DEALING WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS

Asking for an Independent Educational Evaluation (video)

Melanie Watson: An Intelligent, Knowledgeable, and Committed Special Education Advocate.

EVIDENTIARY PROCEEDINGS, DAUBERT, & RELATED 

Federal Rules of Evidence

Summary of the Daubert Decision

Cognitive Bias & Forensics

Ward v Eastern Michigan University

GETTING LICENSED IN TEXAS

Licensed Professional Counselor – Academic Requirements

Licensed Professional Counselor – Application Procedures

Licensed Psychological Associate

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor

Good news! The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (TSBEP), under mandate from the legislative Sunset Commission and the Texas legislature recently (and finally) has approved procedures for independent practice for suitably experienced licensed psychological associates. For what in fullest transparency can only have been a need to regulate the market for psychological services in the state, the Texas Psychological Association has long opposed such a move. Just has been served…, finally. 

DISORDERS, DIAGNOSIS, & RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Electrical Brain Activity May Spot Autism Risk
Using EEGs to Diagnose ASD in Infants
A Dog and a Little Boy with Autism (from Dodo)
A Pit Bull and a Boy with Autism (from Udemy)

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Learning Disorders (Specific Learning Disabilities)
Dyscalculia (from Attitude)
The Dyslexia Handbook (Texas)
Types of Dyslexia from Wikipedia

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National Center for Learning Disabilities

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Is This Patient Suicidal?