Psych LiveWire
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In this issue:
Coming soon: Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool (NUCOG)
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5) workshops, Sydney
PsychProfiler workshops, Sydney
ACER Bookshop
UNIT and SB5 demonstration dvds
Learn about Psychological assessments and resources published and distributed by ACER
Upcoming training and New Releases
Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool (NUCOG), by Mark Walterfang and
Dennis Velakoulis due in August
Due to be released in August, NUCOG, the Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool, is a cognitive screening tool for the major cognitive domains (attention, memory, language, executive and visuospatial function).
Read more about NUCOG
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5) workshops, Sydney
Eirini Lammi, ACER's Sydney Consultant has been busy presenting training workshops to School Counsellors on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5). The format of the workshop covered a brief introduction, administration, scoring and interpretation. The School Counsellors also had an opportunity to use the resource and then have an informal discussion about specific case studies. The overall comments of the workshop were very positive.
If you have any queries or would look like to organise a SB5 workshop, please contact Eirini Lammi on 02 8338 6804 or lammi@acer.edu.au
PsychProfiler workshops, Sydney
ACER Sydney proudly sponsored two workshops in February 2008 conducted by the chief author of PsychProfiler, Dr Shane Langsford. The workshops were attended by psychologists from different fields including the Department of Education and Training, Anglicare, Westmead Children’s Hospital and private practitioners. The attendees were very appreciative to have an opportunity to meet the author in person and excited about the applications of PsychProfiler in the various professional settings.
If you would like to register interest in attending a workshop about PsychProfiler please contact Eirini Lammi on (02) 8338 6804 or lammi@acer.edu.au
ACER Bookshop
A reminder that ACER has opened a bookshop at 19 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell, Victoria.
ACER's Bookshop can supply you with resources from a range of publishers, including ACER's own publications. If there is a specific resource you would like to view, please contact the bookshop prior to your visit to ensure the resource is in stock.
To contact our Bookshop, please phone 03 9277 5490 or email bookshop@acer.edu.au You are welcome to visit the Bookshop Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
If you are visitng the ACER offices in Melbourne, please be reminded that we have moved to 19 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell from 347 Camberwell Road, Camberwell.
UNIT and SB5 demonstration dvds
ACER has produced demonstration dvds to assist you with understanding and implementing the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT) and the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5).
If you are interested in further information about demonstration dvds for UNIT or SB5, please contact Marian Power at power@acer.edu.au
For further information about the UNIT, visit UNIT
For further information about the SB5, visit SB5
Learn about Psychological assessments and resources published and distributed
by ACER
Our Psychology consultants offer presentations to organisations or groups of Psychology professionals who are interested in learning about Psychological assessments and resources published and distributed by ACER. These presentations will also explain how the the assessments and resources can enhance your work with clients.
If you are interested in attending a presentation, please contact Marian or Eirni to arrange a suitable time and place for the session.
Marian Power | t: (03) 9277 5411 | e : power@acer.edu.a
Eirni Lammi | t: (02)
8338 6804 | e: lammi@acer.edu.au
Upcoming training
and New releases
Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised ( ADI-R) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) training
Annie's Centre, based in Sydney is running ADOS and ADI-R training in May.
Dates:
ADOS: Monday 5 May – Friday 9 May (inclusive)
ADI-R: Wednesday 14 May - Friday 16 May (inclusive)
Location:
Annie’s Centre, Suite 2, 122a Belmore Road, Randwick, NSW 2031
Contact:
t: + 61 2 9314 5793 | e: anne.chalfant@anniescentre.com | w: www.anniescentre.com
For further information about ADI-R and ADOS, visit ADI-R and ADOS
Student Wellbeing and Disability workshops
Everybody's Different: Body Image: Eating disorders, self esteem and weight issues in primary and secondary schools
Presented by Dr Jenny O'Dea
Dates and Location:
Tuesday 15 April, Geelong
Wednesday 16 April, Forest Hill
Thursday 17 April, Moonee Ponds
Friday 18 April, Bendigo
Download Form or Register Online
A whole school and whole classroom approach to including students with special educational needs
Presented by Ruth Schmidt Neven
Dates and Location:
May 6 OR August 27,
Camberwell
Download Form or Register Online
Understanding and working with students with ADHD (primary focus)
Presentede by Ruth Schmidt Neven
Dates and Location:
March 5 OR July 30, Camberwell
Download Form or Register Online
For further information and more workshops, visit ACER's Centre for Professional Learning
Teacher-Parent Collaboration:
Early childhood to adolescence, by Dr Louise Porter
Teacher-Parent Collaboration outlines how teachers can respond to the needs of parents whose sons or daughters have disabilities or chronic illness, are gifted learners, are displaying disruptive or aggressive behaviour (including bullying) at school, or whose families are enduring adversity or child neglect or abuse.
This book describes how teachers can collaborate with parents to resolve these challenges to improve the children's functioning and achievement throughout their education years.
To view the contents pages of Teacher-Parent Collaboration, visit
contents pages
About the Author
Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), M.Gifted.Ed, Dip.Ed is a child psychologist and trained teacher with almost 30 years' experience working with young children, their parents and educators. She has published widely and is currently an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia.
For further information or to order Teacher-Parent Collaboration, visit ACER's online shop at Teacher-Parent Collaboration