Top 3 School Psychology Podcasts 2024
Educators are the backbones of our society as they are the ones who mold the minds of future generations. School Psychology is a relatively small but demanding specialty industry. School Psychologists study strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental problems that impact students’ learning. They partner with families, school administrators, teachers, and other professionals to create a supportive, safe, and healthy learning environment. As a psychologist, it’s important to continue learning about different practices, experiences, and strategies. Listening to podcasts can be a great tool to expand your knowledge. In this blog, we are going to list our top 3 school psychology podcasts you should be listening to!
Top 3 School Psychology Podcasts 2024
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- Not Your Average School Psychologist
Launched in September of 2023, the Devereux Center for Effective Schools (CES) created the podcast, Not Your Average School Psychologist. This podcast is made up of a team of CES members. This team includes Director Lisa Thomas, Ph.D., NCSP; Assistant Directory Laura Rutherford, Ph.D., NCSP, BCBA; and Consulting and Research Psychologists Rachel Eisenberg, Ph.D., NCSP, and Janna Sanders, Ph.D., BCBA. All the podcasts team members are part of the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. The Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is one of the nations largest and oldest nonprofit providers of behavioral healthcare.
The podcast strives to be a resource for school psychologists to learn about evidence-based practices from a behavioral perspective but a focus on the implementation of all aspects of the NASP practice model. Their goal is to help school psychologists maximize their impact on the communities and students they serve. Topics they cover include effective social emotional screening, supporting teachers to improve academic performance, suicide preventions, and more. They post an average of two times a month.
Where you can listen: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible
Website:
https://www.devereux.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=ces_podcast_launch
- The Prepared School Psych
The Prepared School Psych Podcast is hosted by Jenny Ponzuric. Jenny is a Licensed Educational Psychologist and has worked in the field for over 20 years. Not only does she provide school site training, but she also provides district and SELPA-level training on a variety of topics. These topics include the Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) Model for identification of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and Multi-Tier System of Supports/Response to Instruction and Intervention (MTSS/Rtl2). Jenny has provided over 100 school districts training, assessed over 500 of student’s learning needs, and has provided over 50 online learning modules for school psychologists.
Jenny describes her podcast as the “go-to resource for navigating the world of School Psychology with confidence and expertise”. She covers multiple topics such as tips for organization and productivity, how to ace your school psychologist interview, how to navigate student behavior, and embracing neurodiversity. She posts an average of four times a month.
Where you can listen: Apple Podcasts and Spotify
Website: https://jennyponzuric.com/
- Psychology in the Classroom
Last but certainly not least, we have the Psychology in the Classroom podcast hosted by Lucinda Powell, BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA, CPsychol. With a BSc in Philosophy and Psychology and an MA in Special and Inclusive education, she provides an educational podcast from personal experience. She currently resides as an Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning at a school in South Oxfordshire. Lucinda has over 20 years of experience as a psychology teacher.
Psychology in the Classroom podcast is described as taking “psychological research and translating it for classroom teachers so they can effectively apply it to their teaching practice to help improve outcomes for their students. Interviews with leading psychologists and other experts in the field of education, as well as deep dives into educational theory and a little bit of neuromyth busting”. Lucinda posts an average of 4 times per month on these topics. As a school psychologist, listening to this podcast gives you the advantage of looking through the lens of a psychology teacher and learning how to pass on valuable information to teachers in your school.
Where you can listen: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Podcasts
Website: https://changingstatesofmind.com/podcast
Conclusion
Podcasts are a great tool to continue expanding your knowledge. Since podcasts can enable connections globally, it allows for a more diverse and bigger group of people to have a voice. School Psychologists can take away valuable information from these podcasts!
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