BCASP

British Columbia Association of School Psychologists

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS	RESOURCES
American Psych Assn (APA) - School Psych B.C. Psychological Association (BCPA) Canadian Association of School Psychologists Canadian Psychological Association College of Psychologists of British Columbia National Assn of School Psychologists (NASP) International School Psychology Association UBC School Psychology Program Washington State Assn of School Psychologists	BCTF Special Education The National School Psychology Exam Center for the Study of Autism Teaching Children and Adults with Autism Make a Future (Careers in BC Education)
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT	FEATURED LINKS
BC Ministry of Education BC Special Programs and Special Education BC Handbook of Procedures for Graduation BC Provincial Examinations BC Ministry of Children and Families	A good resource for learning more about identifying students with autism is to view the numerous video vignettes that are located on the Autism Speaks website. The On the Cutting Edge website is a collection of online pedagogical and educational resources, developed primarily for geoscience educators. While most of the examples are taken from the geosciences, the pedagogies are appropriate for teaching in any of the core disciplines. The ABC's of Mental Health: This resource provides teachers and other education professionals with information formatted to be accessible, easy-to-use, and helpful for educators who wish to recognize and identify behaviour that causes them concern. It provides prevention and early intervention strategies to promote learning and mental health, and tips on finding help for childen with mental health problems. The Misunderstood Minds webpage, from PBS, includes some small screen presentations that suggest what it might be like to have certain educational disabilities.