Susan Jarmuz-Smith participates in planning committee for Futures of School Psychology Conference

Susan Jarmuz-Smith, M.S., visiting assistant lecturer in the Psychology Department, is a member of an international planning committee for the Futures of School Psychology Conference.  The goal of the conference is to engage faculty and practitioners across the globe in planning the direction of the profession of school psychology for the next ten years. 

The conference is entirely online and is split into three main themes: Leadership, Critical Skills, and Advocacy.  Each theme is addressed in an online, interactive webinar with intensive follow-up through the completion of an action planning handbook.

The conference has received over 4,000 individual and group registrations and began on October 8, 2012, with the Leadership session.  The Critical Skills session was held on October 26, and the final session, Advocacy, will occur November 10, 2012.

More information can be found on the conference website.