SCASP hopes you will join us in October at Francis Marion University for exceptional professional learning opportunities, renewed friendships, and celebrations of the work we do!
2025 SCASP Fall Conference
Increasing Efficiency in Your Daily Practice
October 15-17, 2025
The Carter Center for Health Services
200 West Evans Street
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC 29501
This exciting and informative experience is designed to increase your efficiency in the day to day activities of being a School Psychologist as well as best practices in evaluations for developmental disorders and ASD. You also won’t want to miss our Friday mini-sessions, including EdPlan updates, new SLD requirements, suicide interventions, and the use of growth rates in eligibility determinations. We are really looking forward to meeting you all at our complimentary cocktail hour on the patio at Victors!
All attendees have the opportunity to attend the conference for credit through SCASP or to earn course credit through Winthrop University
You can access the 2025 Fall Conference Schedule here
We have reserved room blocks at two great hotels in Florence:
The Hyatt Place, Florence
room rates from $139 per night
Click on the link below and use this code: G-SCAS
Hyatt | Select Room
or click here: https://www.hyatt.com/shop/rooms/flozf?checkinDate=2025-10-14&checkoutDate=2025-10-17&rooms=1&adults=1&kids=0&corp_id=G-SCAS&accessibilityCheck=false
The Hotel Florence
a boutique hotel with room rates from $179 per night
Click on the link below and use this code: 90B
Available Rooms - Hotel Florence, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
or click here: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=FLOATUP&arrivalDate=2025-10-14&departureDate=2025-10-17&groupCode=90B&room1NumAdults=1&aarpRate=
We hope to see you all in October!!
Fall 2025 SCASP Conference Schedule
Wednesday, October 15, 2025: Virtual or In-Person
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Snacks/Coffee and Registration
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Two Half-day Workshops
Dr. Donna Berghauser is a Florida-licensed and Nationally Certified School Psychologist with over 20 years' experience working in school, community, and private practice settings. She currently supports clinicians and educators throughout the Southeast as an Assessment Consultant with WPS. She earned her Doctorate of Psychology from Nova Southeastern University and is an adjunct professor within their school psychology training program. Donna is a Past President of the Florida Association of School Psychologists (2017-2019) and has held several roles with the organization since. Her professional interests include culturally sensitive assessment and intervention, training and leadership development, and systems change. In her leisure, she enjoys travelling, visiting local coffee shops, and hanging out with her fluffy dog– Cosmo.
Dr. Berghauser will be presenting a morning session on The ABCs of Developmental Assessments, which will encompass assessing young children as they transition into the school setting. It will review evaluation methods that can be utilized in a holistic evaluation of young children. Particular emphasis will be placed on assessment and eligibility considerations for children with developmental delays and intellectual disabilities.
Dr. Berghauser will be presenting an afternoon session on Piecing it Together: Revisiting Best Practices in ASD Evaluations, which will provide an overview of ASD and assessment considerations needed for clinical and educational decision-making. Discussions include diagnostic and eligibility considerations, multi-disciplinary tools for fulfilling assessment requirements (including pragmatic language skills), and educational planning outcomes.
Thursday, October 16, 2025: Virtual or In-Person
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Snacks/Coffee and Registration
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Two Half-day Workshops
Dr. Jerry L. Turner is a Licensed Educational Psychologist in California (LEP #2966) and holds parallel credentials in Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. He serves as President of Individualized Educational Psychology, Inc., where he conducts independent psycho-educational evaluations, and delivers professional development for school psychologists. Additional certifications include Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist and State of California mediator. Earlier service as a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant during Operation Desert Storm informs his commitment to resilience, equity, and student well-being.
Dr. Turner is the author of “AI for School Psychologists” (2025), “So You Are a School Psychologist” (2020), and several other practitioner texts. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at California Baptist University, College of the Desert, Copper Mountain College, and Chapman University, and presents regularly for the National Association of School Psychologists and the California Association of School Psychologists. His current interests include strengths-based autism assessment, artificial intelligence applications in school psychology, and mentoring early-career practitioners. Away from the lecture hall he enjoys piloting his instrument-rated single-engine aircraft.
Dr. Turner will be presenting a morning session on Maximizing School Psychologist Efficiency with AI and Effective Strategies. The field of school psychology is continually evolving, with increasing demandson practitioners to manage large caseloads while maintaining quality of work.This workshop is designed to equip school psychologists with practical tools andstrategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness through the integration ofartificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technology techniques using softwarealready available to school psychologists. By leveraging advanced use of Word,Excel, Outlook, and Google Workspace, psychologists can optimize time, reduceworkload stress, and ensure high-quality service delivery to students.
Dr. Turner will be presenting an afternoon session on Leveraging Technology for Effective School Psychology. Every skill taught in this workshop is immediately applicable to maintaining quality work through effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) and information technology (IT), despite a large caseload. This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of AI, IT, and an organizational system for effective time and email management, file back-up, calendaring, assessment scoring, PDF file creation and use, psycho-educational report writing, remote computer access, IEP meeting follow-up, and proactive communication. The workshop demonstrates how leveraging AI and IT streamlines the process from assessment plan through the IEP meeting. You will leave the workshop with proven and practical techniques, skills, resources, and procedures, not just theory.
Friday, October 17, 2025: In-Person only
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Snacks/Coffee and Registration
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote Address:
Shawna Rader Kelly, NASP President-Elect
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM Mini sessions
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch on your own
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Mini-sessions continued
2:30 PM – 3:50 PM Mini-sessions continued
Mini-session topics will include the following:
- EdPlan Updates
- SLD updates from the State Department of Ed.
- An overview of the importance of suicide assessment and intervention in schools
- How to track student growth during instruction and intervention
- Determining IDEA eligibility for multi-lingual learners
- New practitioner session (if schedule permits) (typically after lunch)
