New Resources for Student Support Services Professionals

Resources for speech-language pathologists presented at ASHA, November, 2007 by Donna D. Merritt, Ph.D., CCC, SERC consultant.

Integrated Student Support Services

SERC's Integrated Student Support Services Initiative (ISSS) addresses removing barriers to student learning through professional development opportunities for support services professionals and the colleagues and families with whom they collaborate within schools and the community. ISSS focuses on the educational, communication, cultural, emotional, and health needs of students. It addresses Connecticut's achievement gaps by considering prevention, early intervention, intervention, and crisis response in support of student academic performance and healthy development. ISSS supports the interdisciplinary efforts of teams, as well as the discipline-specific needs of the professions it serves: occupational therapy, physical therapy, school counseling, school nursing, school psychology, school social work, and speech-language pathology.

Articles

Supporting Student Success By Building Resiliency Skills

Is Hyperactive Behavior the Real Problem?

Vocabulary Instruction Through Stories and Expansion: “Promising Practice” Ideas for Closing Connecticut’s Achievement Gaps

Typical Speech and Language Development for School-Age Children: A Checklist for School Nurses

Integrated Student Support Professionals

• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• School Counselors
• School Nurses
• School Psychologists
• School Social Workers
• Speech-Language Pathologists

For more information, please contact:
SERC Consultants: Ruth D. Kirsch, Ph.D.,LCSW, (860) 632-1485 (ext. 364) or Donna D. Merritt, Ph.D., CCC, ext. (337)