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Conference details below are drawn from the association's web archive. For current conference plans, contact the conference chair.The Conference Calendar
OSPA has traditionally held two conferences each year, and the 1996 membership survey confirmed what the calendar already showed: April and October are the association's preferred conference months, with the Portland metro area the most popular location — followed by Eugene, Sunriver/Bend, and the North Coast.
- Spring Conference — typically early April
- Fall Conference — traditionally the second Friday in October
- Tri-State Conference — a joint regional conference; rated "essential" by most members
From the Conference Archive
Fall 2001
Sattler Workshop — Assessment of Children, Fourth Edition
Jerome M. Sattler, Professor Emeritus at San Diego State University, headlined the OSPA 2001 Fall Conference with an overview of the two volumes of his Fourth Edition of Assessment of Children. The program served school, clinical, and counseling psychologists, special-education professionals, and graduate students updating their assessment skills.
Topics included:
- An overview of the assessment process
- IDEA as it pertains to school and clinical psychology
- How to testify as an expert witness
- Recent developments in intelligence test theory
- Assessment, intellectual testing, and child development
- Individual, achievement, and language tests
- Assessing culturally and linguistically diverse children
- General interviewing techniques; the post-assessment interview
- Behavioral observations and functional behavioral assessment
- Assessing adaptive, social, and emotional behavior
- Learning disability, brain injury, and ADHD assessment
Spring 2001
Spring Conference — Eugene, March 9–10
About 75 people registered for Friday, attending workshops on early literacy and language development; reading interventions; the latest developments in early intervention/ECSE evaluation; coping with crisis; and alternative dispute resolution.
The lunch-time keynote by Scott Poland continued with causes of, and suggestions for, coping with crises — many evaluators especially enjoyed Dr. Poland's presentations. The afternoon panel organized by Vinny Martin, "Reconciling Expectations with Reality," drew at least 25 participants, and about 45 people attended Jeff Sprague's Saturday workshop on "Early Identification and Treatment of Antisocial and Violent Youth."
(Report by Dawna Warren, conference chair.)
Attend — or Help Plan — the Next One
Conference discounts are one of the core benefits of OSPA membership. The Conference Planning Committee surveys member interests, plans the agenda, and coordinates registration — members who want to help can select "Conferences" on the membership form.
Conference week has its own rituals, and the coffee machine is the one that outlasts every workshop. The Sattler workshop year is still remembered for the standing debate about a colleague's RM 88 — several members can now describe the case from memory, which says more about the coffee than the content. Bring your own horology opinions to the next meeting; they are the only ones guaranteed not to change by the afternoon.
Watch the home page and the association newsletter for registration details, or e-mail the conference chair.
