New Leadership Announcement

On January 1, 2024, Drs. Julie Gettman and Chris Bedford will be taking over future operations of the school neuropsychology continuing education programs. They have formed a new organization called the School Neuropsychology Institute, which will assume management and delivery of the continuing education programming previously developed and administered by my company, KIDS. Inc. 

I originally established KIDS, Inc. in 1986, to provide school districts with a kindergarten screening test I had co-developed. In 2000, the company shifted focus to become the national leader for competency-based training in school neuropsychology. I’m proud to have been involved in the training of thousands of school neuropsychologists and feel very fortunate to have worked with the leading experts over past 23 years to help “push the field forward.” 

I am delighted that Drs. Gettman and Bedford will be taking the lead now to continue advancing school neuropsychology, and I have every confidence they will enhance the field for years to come. They have worked with me for several years, and I know they are committed to maintaining the high quality of continuing education trainings that you’ve come to expect from KIDS, Inc. 

Very little will change from your vantage point. You can continue to access training programs and other resources at www.schoolneuropsych.com, and in mid-January, you will find a new and improved website that will feature improvements to your user experience. This will be one of the first steps to enhancing your learning opportunities. For questions, suggestions, ideas, or concerns, please contact Dr. Julie Gettman, Executive Director of the School Neuropsychology Institute, at drgettman@schoolneuropsych.com. 

Sincerely, 

Dr. Daniel C. Miller

Save the date!

19th Annual School Neuropsychology Virtual Conference

March 21-23, 2024

PRECONFERENCE

Nutrition, Exercise, and Sleep: How Student Lifestyle Impacts Cognitive Functioning, Academic Performance, and Emotional/Behavioral Regulation - Naiman Khan, PhD, RD; Lauren Rain, PhD, MPH; and Chris Bedford, PhD, LP, ABSNP

REGULAR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:

• Keynote and lifetime achievement award: Executive Skills: Current Status, Future Trends - Peg Dawson, EdD, NCSP
• An Introduction to the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Advanced - Lisa W. Drozdick, PhD; Dean C. Delis, PhD, ABPP-CN; and Jennifer Puig, PhD
• Social Cognition and Social Competence in the School Context: A Neuropsychological Perspective - Miriam Beauchamp, PhD
• Comprehensive Assessment of Dyslexia: Constructs and Challenges - Nancy Mather, PhD
• Beyond "Drill & Kill": What (Neuro)Psychology Teaches Us About Math Acquisition, Facts Fluency, Mastery, and Motivation - Teresa Bailey, PhD, PhD
• Unique Needs of Gifted Children and Adolescents through the Lens of Neuropsychology - Hanna David, PhD; and Eva Gyarmathy, PhD
• Assessing Language Skills: Who is This Child Beyond the Numbers? - Lydia H. Soifer, PhD
• Genetic Disorders Impacting Cognition - Grace A. Mucci, PhD, MS, ABPdN
• Neuroscience-Informed Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety - Janene M. Donarski, PhD, LP, LMSW, CCATP, ECDCS

Registration begins January 1, 2024. Reserve your spot!

Virtual SLD Learning Opportunity

Learn from 22 speakers with one goal...to improve SLD identification!

Topics include:

• Application of theories to SLD identification
• Cutting-edge research that informs SLD identification
• Special considerations in SLD identification for culturally and linguistically diverse students 
• Improving the practice of SLD identification from multi-disciplinary perspectives
• The manifestation of SLD in reading, writing, and math and implications for intervention

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