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Membership Benefits
We’re working to make CASP more relevant to your everyday needs as a school psychologist. More online services, more information on issues that affect your job, more opportunities to make yourself more valuable in the workplace – all developed with you in mind.
CASP Website
Make www.casponline.org your connection to all things school psychology. We’re in the midst of making the website more informative, more interactive and more exciting. By the time the 2010-2011 school year starts you will find many, many changes, including a bevy of online workshops you can use, informational handouts you can share with administrators, colleagues and parents, opportunities to register for live workshops held in regions throughout the state, updates on legislation and regulations that affect how you do your job, and much, much more!
This Week at CASP
Look for this weekly email to arrive in your inbox every Tuesday or Wednesday. It will give you timely updates on online and live workshops, legislation, association news briefs – a snapshot of what is happening that week in school psychology.
Annual Convention, Winter Conference and Summer Institute
These three continuing education and networking opportunities are highly anticipated by CASP members. The annual convention features nationally known psychology experts who not only update you on school psychology issues, but motivate you to take that information and use it in your schools. Winter Conference and Summer Institute supplement the convention with added opportunities to update your school psychology knowledge, or catch a workshop or two you may have missed at the convention. With CASP membership you get major discounts to these premier events which are held in the north and south of the state during alternate years.
CASP Webcasts
Can’t attend the annual convention or the two smaller conferences? No problem! CASP will offer as many workshops from these events online as possible, within weeks after they are presented live. Plus, CASP will continue to add workshops videotaped from other venues on its website. As a CASP member, you will get major discounts to download and view these workshops.
Student Representation
The Student Leadership Council is up and running. Members run the Student Room at the Annual Convention and have taken on many other responsibilities. Student members received discounts for workshops created just for them, such as the Navigating the Job Hunt and Thriving as a New School Psychologist workshop. You are school psychology’s future! Get involved today!
Survey Opportunities
Do you have a research project and need school psychologists to respond to your online survey? CASP can assist you with a new program. Our members would be instructed to go to your online survey, which would also be linked to our website for up to 30 days. CASP members receive this benefit at a discount. See the CASP website, www.casponline.org, for more information.
CASP Today
CASP’s quarterly, online newsletter will continue to be the place for association news, messages from CASP leadership, affiliate news and the latest research. CASP Today also provides publishing opportunities for a range of writers; from those who have valuable research to share to those who wish to write about their experiences as school psychologists.
The California School Psychologist
As a CASP member, you receive a copy of the California School Psychologist, an annual journal devoted to contemporary issues in school psychology. Now published electronically, the CSP journal not only updates members on the latest school psychology research from throughout the nation, but also offers publishing opportunities. Be sure to check out the new navigation in the electronic version – click on an article title in the table of contents and it instantly appears on your screen.
Legislative and Regulatory Representation
CASP is the only organization that represents you and your professional interests before the state Legislature and various state departments, boards and commissions. Our CASP lobbyist and Legislative Committee constantly monitor proposed legislation and regulations that affect how you do your job.
Continuing Professional Development
CASP is licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences to offer continuing education units It is also licensed by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing professional development for Nationally Certified School Psychologists. Many online and live workshops qualify for these professional hours. In addition, attendance certificates are available for those of you who need to report attendance to your school district or other agency.
Information & Referral
You have access to the Association’s information and referral services, including more than a dozen committees and advisory groups designed to address specific aspects of school psychology and Association activities.
Public Awareness Campaign
CASP works to target information to specific groups and audiences including legislators, media representatives, school administrators, parents, and teachers about the profession and school psychology’s valuable contribution to the educational process.
Job Bulletin
The Job Bulletin – free for members only – offers timely information on career opportunities throughout the state and nation. It is often updated with jobs offerings in places you may not have considered. Where might you want to go? See where you may end up. Check it out today!
Local Connections
There are 16 CASP-chartered affiliate groups in California. These local school psychology organizations offer members a venue to gather and share information and resources with colleagues. Many also hold workshops with well-known instructors. CASP provides annual training opportunities and meetings for local officers to help them manage and coordinate affiliate activities. Members working in a school district where there is no affiliate may start one. Find out more today at www.casponline.org.
If you have questions about your CASP membership and the various services and benefits of membership, please call the CASP office at (916) 444-1595.
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