Legislative Lowdown: OSPA Works to Address School Psych Shortage

The Department of Education with the help of the Ohio School Psychologists Association and other groups has released resources to address shortages among related service providers.
OSPA spent the first quarter of the year collaborating with stakeholders on the Related Service Shortage Workgroup.
OSPA was represented on the panel by Executive Director Ann Brennan, OSPA Early Career Co-Chair John Biltz, and University of Dayton School Psychology Professor Susan Davies.
As part of ODE’s efforts, videos for each profession were developed to educate the public about the services and to recruit future professionals. Then-OSPA President Bradley Paramore represented school psychologists and spoke about why he chose the profession, what he finds rewarding about it and how his job positively impacts students.