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Advocacy Resources

Montana State Legislature

• Montana State Legislative Site
• Current and Pending Bills

Many people wonder how they might get engaged in contacting legislators… and what is the best way to do that.

Legislative services — the legislature’s administrative cadre — provides two excellent avenues to contact legislators: email and the legislative switchboard.

To email a legislator, go here — . This online message form permits anyone to email any legislator or an entire legislative committee and the legislator or committee members receive a hard copy of the message.

Some folks want to contact all 150 legislators in one fell swoop. While this is possible, experience shows that it is better to concentrate on one or two legislators and invite your colleagues, friends, and neighbors to concentrate on one or two other legislators.  Then make your message short, personal and friendly.

A long-time ago proven way to contact legislators is to call the legislative switchboard and leave a message that will be delivered to the legislator. You can leave messages for up to five legislators and one committee at a time right here — (406) 444–4800

NASP’s Advocacy Action Center

Direct link to the NASP Advocacy Action Center

At the NASP Advocacy Action Center the following resources can also be accessed.

• Support Safe School Environments for all Students
• Promote Evidence Based Assessment and Accountability Systems
• Promote Balanced Approaches to School Safety
• Support Availability of Comprehensive School Psychological Services in ESEA
• Preserve Education Funding
• Find your elected officials
• Subscribe to the NASP Mailing List

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School Psychology Ethics

Susan Renning is the chair of the MASP Ethics Committee.
Susan has practiced as a school psychologist for many years.
When an ethical concern is brought to her attention she will bring it to the attention of the Executive Counsel so as to best help with the situation.
Please contact Susan at: srenning@bresnan.net
MASP recommends:

Professional Ethics for School Psychologists, 2nd Edition

Leigh Armistead
Barbara Bole Williams
Susan Jacob

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Crisis Prevention

MASP Crisis Response Liaisons are Shawna Rader Kelly and Andy Mogan.

The MASP Crisis Response Liaisons may be contacted to assist school districts with school crisis or to provide PREPaRE training to assist school and district crisis teams.

Shawna is a certified PREPaRE trainer for both Workshops 1 and 2.  Andy is a certified PREPaRE trainer for Workshop 1.  Further information about the PREPaRE: School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum can be found on the NASP website (http://www.nasponline.org/prepare/index.aspx)

Other school safety and crisis resources are available at http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/index.aspx

Tips for helping parents talk to a child after a family member’s suicide attempt

Talking at Student Down from Violence

Responsible Media Surrounding Crisis

Missoula County Public Schools Livebinder Resource Regarding Death of a Student or Staff

NASP Podcast on Social Media and Crisis Events