MASP is pleased to announce that we are once again sponsoring SCECHs for attending the NASP 2025 Convention. Participants can earn up to 10 SCECHs for the virtual convention and up to 32 SCECHs for the in-person convention.
Participants will be required, within two weeks of the convention, for both the in-person or virtual sessions (live or recorded), to complete the required appropriate documentation form,
and to upload that form, along with a copy of their convention receipt, to this Google Form: NASP 2025 Convention SCECH Application.
Both the documentation form and convention receipt are required at the same time: separate emails with documentation will not be accepted.
Questions can be sent to masp.scech.coordinator@gmail.com.
Please comment on the new 1% FAPE draft that was circulated last spring. This will impact many school psychologists.
1% draft:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NqnH2E6LW3eVvcU-xGAfhZdtVt9BPxLT/view?pli=1
Complete the MDE’s survey about the draft:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEAC_2024_Rubric_Feedback.
Legislation has been introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives that will increase access to mental health services for Michiganders by removing the career-long supervision requirement for LLPs. The bill, House Bill 5785, can be found here.
HB 5785 will receive its first hearing in a House Committee in the coming weeks. This means there is a chance for you and all LLPs in Michigan voice the importance of this legislation.
If you are willing to support the efforts to get HB 5785 passed, please send your name with credentials (e.g., MS, LLP, CAADC, BCBA, etc.), organization if you are part of one (with permission), phone, city/state and email to the Master’s Committee by replying directly to this email (masterscommittee@michiganpsychologicalassociation.org) or to a member of the committee, Teresea Goscicki (tgoscicki.llp@gmail.com).
We will put your information on a “card of support” the day of the hearing to be presented to the committee and put on the official legislative record. Legislators are inclined to pay attention and vote positively when they know there is a lot of support, especially if you reside in their district, so the more cards the better!
This issue is important to all LLPs in the state. We know of the overwhelming need for mental health services. The close to 4,000 LLPs available for mental health services for Michigan citizens can address the shortage we currently face. By removing the career-long supervision and becoming an independent provider, LLPs will be able to access more insurances, including Medicare and Medicaid. Additionally, this will cost the State of Michigan nothing.
MASP is pleased to offer continuing education credits (SCECH) to attendees at both the NASP 2024 in person and virtual conventions. Listed below are all the required documentation to earn SCECH credit.
Please submit all documentation at the same time and within two weeks of the annual convention OR two weeks within viewing the live or recorded virtual sessions.
NASP 2024 Annual Convention
NASP 2024 Annual Convention Schedule & Form
MASP recently established a Scholarship Program to financially support current graduate students from minoritized and marginalized backgrounds to school psychology, in order to encourage and support a diverse workforce of Michigan school psychologists that more closely matches the student demographics in Michigan. We need your help to raise money for this scholarship this year AND make this effort sustainable in the long term by eventually creating an endowed fund. Any amount is welcome to support a diverse future of school psychology! Please donate here.
By Tom Fagan
Volume 51 Issue 6, pp. 26–27
Charles Redwood Deupree was born on December 11, 1950, in Cincinnati, OH and died after a brief and brave bout with cancer in Muskegon, MI on January 25, 2023, at age 72. His parents were James and Mary Deupree, who divorced when Charlie was age 8. His father worked for Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati, and his mother was a homemaker who liked the term “household engineer.” Charlie attended Lotspeich Elementary School (Grades 1–6), Cincinnati Country Day School (Grades 7–10), and in 1969 graduated from Wooster School in Danbury, CT (Grades 11–12), where he played football and hockey, managed to sneak his car on campus, and participated in and was on the receiving end of legendary classmate pranks. He always bragged he graduated in the top 25 of his class (in a class of 25 students). He received his BA degree in education from the University of Denver (1969–1973), his MA in psychology at Western Michigan University (1973–1974) for temporary approval as a school psychologist, and then studied at Western Michigan University and Michigan State University (1974–1976) to receive full approval. During college he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and held “Life Loyal Sigma Chi” status.
