Afterschool PLC (Professional Learning Community) 2025-26

NHASP Members are invited to participate in our virtual Professional Learning Community! This Event is the Afterschool offering which will occur once a month. The format will be Topical Discussions: a NHASP facilitator will select a topic related to school psychology practice and lead a discussion regarding the topic. Each topic will be accompanied by a journal article.

This PLC is facilitated by current President Joe Mahoney. Please feel free to contact Joe via the membership directory on this website with any questions. If you have questions regarding any NHASP event, please contact our current President via the Contact Us form. 

The topics of Afterschool PLC in 2025-26 will be as follows: 

• October 15 - Cognitive abilities test performance of students with autism spectrum disorders - Stephenson et al. (2021) 
• November 19 - Students who have in-utero exposure to psychotropic substances - Smid et al. (2022) 
• December 17 - Students who show letter reversals in reading or writing - Treiman et al. (2014) 
• January 21 - Relationship between cognitive abilities and academic skills test scores - Caemmerer et al. (2018)
• February 18 - Side effects of stimulant medications for students with ADHD - Kidwell et al. (2015) 
• March 18 - Variability in factor/index scores and interpretation of the overall IQ - Watkins, Glutting & Lei (2007) 
• April 15 - Relationship of various performance measures to reading performance - Araujo et al. (2015) 
• May 20 - Grade retention outcomes for students - Goos, Pipa & Peixoto (2021) 

Zoom links will be sent to all Members in advance each month. Registration is not required! Hope to see you on Zoom.