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Woodcock-Johnson IV
Joan Helmsing, M.Ed., R.Psych.
May 12 & 13, 2015 -- 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Old Orchard Inn, 153 Greenwich Road South, Wolfville, N.S.
Presented joinly by the Association of Psycholgists of Nova Scotia and Riverdale Psychological Services
WJ-IV -- Registration
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** Refreshment breaks are include in price. Lunch is not included.
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**Cost of materials have not yet been determined. There may be an
additional cost for protocols.
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Deadline for registration - Noon, May 8th. Please
contact APNS to reserve space. A non-refundable admin fee
of $35. will be charged for all cancellations. Notification must
be received by APNS one week prior to the workshop to be
eligible for a refund. Participants may name a colleague to
attend in their place at no extra cost. This person must be
named before the day of the workshop.
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Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia
Suite 435, 5991 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, NS B3H 1Y6
Phone: 902 422 9183 Fax: 902 462 9801
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Woodcock-Johnson IV
Workshop Overview:
Join us for a specialized, two-day workshop on the
new Woodcock-Johnson IV. The new WJ IV includes
three, co-normed batteries – Tests of Cognitive
Abilities, Tests of Achievement and Tests of Oral
Language. The WJ IV emphasizes the identification of
strengths and weaknesses by providing comparisons
both within each battery and across batteries. This
hands-on training will provide the background and
technical properties of the WJ IV and the substantial
changes that have been made. Best practices of
administration, scoring, and interpretation of results
will be discussed and demonstrated. Participants
will gain the knowledge necessary to administer and
interpret WJ IV scores.
This workshop is aimed at professionals familiar
with cognitive abilities tests and the WoodcockJohnson batteries. Experience with WoodcockJohnson materials is required. Although this is
an introduction to the new assessment tool, this
workshop is not for someone who has never done
cognitive testing
Day 1 – Overview of the three test batteries with a
focus on new subtests and changes.
Day 2 – Interpretation of test results of the WJ IV
with a focus on the Tests of Cognitive Ability and
new composite scores available within and across
the batteries.
This workshop is being co-hosted by APNS and
Riverdale Psychological Services.
Woodcock-Johnson IV
Joan Helmsing, M.Ed., R.Psych.
May 12 & 13, 2015, Old Orchard Inn, 153 Greenwich Road South, Wolfville, N.S.
Schedule
Tuesday, May 12th
Joan Helmsing, M.Ed., R.Psych (Sask)
Joan Helmsing is a psychologist registered
in the provinces of Saskatchewan (2002) and
the Northwest Territories (2014). She has
also held a Special Education certification
in Saskatchewan since 1989. Joan obtained
her Master of Education from the University
of Regina, where her thesis topic was An
Investigation of the Effectiveness of the
Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational
Battery to Identify Severely Learning Disabled
Students.
Joan has been employed since 1995 as a
service provider for the Saskatchewan Public
Service Commission, and since 1988 she
has been a Canadian Assessment-Trainer for
WJ-R, WJ-III, WJ-IV, and a Consultant with PMB
Industries and Thomson Nelson publishing
companies.
Most recently, Joan has added to her extensive
experience, in the position of Assessor with
the Beaufort-Delta Education Council and the
South Slave Divisional educational Council
in the Northwest Territories. She has been an
educator in various positions in Saskatchewan
school system between 1969 and 1992 and was
a Lecturer at the University of Regina for ten
years.
Over the years, Joan has maintained
memberships with many professional
organizations, including the Council for
Exceptional Children, the Canadian Association
of School Psychologists, the Saskatchewan
Educational Psychologists Association, the
Canadian Psychological Association, the
Psychological Association of Saskatchewan, and
the Canadian Federation of University Women
to name just a few.
8:30 - 9 am - Registration (includes coffee/tea)
9 – 10:30 am - Morning session
10:30 - 10:45 am - Refreshment Break
10:45-12 pm - Morning Session continues
Noon – 1 pm - Lunch break (not included in fee)
1:00 - 2 :30 - Afternoon Session
2:30 -2:45 pm - Refreshment Break
2:45 - 4:30 - Afternoon Session continues
Wednesday, May 13th
8:30 - 9 am - Coffee / tea
9 – 10:30 am - Morning session
10:30 - 10:45 am - Refreshment Break
10:45-12 pm - Morning Session continues
Noon – 1 pm - Lunch break (not included in fee)
1:00 - 2 :30 - Afternoon Session
2:30 -2:45 pm - Refreshment Break
2:45 - 4:30 - Afternoon Session continues