Charlie worked as a school psychologist for the Ionia County Intermediate School District and Ionia Public Schools in Michigan from 1974 until his retirement in 2005. In retirement he established Tree House Consulting LLC, which provided consultation in school psychology and social work. Charlie was first listed as a NASP member in the 1980 directory. In addition, he was affiliated with the National and Michigan Educational Associations. He was a long-time member of the Michigan Association of School Psychologists, serving as its president in 1981–1982. He served in many capacities for NASP including Michigan delegate (1982–1986), regional director (1996–1999), and president (2001–2002). During his presidency, membership grew to 22,546; the NASP budget jumped to $4,509,747; convention attendance set a record at 4,397; and perhaps most memorable, the attack in September of 2001 occurred early in his term of office. Charlie weathered the subsequent challenges NASP dealt with through special publications, advice to schools, and NASP meetings and a convention under revised air travel security.
He worked in the startup years with NASP's Computer and Technological Applications in School Psychology special interest group and the Assistance to States Committee, which I recall as being among the most effective outreach efforts of the governance at the time. He served for several years as Nominations and Elections chair, facilitating the implementation of the online voting process, and as Membership chair (2003–2005), and on the Operations Handbook Revisions Workgroup (2007–2008). Charlie received presidential awards from Susan Safranski, Alex Thomas, and the late Carl DiMartino (who served as Treasurer during Charlie's presidency). In 2015, Charlie graciously and effectively replaced me as organizer of the NASP past-presidents roast held during the annual convention. Charlie was credentialed as a teacher and school psychologist in Michigan and held a limited licensed psychologist credential in Michigan, where he also was a licensed social worker. He held the NCSP since its inception in 1989.
He is survived by his long-time love, Sal Adama, his daughters Sally Deupree and Kate (Scott) Evans, his four grandchildren, sister Margot Deupree Taylor, brother Steve (Cynthia) Deupree, six nieces and nephews, 13 great-nieces and nephews, and his sweet pets, Sebastian and Nigel. His two daughters were by his former spouse, Barbara Warhover: Sally Deupree is a project manager for an adventure travel firm, and Kate Deupree is an interior designer for her own Kate Deupree Studio. A picture of his daughters and his close friend appeared in the May 2002 Communiqué (p. 2) which carried a picture of “Charlie's Angels.” The President's Messages that appeared in each Communiqué issue published in the 2001–2002 volume year might also offer interesting insight into Charlie's presidential term.
His avocations and hobbies included golf, boating, skiing, traveling, and photography. His obituary describes his passion for these activities and his leadership in promoting them. Regarding his most important contributions, at his 2010 roast, Charlie said:
Most might think my most valuable contribution has been my leadership and attention to detail, but for me my involvement with NASP changed my life as a school psychologist. The opportunity to work alongside so many great leaders and experts allowed me to change the way I applied my skills in the schools, and I have worked hard to impart what I have learned to other school psychologists in hopes that they too can change and broaden their role as change agents. My presidential theme of “overcoming barriers” allowed me to spread the word, and hopefully someone was listening and made changes for themselves and their districts.
The family thanks the nurses at both Trinity Hospital in Muskegon, MI and Harbor Hospice for treating Charlie with such kindness and dignity. A celebration of life will be held this summer, and more details will be provided as they develop. The family welcomes donations in Charlie's name to the White Lake Junior Golf Foundation (501c3) or your local public school district foundation. If you'd like to donate to the Golf Foundation, please make checks out to the foundation and mail to the White Lake Golf Club, 6777 South Shore Drive, Whitehall, MI 49461.
Tom Fagan: I knew Charlie at least back to the early 1980s and, although I have written numerous leadership tributes, I never thought at age 80 I would have the honor of paying tribute to him. He was a fun and effective leader. Big smile, big laugh, great sense of humor. He was easily the largest NASP president, and I often got him confused with the big ranch hand Hoss (Dan Blocker) on TV's Bonanza, or Merlin Olsen with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. A towering and gentle person.
