Sunday, Sep 07, 2008

SPP 033: Climate Control in the Classroom Continued

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Climate control in the classroom returns as a regular segment on the school psychology podcast. In this installment, the correct balance of attention and praise to optimize the classroom climate is discussed.

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Saturday, Aug 30, 2008

SPP 032: Teacher Web Tools

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Various websites offer resources for teachers. The internet is a great tool for researching, organizing and sharing of resources. I will focus on those resources that might be useful for teachers. In this podcast we scratch the surface and explore a few promising and helpful resources for educators.

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Monday, Aug 25, 2008

SPP 031: ADHD Resources: CHADD

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The organization CHADD is highlighted in this episode. This excellent resource for people with ADHD, parents, teachers and professionals provides education, research, advocacy, diagnostic and treatment information, and guidance as to which treatments are proven to be effective and which are not.

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Monday, Aug 18, 2008

SPP030: Dyslexic Brains

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New research indicates that there are parts of the brain of people with dyslexia that can change in response to intensive remediation. This episode reviews what we know about dyslexia, dispells some misconceptions and reviews scientific findings.

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Sunday, Aug 10, 2008

SPP 029:Schizophrenia and Nature Versus Nurture

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Dr. Weisz discusses Schizophrenia, research regarding its biology and genetics, and addresses some issues about the nature versus nurture debates regarding mental and behavioral disorders.

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Sunday, Aug 03, 2008

SPP 028: Climate Control in the Classroom

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The benefits of positive climate in the classroom are contrasted with the problems of a negative climate. Ideas from Dr. Lori Newcomer's presentation and article on Positive Behavior Support in the Classroom are featured in this episode.

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Saturday, Jul 26, 2008

SPP 027: Psychiatry Denial, Autism Bashing, Misinformed Radio Show Jocks and Other Pet Peeves

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In this episode, psychiatry denial is explored with a discussion of Michael Savage's comments about autistic children and Dr. Thomas Szasz's criticisms of psychiatry. Dr. Weisz points out the fallacies in these criticisms of psychiatric diagnoses.

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