Dr. Nora Katona took over the duties of President at the ISPA General Assembly at the Colloquium in Athens in July, 2005.

Dr. Helen Bakker has been elected as the new President-elect of ISPA and has assumed her duties at the ISPA General Assembly at the Colloquium in Athens in July, 2005.

Dr. Roger Chauvette took over from Nevin Dolek as the Colloquium Coordinator as of August, 2004.

Standards for Accrediting Professional Preparation Programs in School Psychology

NEW PROJECT: During the past year Shane Jimerson, Tom Oakland and Peter Farrell have been working with colleagues around the world to pilot a process to gather information about school psychology in different countries. Based on the success of these efforts, SAGE Publications has asked them to develop The Handbook of International School Psychology. This Handbook will provide information regarding the context, origins, history, current status, infrastructure, preparation, roles, functions, responsibilities, current issues, and seminal references in school psychology from various countries.

Research Committee update, March, 2005.

Violence Against Children in the School Community - A program of research by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Education International (EI), and ISPA. ISPA's Children's Rights and Research Committees (chaired by Stuart Hart and Shane Jimerson) request that you complete a survey on violence against children.

Bullies to Buddies: How to turn your enemies into friends. A new book by ISPA member Izzy Kalman on how to cope effectively with bullying - an innovative and creative approach to the problem. ISPA members can buy the book at a reduced price by contacting Izzy at: izzy@bullies2buddies.com
For more information, go to Izzy's website at: http://bullies2buddies.com/audio_cd/index.html

School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference.

The International School Psychology Survey Project: Seeking country coordinators.

•      ISPA UN Liaison Committee Reports

Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The NASP Children's Fund has a "Youth Empowerment Mini-Grant" project.

The 2005/6/7 Membership Forms are online. You can now fill in a membership form and transfer your fees online.  CLICK HERE to access the secure online Membership Form.

Or: Click to download and print the forms (pdf file)

THE UNITED NATIONS has granted special consultative status to ISPA

At its session in July 2004 the Economic and Social Council of the UN has decided to grant special consultative status to ISPA. The new status means that ISPA may designate official representatives to the United Nations Headquarters in New York and to the offices in Geneva and Vienna. Needless to say, a regular presence of ISPA representatives at relevant meetings will allow us to implement effectively and fruitfully the provisions for this consultative relationship.

The Executive Committee is very pleased that the Council has decided to honor ISPA with its confidence. As ISPA is requested to submit quadrennial reports, it is important for us to maintain detailed records of our activities.

How ISPA can meet the many challenges in relation to the new status granted of UN shall be an important item for e-mail discussions in the coming months between the members of the Executive Committee and other ISPA-members. At the EC meeting in February 2005 we will consider the possibilities and agree a plan of action.

Jean-Claude Guillemard and Stuart Hart are to be thanked for their faithful and long standing work as ISPA representatives at UN-meetings in Geneva and Paris. Indeed their competent and dynamic efforts during the years has been important in establishing the new status ISPA has been granted. Jean-Claude Guillemard has for several years been the ISPA-UNESCO liaison officer and serves as the secretary of the reflection Group of UNESCO-NGOs on Education For All. Stuart Hart’s  involvement on Children’s Rights has been an important ongoing activity of the Association and his work has been the focus of several meetings at ISPA colloquia.