Alex Thomas: With birth of NASP pegged at 1968, Charlie helped develop the organization from NASP's later preteen years through mature adulthood (approximately 1970 through 2015). No one can forget his raucous laughter, zest for life, devotion to hard work, love of his family, and professional commitment. (January 28, 2023)
Kathy Minke: Charlie was an outstanding leader, a kind and gentle mentor, and a great friend. He continued to provide service to NASP as a member of the Nominations and Elections Committee through the recently concluded election cycle. His deep knowledge of NASP's history and policies was an amazing asset that will not be easily replaced. He will be greatly missed. (January 28, 2023)
Sharon Petty: I keep seeing Charlie dancing the chicken with Betty Burkey. Charlie was light on his feet, a great tennis player. He called me granny. I don't know if his friend Ted Ridder is around; they worked together for a long time. He loved Rosemary (O'Donnell) and Susan (Gorin). (January 29, 2023)
Dave Peterson: I was fortunate to become friends and a professional colleague of Charlie's through our service together on the NASP Board of Directors and numerous committees, as well as through some strategic planning he enlisted Mike Curtis and I to do with the Michigan Association of School Psychologists. Charlie was a larger-than-life personality (as well a big man!) who approached everything he did with good humor, a booming voice, and a “we can do this” attitude that inspired those around him. He lived his professional and personal life with gusto, knew how to party until the wee hours, and was kind and respectful of everyone he met. He leaves us all with incredible memories and a legacy of leadership that most can only aspire to. Fair winds, my friend.
Kevin Dwyer: He contributed in so many ways to school psychology through direct service and volunteer leadership, mentoring many. Charlie took over Government and Professional Relations Committee leadership, and within a short period of time was communicating NASP's leadership in our role to Congressional staff for more funding for counseling, school psychology, and social work. He actively coordinated with groups including the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers. He kept our members connected with their representatives and was instrumental in the development of the letter writing process that continues today in its computerized structure. When Charlie took on a project, it guaranteed success. (January 30, 2023)
Bill Pfohl: Charlie was NASP through and through. He always had a passion for being involved with NASP. His big hearty laugh was memorable. He worked hard … and played hard. A diehard bone fisherman! He loved it! Will be missed for sure.
Rhonda Armistead: When Charlie became NASP president in 2001, he was one of just a few presidents who had been practicing school psychologists. He understood the fundamentals of the profession and the daily needs of its practitioners because he was one. He also understood the importance of NASP's role in supporting state associations because he had been so involved in his own state association and he realized state leaders were vital to our professional longevity. During his tenure as president, Charlie prioritized NASP's strategic planning and assistance to states. He led a strategic planning summit in Denver—the first face to face occasion in which NASP had ever asked constituent groups, including parents, their opinion of school psychologists. These initiatives continue today as mainstays of NASP operations. Personally, Charlie was kind and unpretentious—a person who rarely saw anyone he encountered as a stranger. He was comfortable with the least of us, especially preschoolers with whom he preferred working. One of Charlie's funniest stories was his describing his own student observations in preschool classrooms: sitting in those miniature chairs, just trying to blend in. I will cherish our 35+ years of friendship and the cheers he added to my life! (January 30, 2023)
With this statement, MASP calls on all school psychologists to speak out against racism, and take proactive steps to prevent the occurrence of intolerant or racist acts and recommends the immediate retirement of American Indian mascots, symbols, images and personalities by schools, colleges, universities, athletic teams and organizations.
February 17, 2023
In the wake of the tragedy at MSU, MASP President Vincent Hodge sent a message yesterday which focused on caring for those impacted by the shooting on campus. His message was not intended to diminish our efforts to advocate for effective gun safety legislation in Michigan and the nation; in fact, the MASP Executive Board remains committed to advocate for legislation that would work to prevent more senseless gun violence. Vincent himself is deeply passionate about that, but wanted to ensure we were taking time to truly grieve for those affected. This is a complex issue with multiple sets of feelings and calls for action going on at the same time.
