by The Key | May 27, 2021 | SOCIAL JUSTICE
How did we get here? In January of 2021, I published an article with two of my colleagues in the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) practitioners’ journal, The Communique. The article challenged school psychologists to investigate and acknowledge how...
by The Key | Apr 12, 2021 | SOCIAL JUSTICE
Why Ignoring White People’s Discomfort In Discussing Race Will Being Justice Forward! I am concerned with society’s desire not to make non-Black people, particularly White people, uncomfortable when discussing race. This silence only hurts Black people, yet those who...
by The Key | Mar 29, 2021 | SOCIAL JUSTICE
Initially, I wanted this post to simply say “LISTEN TO AUTISTIC VOICES”, but I understand that direction may require additional information for some folks. At the start of my career in behavior analysis, I spent a lot of time reading about the perspective...
by The Key | Mar 19, 2021 | SOCIAL JUSTICE
It seems like it was just yesterday when we were celebrating the start of Black History Month, and just like that, we are now in the middle of March. Where has the time gone? In our first blog this month, I’m highlighting a subject dear to my heart, Black children and...
by The Key | Feb 26, 2021 | SOCIAL JUSTICE
HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK OF BLACK EDUCATORS IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH Black History Month salutes the contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout history. Black people have historically worked to improve the field of education, and that tradition...
by The Key | Aug 17, 2020 | SOCIAL JUSTICE
Those words came out of my mouth one day and I just couldn’t believe it. There was silence in the room. Let me explain, I said. And I began to talk to them about how my practice has changed since COVID-19 hit the United States – and especially since it became...