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Event Description Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Summer in the City
Sponsored by MSPP’s School Psychology Program
Come to Newton/Boston in July for an engaging learning opportunity at MSPP. Pursue classes in a subject area that will enrich your understanding and strengthen your professional skills. Enjoy all that Boston and environs have to offer. There will be additional expenses for books or packets in some courses as well as food, lodging and entertainment.
Accommodations: Sheraton Needham Hotel. The hotel is convenient to Routes 128/95. The hotel has restaurants and is convenient by car to MSPP.
Bilingual and Culturally Competent Assessment
Monday–Thursday, July 15–18, 22–25, 2013
2:45 – 6:00 pm at MSPP
Clemente Vega, PsyD, instructor
This course covers research and practice with culturally diverse populations, including bilingual language development. Assessment measures of language ability (English and other languages) such as the BVAT, WJ-III oral language scale will also be covered. Nonverbal assessments are also taught including use and misuse of English- and other-language standardized psychological tests such as the WISC-IV, WJ-III, and the BATERIA-III Woodcock-Muñoz. The course will cover use of informal and curriculum-based assessments, use of interpreters, and the non-standardized translations of English-normed tests. Factors to consider when assessing or determining the eligibility of a culturally diverse student for special education services are also covered, including acculturation level, consistency of educational background, services received before coming to the US, culture-specific factors, teacher report and experience, informal assessments, curriculum based assessments, response to intervention, other assessment scores (e.g. achievement, speech and language), laws associated with the assessment of culturally diverse students, and standards for the educational, and psychological testing of bilingual and culturally diverse students.
Program Code: BCCA
24 CE Credits
Fee: $675
Location: at MSPP, Newton
Clemente Vega, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with specialty training in neuropsychology. He currently has appointments as assistant professor in the Neurology Department at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, and as instructor in the Psychiatry Department at Harvard School of Medicine. He received his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Carlos Albizu University in Miami, Florida, and his clinical training from Miami Children’s Hospital (internship) and Yale University School of Medicine (fellowship). Event Type:Continuing Education Program Category:Assessment & Testing Early registration ends on Jan 24, 2013.
Regular registration starts on Jan 25, 2013 and ends on Jul 04, 2013.
Late registration starts on Jul 05, 2013.
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Registration Fees
| Fee Type | Early | Regular | Late |
| Bilingual and Culturally Competent Assessment (BCCA) | | Member Fee: | $675.00 | $675.00 | $675.00 | | Non-Member Fee: | $675.00 | $675.00 | $675.00 |
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