President Hodge conveys these thoughts:
Please accept and extend my humble and heartfelt apologies. As a direct victim of, and immediate witness to, gun violence, I understand your feelings. In my effort to provide an immediate response to what was unfolding, I failed to recognize that I was triggered by this event. My statement was more of a personal reminder, and not a public instruction or statement on behalf of MASP. Please rest assured, despite this unintended miscommunication, that the MASP Executive Council (including myself) continues to support our posted position on gun violence. I am so deeply affected by what happened to those students, their families, and all students and employees on campus.
In December, 2021, the MASP Executive Board approved and adopted a Statement on School Violence Prevention which we hope can be an important advocacy tool to help support school psychologists and others in their efforts for effective consultation and systems level change to ensure that all Michigan schools can learn and thrive in a safe and supportive environment. The statement, in its entirety, can be found here: MASP Statement of School Violence Prevention. The mission of the Michigan Association of School Psychologists (MASP) is that all Michigan students achieve their fullest potential. In order to accomplish this mission, we must work to ensure that students learn and thrive in school environments that are safe and free from violence. MASP joins the call for the passage of common sense and reasonable gun safety legislation in Michigan, as well as to increase the availability of school psychologists and access to comprehensive school mental and behavioral health services.
February 16, 2023 Dear Colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I must report that an act of gun violence has violated the peace of Michigan State University’s campus. February 13 th , at approximately 8:30 pm shots were fired in Berkey Hall, and then the Union Building a short time later. We have lost 3 innocent souls (Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser, and Arielle Anderson), and 5 other persons were injured in this act of heinous violence. The alleged perpetrator, who appears to have been suffering a mental health crisis, took his own life. As of this event, there have been 67 mass shootings in the U.S. since January 1, 2023.
Now is not the time to rant about gun control. This is a time for us to attend to our family, friends, colleagues, peers and students in the MSU community. As a community and State, we are facing challenging times ahead. Let’s meet them with compassion, healing, courage, and conviction. Our hearts go out to the MSU, and surrounding communities. Untold numbers of individual have varying degrees of physical and/or emotional proximity to this tragedy. As school psychologists, counselors, and therapists, we were built for times such as these.
During this incredibly difficult time, be encouraged that we possess an incredible strength, courage, and determination to heal and help other’s do the same. The response of school psychologists, across the state, with offers of support and consultation continues to grow. Let’s look to build on the resilience that our children and other individuals possess. We have seen, and will see that even in the face of grief, loss, fear, and trauma, that people can demonstrate hope and positivity.
Our colleagues on the board are working diligently to streamline supports and coordinate sponse efforts. Susan Koceski (our Oakland County Regional Representative), who was so instrumental in coordinating supports for school psychologists in Oxford and Oakland County,indicates that there has been an “all call” type message put out through social workers to rally mental health supports following this tragedy. Many of the social workers will counsel, and some will be able to provide crisis response.
The responses from Community Mental Health and law enforcement have been timely and incredible. The whole MSU and Lansing community is rallying together, providing supports for everyone that has been, and will continue to be, impacted. We are showing our best selves in this crisis, and that is exactly what is needed. Let’s all continue to show up for our family, friends, and peers in the MSU community.
During conversations surrounding the tragic Oxford incident. Past MASP President Dr. Lauren Mangus noted that many colleagues around the country who’d had “unfortunate experiences of tragedies such as this, two themes were repeatedly echoed: 1) care for the caregiver and 2) reaffirming safety and security (for ourselves, loved ones, students, colleagues, and our communities). In the coming days, weeks, and months, in addition to all of our other roles and responsibilities, it will be vital to prioritize our own self-care.” For additional information, which NASP has approved for dissemination with appropriate references, see the following:
As we forge ahead during this time, I encourage you all to check in with family, friends, peers, and students; as well as those who may cross you minds, or who may appear disconnected from community. But, most importantly take stock of you own mental health and engage in whatever form of healing you may need. We can take care of others, if we have not taken care of ourselves. We cannot pour healing into the vessels of others, if our own vessels are broken and empty. “Remember that ‘love says no’ and boundaries are part of self-care” according to my good friend Dr. Lauren Mangus.
