School Psychology at Cal State La

GiveBackBox.com Free shipping label to donate clothes! Print a receipt for taxes too! (If you’re local, I’ll take any clothing donations to my school to fill up The EOC Closet for when my students can return to school!)

Are your schools remaining closed this January? How are you making distance learning a success for the kids you work with? https://abc7.com/8955829/

Another winter break event that we hope provides the self-care and professional learning opportunities you need. This event is FREE with pre-registration: Strategies for Mending Our Wounds: Recovering from School Crisis through Art and Ritual. https://schoolcrisishealing.org/strategies-for-mending-our/

The School Psychology Conference at Sacramento State "Road to Resilience" will provide professional development in the areas of social justice, student and professional well-being, and adaptations during COVID-19. This year, the conference will take place live on Zoom on January 7 and 8, 2021. Additionally, a recording of the event will be sent to all registered attendees and can be viewed asynchronously. Click here for the registration form for the Road to Resilience conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-resilience-virtual-sch

Please join us on Wednesday, November 4th at 4:30 PM PT for a book talk with the editors of Queer and Trans Migrations: Dynamics of Illegalization, Detention, and Deportation. QUEER AND TRANS MIGRATIONS BOOK TALK & FIRESIDE CHAT 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM PT Join the talk on zoom by registering here: https://bit.ly/QueerTransMigrations

Registration for the NASP 2021 Virtual Convention is now open and almost all of the live and on-demand sessions are posted online! Register by Wednesday, January 27, 2021 to save $50 with the early registration rate. The first 3,000 registrants to register by that date will receive a "Packet of Possibilities" in the mail containing some NASP goodies! http://nasp.informz.net//Virtual%20Convention%20Registrati

This. Hits. Hard. The inability to receive support from others is a trauma response. Your I don’t need anyone, I’ll just do it all myself conditioning i...s a survival tactic. And you needed it to shield your heart from abuse, neglect, betrayal, and disappointment from those who could not or would not be there for you. From the parent who was absent and abandoned you by choice or the parent who was never home from working three jobs to feed and house you. From the lovers who offered sexual intimacy but never offered a safe haven that honored your heart. From the friendships and family who ALWAYS took more than they ever gave. From all the situations when someone told you we’re in this together or I got you then abandoned you, leaving you to pick up the pieces when shit got real, leaving you to handle your part and their part, too. From all the lies and all the betrayals. You learned along the way that you just couldn’t really trust people. Or that you could trust people, but only up to a certain point. Extreme-independence IS. A. TRUST. ISSUE. You learnt: if I don’t put myself in a situation where I rely on someone, I won’t have to be disappointed when they don’t show up for me, or when they drop the ball... because they will ALWAYS drop the ball EVENTUALLY right? You may even have been intentionally taught this protection strategy by generations of hurt ancestors who came before you. Extreme-independence is a preemptive strike against heartbreak. So, you don’t trust anyone. And you don’t trust yourself, either, to choose people. To trust is to hope, to trust is to be vulnerable. Never again, you vow. But no matter how you dress it up and display it proudly to make it seem like this level of independence is what you always wanted to be, in truth it’s your wounded, scarred, broken heart behind a protective brick wall. Impenetrable. Nothing gets in. No hurt gets in. But no love gets in either. Fortresses and armor are for those in battle, or who believe the battle is coming. It’s a trauma response. The good news is trauma that is acknowledged is trauma that can be healed. You are worthy of having support. You are worthy of having true partnership. You are worthy of love. You are worthy of having your heart held. You are worthy to be adored. You are worthy to be cherished. You are worthy to have someone say, You rest. I got this. And actually deliver on that promise. You are worthy to receive. You are worthy to receive. You are worthy. You don’t have to earn it. You don’t have to prove it. You don’t have to bargain for it. You don’t have to beg for it. You are worthy. Worthy. Simply because you exist. -Jamila White, @inspiredjamila

DRC provides past-recorded and captioned webinars on many topics, including: Paws for Assistance - A Guide to Psychiatric Service & Emotional Support Animals ...Best Practices for Employers & Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic Achieve A Better Life Experience (ABLE) Through A CalABLE Account View them here: https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/events/past-webinars

http://www.stepsproject.org/ Find out more about the STEPS Project! STEPS is a new research study at Loma Linda University that offers a FREE online 8-week intervention for parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Learn stress reduction techniques and parenting skills too!

Cal State LA MFA students are hosting a "virtual" play, which is also a masters thesis in the drama/performing arts department. The play is The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time & shows begin next week. Tickets are free! Once you have made the reservation you should receive the link for viewing it: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/40566

SAVE THE DATE! LGBTQ+Race: Intersectionalities and Implications for the K12 Classroom A panel of diverse educators from the CSU and the wider education community will share both vulnerable experiences and expert insights into how educators can increase their awareness of and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. ... Live Webcast Presented by Educator Preparation and Public School Programs (EPPSP) October 16, 2020 Presentation: 10:00 AM 12:00 NN PT (Lobby opens 10 minutes prior to live session) REGISTRATION* Register via this link by 10/14/2020. https://forms.gle/xW8mJ7UCwabA2rYT9 When registering, you will need to provide: 1. Full name 2. Title and Department 3. Campus and email address

Join us for our first information session on October 13th if you are interested in applying to our graduate program for admission beginning Fall 2021. Applications are now open!

https://www.calstatela.edu/deanofs/cal-state-la-food-pantry The campus food pantry is now able to have students sign up to drive through to pick up food items.

Join us on Tuesday for the next SPSA meeting! Please send us a message if you need the login information.

For more updated resources on supporting YOUR students

Time to learn more about a PhD in Special Education!

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