identify gaps in adult and student perceptions

•Select programs or strategies the match the specific needs of the school community

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Professional Practices That Permeate All Aspects of Service Delivery

Consultation and Collaboration Knowledge of varied models and strategies for consultation,

collaboration, and communication applicable to individuals, families, groups, and systems, and methods to promote effective implementation of services.

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Relevance to [PRESENTATION TOPIC]

•Insert relevant research, practices, strategies, etc.

•here

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Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families and Schools

Student-Level ServicesInterventions and Instructional Supports to

Develop Academic Skills knowledge of biological, cultural, and social influences on

academic skills; learning, cognitive, and developmental processes; and evidence-based curricula and instructional strategies

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Relevance to [PRESENTATION TOPIC]

•Insert relevant research, practices, strategies, etc.

•here

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Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families and Schools

Student-Level ServicesInterventions and Mental Health Services to

Develop Social and Life Skills knowledge of biological, cultural, and social influences on

behavior and mental health; behavioral and emotional impacts on learning and life skills; and evidence-based strategies to promote social-emotional functioning and mental health

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Relevance to [PRESENTATION TOPIC]

•Insert relevant research, practices, strategies, etc.

•here

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Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families and Schools

Systems-Level ServicesSchool-Wide Practices to Promote Learning

knowledge of school and systems structure, organization, and theory; general and special education; technology resources; and evidence-based school practices that promote learning and mental health.

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Relevance to Safety and Bullying:•Create a school safety team •Clarify responsibilities of all staff, parents, and students in creating a safe school environment•Teach students to skills to stop bullying•Train staff to recognize bullying risk factors and behaviors and to intervene•Provide appropriate prevention and intervention mental health services

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Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families and Schools

Systems-Level ServicesPreventive and Responsive Services

knowledge of principles and research related to resilience and risk factors in learning and mental health; services in schools and communities to support multi-tiered prevention, and evidence-based strategies for effective crisis response

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Relevance to Safety and Bullying:•Provide training to ensure that school safety efforts are integrated with other school improvement initiatives•Engage all stakeholders, including families, prevention efforts•Ensure cultural responsiveness•Establish positive discipline policies and practices•Ensure that school policies comply with state laws and school board policies.

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Direct and Indirect Services for Children, Families and Schools

System Level Services

Family-School Collaboration Services knowledge of principles and research related to family systems,

strengths, needs, and culture; evidence-based strategies to support family influences on children’s learning and mental health; and strategies to develop collaboration between families and schools

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Relevance to [PRESENTATION TOPIC]

•Insert relevant research, practices, strategies, etc.

•here

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Foundations of School Psychological Service Delivery

Diversity in Development and Learning knowledge of individual differences, abilities, disabilities, and

other diverse characteristics; principles and research related to diversity factors for children, families, and schools, including factors related to culture, context, and individual and role differences; and evidence-based strategies to enhance services and address potential influences related to diversity

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Relevance to [PRESENTATION TOPIC]

•Insert relevant research, practices, strategies, etc.

•here

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Foundations of School Psychological Service Delivery

Research and Program Evaluation knowledge of research design, statistics, measurement,

varied data collection and analysis techniques, and program evaluation sufficient for understanding research and interpreting data in applied settings

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Relevance to Safety and Bullying:

•Establish outcomes measures and a process for ongoing evaluation

•Provide open avenues for input and feedback from all stakeholders

•Ensure transparent access to bullying and other school safety data

•Use outcomes data to inform changes to policies and need for PD

•Facilitate dialogue to ensure consistency of policies and practices across settings 

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Foundations of School Psychological Service Delivery

Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice knowledge of the history and foundations of school

psychology; multiple service models and methods; ethical, legal, and professional standards; and other factors related to professional identity and effective practice as school psychologists

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Relevance to [PRESENTATION TOPIC]

•Insert relevant research, practices, strategies, etc.

•here

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NASP Practice Model Resources Onlinehttp://www.nasponline.org/standards/practice-model/index.aspx