COVID-19 Resources
We are facing a new reality where California school and educational psychologists are even more of a critical resource, even as you consider how to provide high-quality services during the pandemic. CASP is committed to helping our members throughout this crisis. We have gathered a wide array of resources regarding the virus, actions schools are taking, and how psychologists and others can help students. We will continue updating the posted resources as they become available. To share resources, please send an email to melaneec@casponline.org.
Back to School
- What to do about all the retention requests and requests for special education assessments?
- Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs
- MASP Return to School Guidance COVID-19
- Seeking Guidance for Reopening Schools?
- Reopening Schools in a COVID Environment – Issues on Special Education Services Districts Will Need to Address
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Back to School Infographics
- Back to School After the Pandemic Intro
- Helping Parents Prepare Their Children for Re-Opening
- Educator Mental Health Matters
- Navigating Student Stress During Return to Campus
- Deploying School Staff to Support Students’ Mental Health Needs
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Schools are finally reopening. Though there is much excitement from students, families, and teachers about returning to campus, there is also much apprehension and uncertainty. Questions about managing academic slides, safety, resolving educational inequities, and even the ongoing social, political divide weigh on everyone trying to adjust to the new normal…including the schooling experience.
Experts have all agreed attending to the mental health of everyone during reopening is crucial and is the best approach to support teaching and learning. There are a myriad of resources and advice regarding effective strategies to support students, teachers, and families. This collection of ideas, presented in infographics, aims to add to the tools to support you as site administrators in your planning before and during reopening. We hope you will find a few useful ideas for you and your school teams to build upon to smooth out your school reopening.
Contributors to these infographics:
Brian Leung, PhD., professor, LMU school psychology program
Maria Huerta, Mental Health Liaison/LEP, WACSEP; Adjunct Professor/APU
Eric Culqui,
Vira Ciro-Michel, M.S., school psychologist, LEP, BCBA WACSEP
Tom Sopp, school psychologist, Long Beach USD
Michael Hass PhD, professor, Chapman school psychology program
Doug Siembieda, executive director Special Education, Huntington Beach Union HSD
Assessment
- ECTA Center – COS Completion when Teams Can’t Meet in Person
CASP is sharing the ECTA’s links to our membership for informational purposes, it should not be viewed as an endorsement, as CASP has not reviewed it in detail. CASP members are encouraged as they review any advisory material to keep in mind their clinical judgment and best practices. If something raises questions, please share them with CASP and we will do our best to address it. - Resource Paper: Updated Assessment Guidance and Four Specific Eligibility Areas Guidance
- A Resource Paper for Practitioners: Assessment Considerations for Emotional Disturbance (member created)
- Resource Paper: School Psychology Practice During Covid – Assessment Guidance
- A member-created resource list for Psycho-Educational Assessment during COVID-19
- Position Paper: Mandated Special Assessments During the Covid-19 Shutdown
- Education and the coronavirus crisis: What’s the latest?
- Seeking guidance for reopening schools?
- Sometimes our members create resources that could be useful for other members, so we like to amplify those when we can! This document provides one potential way to deal with social distancing and other safety precautions when school goes back into session and depends on an individual’s comfort level. Furthermore, the proposal is based on a single room utilized only by one person at the district offices with a strict usage protocol (e.g., once a day, materials prepped etc.
General Information
- NASP – Graduate Internship Hours Update
- Self-care Suggestions from NASP
- ETS – Praxis Testing Postponements
- NASP COVID-19 Resource Hub
- Trainers of School Psychologists Resource Hub
- COVID-19: NASP Members Digest (Members only)
- NASP: Responding to COVID-19: Brief Action Steps for School Crisis Response Teams
- NASP: Preparing for Infectious Disease Epidemics: Brief Tips for School Mental Health Professionals
- NASP: Preparing for a Pandemic Illness: Guidelines for School Administrators and Crisis Teams
- SAMHSA: Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- CEUs
- NASP Guidelines for Graduation
- Talking to Children
US Department of Education
CA Department of Education
Students with Disabilities
- Virtual Special Education Resources
- Supplemental Fact Sheet Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities
- OCR, SpEd, ELLs, & Distance Learning Guidance and Law During School Closures Due to COVID-19
- COVID-19 School Closures and Services to Students with Disabilities
- CASE: Considerations for Special Education Administrators
- USDOE Q & A: Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Outbreak
- Charting a Course for Special Education Services During a Pandemic
- SpEd timelines
- Resources for Educating SpEd Students
Telehealth Resources
- Is It Legal to Practice Across State Lines with Online Therapy, Telemental Health & Telebehavioral Health?
- Telebehavioral Health Institute Informed Consent Library
- Position Paper: Mandated Special Assessments During the Covid-19 Shutdown
- PPS Check In Guidance Document
- Technology Checklist for School Telehealth Services
- NASP: Virtual Service Delivery in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions
- NASP: Considerations for Delivery of School Psychological Telehealth Services
- NASP: FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
- NASP Webinar: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Remote School Psychological Services
- USDOE Guidance for IDEA Service Delivery FAQ for School Psychologists
- President suspends HIPAA penalties to facilitate telehealth, effective immediately
- Notification of Enforcement Discretion for telehealth
- Healthcare Plan – Zoom
- ASCA Information
- Getting Internet Access for All Now (CDE)
- School Psychologists Providing Telehealth Services
Resources for Families and Educators
- Supporting Learning in the
COVID-19 Context - A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California’s Public Schools
- Access State Parks virtually!
- PBS Home Learning Program
- Distance Learning for Special Education
- Mindfulness for Kids
- Free Educational Resources for Distance Learning
- SAMHSA: Tips for caregivers, parents, and teachers during infectious disease outbreaks
- Handwashing and Hand Sanitizer Use at Home, at Play, and Out and About
- Talking to your children about COVID-19/Coronavirus: Parent Presentation, Children Presentation
- Teaching Kids at Home During Coronavirus: Pro Tips From Homeschoolers
- Make online abstract line art
- Animation art resources
- K-6 drawing lessons.
- Coding website that allows you to make your own characters.
- Art history games such as concentration, crossword puzzles and matching games.
- Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus) A Parent Resource: English, Spanish
- Afrocentric Homeschooling
- PE with Coach Wood
- 30 Virtual Field Trips for Kids
- Calm Yeti Mindfulness
- Free Ebooks
- Science for kids!
For LEPs
- Order Waiving Face-to-Face Training and Supervision Requirements
- Updated Statement on Telehealth to Reflect Governor’s Executive Order N-43-20
- FAQ related to Executive Order N-39-20
- Important information on Law Waivers
- California Health Corps Volunteers Needed
- BBS statement on telehealth
- BBS statement on HHS telehealth announcement
Suicide Prevention
Resources for Students
- PSA 20-07 pertaining to Pupil Personnel Services Credential Programs–PSA 20-07 presents information on the flexibility provided in the 2020-2021 Budget Trailer Bill for Pupil Personnel Services programs allowing for field practice to take place in a single school setting through June 2021.
- NASP – Graduate Internship Hours Update
- NASP Guidelines for Graduation
- Trainers of School Psychologists Resource Hub
