Professional Consultation

 I provide consultation services to school districts in several areas:

  • Response to Intervention and Multi-tiered Systems of Support

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Inclusionary Services

  • Independent Evaluations for Psychoeducational Referrals

  • Crisis Prevention and Response

I contract through Hands on Therapy PSC to provide psychoeducational assessment services for districts in need of assistance. There is a lack of school psychologists in Kentucky, with some school districts operating without a school psychologist! For those districts without school psychology services, I am available to complete required psychoeducational evaluations for initial special education referrals and tri-annual reevaluations.

I am also available for consultation with administrative teams to discuss and problem-solve areas of need or to provide professional development opportunities for teachers and professionals. An example of some of my invited presentations include:

Class wide management interventions. Invited presentation for the Bangladesh School Psychology Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

Evidence-based classroom behavioral interventions. Invited presentation for the Hungarian Kindergarten and School Psychology Organization, Budapest, Hungary.

School-based interventions using single-case design. Invited presentation at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Special Needs Education, Budapest, Hungary.

Fidgets, stability balls, and other devices: Should we use them? Invited live presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists virtual conference.

PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Workshop 2: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools, 3rd Edition. 2-day workshop to Kentucky Association of School Psychology.

Psychological first aid for school personnel. Professional development presentation to teachers in Youngstown and surrounding areas, Youngstown, OH

Best Practices for the Inclusion of Students with Autism. Professional development presentation to teachers in Youngstown and surrounding areas, Youngstown, OH.

The Color Wheel System: An Evidence-Based Tier 1 Intervention. Professional development presentation given to teachers in Hubbard Schools, Hubbard, OH.

Review of the Special Education Categories and Criteria. In-service presentation given to teachers in Blount County Schools, Blount Co., TN.

Understanding and Using Information from Psychoeducational Reports. In-service presentation given to teachers in Blount County Schools, Blount Co., TN.

Overview of the RtI2 Process using Case Study. In-service presentation given to Title 1 teachers in Blount County Schools, Blount Co., TN.

Writing Instructionally Appropriate IEPs. In-service presentation given to special education teachers in Blount County Schools, Blount Co., TN.