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Culturally Responsive Psychoeducational Assessment: Addressing Bias and Disproportionality in Special Education | 4 EDI NASP-approved CPD Credits

Name: Culturally Responsive Psychoeducational Assessment: Addressing Bias and Disproportionality in Special Education | 4 EDI NASP-approved CPD Credits
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Explore culturally responsive assessment, disproportionality, assessment bias, and equitable special education eligibility decisions.

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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion · Reading-Based Continuing Education

Culturally Responsive Psychoeducational Assessment: Addressing Bias and Disproportionality in Special Education

A 4-credit, primarily reading-based course examining cultural and linguistic considerations in psychoeducational assessment, racial and ethnic disproportionality, assessment bias, and equitable eligibility decision-making for psychologists working in schools.

Course Overview

Through guided readings and applied psychoeducational assessment cases, participants examine how culture, language, educational opportunity, and assessment practices influence special education identification. Using the 2024 Institute of Education Sciences report, Appropriate Identification of Children with Disabilities for IDEA Services: A Report from Recent National Estimates, the course explores disproportionality, cognitive testing limitations, behavioral and social-emotional assessment bias, and comprehensive eligibility determination. Participants learn to integrate multiple sources of evidence, consider alternative explanations for student performance, and develop culturally responsive assessment recommendations.

📊 Disproportionality & Identification

Interpret identification patterns, racial and ethnic disparities, risk ratios, and district practices affecting equitable special education identification.

🧠 Culturally Responsive Assessment

Examine language proficiency, cognitive testing validity, normative representation, behavioral rating scales, and cultural influences on assessment interpretation.

📋 Equitable Eligibility Decisions

Integrate assessment findings, educational history, intervention data, and exclusionary considerations through complex school-based case analyses.

Course Format

This 4-credit course includes six self-paced lessons with assigned professional readings, interactive application activities, three extended psychoeducational assessment case studies, and a 24-question final assessment. Activities emphasize data interpretation, culturally responsive evaluation, professional judgment, and evidence-based eligibility decision-making.

CE Credit Hour Determination:

View Mergener Credit Hour Calculation (PDF) ↗

Child & School Psychology CE accreditation information

Continuing Professional Development

NASP Approved Provider

Child & School Psychology CE is a NASP-approved provider of continuing professional development for school psychologists.

Continuing Education Credit

Eligible courses provide continuing education credit after successful completion of required course activities and assessments.

Certificate of Completion

A certificate is available after successful completion of the applicable course requirements.

Please Note:
Continuing education requirements vary by state, licensing board, employer, and credentialing organization. Participants are responsible for confirming that a course meets the requirements applicable to their individual license or credential.

Home-Study Credit Calculation

How CE Hours Are Determined

For asynchronous home-study courses, Child & School Psychology CE uses the Mergener Formula to estimate the instructional time required to complete the educational program.

This standardized method considers the amount of instructional reading, the complexity of the material, and the course assessment to provide a structured basis for assigning continuing education hours when live attendance time is not used.

Child & School Psychology CE maintains documentation supporting the continuing education hours assigned to each home-study course.

Source Use & Attribution

Open Access & Copyright Notice

Child & School Psychology CE may use scholarly articles, government publications, reports, guidance documents, and other educational resources that are publicly available, open access, or in the public domain.

Open access does not necessarily mean that a work is free of copyright.
Materials are used in accordance with the copyright status, license terms, permissions, or public-domain designation applicable to the original source. Required attribution and source information are provided when applicable.

Child & School Psychology CE does not claim ownership of third-party materials. Original course organization, instructional commentary, learning activities, assessment materials, and other content created by Child & School Psychology CE remain the intellectual property of Child & School Psychology CE unless otherwise indicated.

Source-Specific Terms:
Participants should refer to the original publication or linked source for the copyright notice, open-access license, reuse restrictions, or public-domain designation that applies to that resource.

Course Instructor

Jaime Flowers, Ph.D., LEP, BCBA, NCSP

School Psychologist • Educational Psychologist • Behavior Analyst

About Dr. Flowers

Dr. Jaime Flowers is a licensed educational psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Nationally Certified School Psychologist with extensive experience in school psychology, behavior analysis, assessment, consultation, and professional continuing education. Her work has focused on translating evidence-based practices into practical strategies that psychologists and other education professionals can apply in real-world settings.

Ph.D.
School Psychology

LEP
Licensed Educational Psychologist

BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

NCSP
Nationally Certified School Psychologist

Professional Focus

✓ School psychology practice
✓ Behavioral assessment and intervention
✓ Consultation and problem-solving
✓ Evidence-based educational practices
✓ Professional continuing education

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Course Content

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial intelligence (AI) was used during course development for editorial assistance, including review of wording, organization, clarity, and presentation of author-developed materials.

In designated written activities, AI may also provide immediate formative feedback on participant responses based on course concepts and criteria established by the course developer.

AI does not independently determine course completion or continuing education credit. Course content, sources, learning objectives, assessments, and final materials are reviewed and approved by the course developer and applicable program-planning personnel.

What You Will Learn

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to evaluate culturally and linguistically responsive assessment practices, interpret disproportionality data, identify potential sources of assessment bias, and apply comprehensive evaluation principles to equitable special education eligibility decisions.

Analyze Cultural and Contextual Influences on Assessment

Analyze how cultural background, language proficiency, educational opportunity, and contextual factors influence psychoeducational assessment results and the identification of students with disabilities.

Interpret Special Education Disproportionality Data

Calculate and interpret disability identification rates and risk ratios across demographic groups, and differentiate statistical disparities from evidence establishing inappropriate identification or discriminatory assessment practices.

Evaluate Cognitive Assessment Validity

Evaluate the influence of linguistic demands, normative representation, construct validity, and assessment conditions on the interpretation of cognitive test results for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Analyze Bias in Behavioral and Social-Emotional Assessment

Analyze behavioral rating scales, informant discrepancies, cultural expectations, and environmental conditions to identify potential sources of bias and determine appropriate additional assessment procedures.

Integrate Multiple Sources of Assessment Evidence

Integrate cognitive, academic, behavioral, developmental, family, and instructional data to evaluate competing explanations for student difficulties and identify limitations in available assessment evidence.

Apply Equitable Eligibility Determination Principles

Apply relevant IDEA eligibility criteria and exclusionary considerations to complex psychoeducational evaluation cases while distinguishing disability-related needs from linguistic differences, instructional limitations, and other contextual influences.

Evaluate District Identification Practices

Evaluate referral procedures, intervention access, assessment practices, and disability identification patterns to recommend district-level strategies addressing potential disproportionality while preserving individualized evaluation and access to services.

Formulate Culturally Responsive Assessment Recommendations

Formulate and justify comprehensive psychoeducational assessment and eligibility recommendations using complex case data, research-informed practices, culturally and linguistically responsive interpretation, and documented professional judgment.