Not Your Average School Psychologist Podcast

On today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, we talked with Dr. Lizz Dexter-Mazza and Dr. Jim Mazza about the implementation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills training in elementary, middle, and high schools. Their DBT social emotional learning curriculum provides lessons and materials for any school staff member to be able to teach the skills from DBT. They describe how to use a universal prevention approach to realize their goal of providing all students with core “life” skills on how to manage and cope with relationships. For the STEPS-E curriculum, please visit Guilford’s website: https://www.guilford.com/books/DBT-Skills-in-Elementary-Schools/Mazza-Dexter-Mazza-Rathus-Miller/9781462560202?srsltid=AfmBOoobSBGvbu-o6XNSju6zEsZJ6FyONQ1ilzRMGCQKwUyafwNk97Kg For more information about DBT in Schools, visit: https://www.dbtinschools.com/  For more information about CES, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org. 

On today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, we talked with Dr. Terry Scott about addressing the behavioral needs of students. Dr. Scott shared the importance of teaching to prevent and more effectively address problem behavior, specifically focusing on explicit instruction, opportunities to respond, and giving the student opportunities to succeed. He also talked about how to build relationships with students to set the stage for student behavioral success. For more information about CES, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org. 

On today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Ray Christner shared his expertise in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in the schools. He talked about the key differences between supportive counseling and CBT. He also discussed ways in which school psychologists can learn more about getting trained to deliver effective CBT interventions, including trainings and podcast episodes through Psyched to Practice. Check out Dr. Christner’s podcast, Psyched to Practice, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psyched-to-practice/id1640575595  For more information about CES, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org. 

On today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Matthew Burns explains the importance of using assessment tools more intentionally to inform instruction. He shares how to effectively identify student need to allow educators to appropriately intensify interventions, moving away from a reliance on poorly matched interventions and more frequent dosage. He also discusses the importance of effective problem-solving team procedures and multi-tiered systems of support frameworks, as well as information about the newly formed and free-to-join International MTSS Association.   For more information about the International MTSS Association, visit here: https://www.mtssassociation.org/For more information about the Journal for MTSS, visit here: https://www.mtssassociation.org/journal-of-mtss-jmtssFor more information about Project Read, visit here: https://www.projectread.ai/For Dr. Burns’ YouTube Channel, visit here: https://www.youtube.com/@matthewburns6803  For more information about CES, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org. 

Welcome to Season 7 of Not Your Average School Psychologist! On today's episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, we talked with Dr. Brandi Simonsen. Dr. Simonsen shared her expertise on classroom practices and highlighted three simple, essential strategies that educators can use to make a meaningful impact on student behavior. She explained how school staff can create positive classroom environments with the support of a new free professional development webinar series. For information about the free Promoting Positive Practice in the Classroom webinar series, visit here: https://www.pbis.org/event-series/promoting-positive-practice-in-the-classroom-webinars   For information on the Be+ app, visit here: https://www.pbis.org/announcements/track-positive-reinforcement-with-our-be-app  For more information about CES, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org. 

In our final episode of Season 6, we talked with Dr. Kathleen Lane about the comprehensive, integrated, three-tiered (Ci3T) model of prevention. Our listeners will hear about universal screening, building on existing successful practices, and adapting strategies for an integrated model across behavior, academics, and mental health.  Keep listening to the end to her inspirational message of hope! 

In today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden talked about the science of math, which isn’t that much different than you may think from the science of reading. We also talked about math screening and classwide math intervention, as well as the development of SpringMath as a tool for math assessment and intervention. It’s a great episode for those of you who want to know more about math! For information, visit here: https://springmath.org/. For more information, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org. 

In today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Colleen Katzenmoyer talks to us about school psychologists serving in the role of administrator. Dr. Katezenmoyer provides recommendations for becoming an administrator coming from a non-instructional position and shares meaningful tips on how to be an effective administrator by connecting with staff and students. Listen in for how you can make sure that the students in your setting are “in good hands.” 

On today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Tim Runge talked about his work at the state-wide level, implementing large-scale change in educational practices across Pennsylvania. He shared his experiences implementing a state-wide adoption of Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (IMTSS), including recommendations for how to apply basic consultation skills in larger contexts. Listen for tips on how to meet schools where they are and how to start small to make big changes a reality. Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) website: https://www.pattan.net/ Pennsylvania Intermediate Unit (IU) map: https://gis.penndot.gov/bpr_pdf_files/maps/education/statewide_iu_and_districts_web_map.pdf For more information, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org. 

In today’s episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Tai Collins talked about the effectiveness of peer-mediated interventions in supporting students’ academic and behavioral success. He also offered recommendations for adapting interventions to fit a school’s context. Through his description of building authentic opportunities for peer-mediated interventions, Dr. Collins shared tips on how to use problem-solving skills to build on students’ strengths, and how peer-mediated interventions offer unique opportunities to deliver effective interventions for Black youth and to empower minority students as leaders.For more information, visit us at www.centerforeffectiveschools.org.