Cognitive Neuroscience Foundations for School Psychologists

Gabrielle Wilcox is an Associate Professor of School and Applied Child Psychology in the Werklund School of Education and Coordinator of the Educational Neuroscience certificate at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Frank P. MacMaster is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Paediatrics in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, Canada, and Scientific Director for the Provincial Addictions and Mental Health portfolio with Alberta Health Services. Erica Makarenko is a Senior Instructor and Academic Coordinator of School and Applied Child Psychology program in the Werklund School of Education and Co-Coordinator of the Educational Neuroscience certificate at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist.

1. Introduction 2. Cells and Circuits 3. Brain Development Basics 4. Executive Functioning, Reasoning, Learning, & Memory 5. Language 6. Reading 7. Written Expression 8. Mathematics 9. Learning Disabilities Summary 10. Social Emotional Development and Mental Health 11. Common Childhood Disorders 12. Technology