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- 1. School psychologists: The digital office Andrew Stephens | ISPA 2018
- 2. About me… School counsellor (i.e. school psychologist) based in South- Western Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered Psychologist Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) Member of the Australian Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools Association (MAPACS) Hold Master of Teaching (School Counselling) and Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degrees from the University of Sydney
- 3. Overview Digital assessments Google Apps Suite Useful Excel skills Useful Word skills Useful Adobe Acrobat skills Cloud-based computing
- 4. Outcomes Use digital platforms for assessment Develop your own digital records system to manage referrals, case notes and reporting Format digital documents for print Develop and use your own electronic signature Be aware of a range of other useful digital tools
- 5. Rationale The digital world is increasing exponentially Digital technologies offer great potential Many tools and packages exist, but few are suited to our role (i.e. in schools) Many expensive software packages offer tools that can be easily accessed through free or low-cost software that’s readily available
- 6. Disclaimer I have absolutely no financial, personal, or other investment in any of the technologies, tools, packages or products that I will demonstrate in this presentation, and I gain absolutely no benefit, personal, financial, or otherwise, from the sale or use of these products
- 7. Disclaimer Individual practitioners must be responsible for ensuring that any digital techniques or strategies you use conform to the ethical, legal and professional standards of practice in your jurisdiction. I take no responsibility for any adverse consequences that may result from adopting the approaches suggested in this presentation.
- 8. Please be aware… Intrinsic difficulty of presenting on digital matters is that everyone is at a different place. Some will know a lot, some just a little. Please be patient. I have done my best to cater for everyone.
- 9. How do you use technology in your role now?
- 11. Tools iPad Novopsych (free or paid download)
- 12. Novopsych
- 16. Accessing the tools The Apple App Store on your iPad
- 18. For more information… https://novopsych.com https://qglobal.pearsonclinical.com www.mhsassessments.com https://platform.wpspublish.com
- 19. Microsoft Excel
- 20. Tools Microsoft Excel Desktop or laptop PC or Mac
- 22. What can these help with? Generating a digital referrals log Storing case notes digitally
- 24. My digital referral log
- 25. Why? Organisation – keep a clear record of your actions and follow ups Accountability – generate reports quickly and easily that can be shared with stakeholders
- 26. Recording case notes digitally
- 27. My digital case notes
- 29. Accessing the tools Microsoft Office – Microsoft Excel
- 30. Accessible alternatives Google Sheets Open Office
- 31. Microsoft Word
- 32. Tools Microsoft Word Desktop or laptop PC or Mac
- 34. What can these help with? Report writing Writing standardised letters, memos or other documents Generating printable case notes and reports
- 36. Preparing your case notes for print
- 39. My printed case notes / reports
- 40. Accessing the tools Microsoft Office Suite – Microsoft Word
- 41. Accessible alternatives Google Docs Open Office
- 42. Adobe Acrobat
- 43. Tools Adobe Acrobat DC Desktop or laptop PC or Mac
- 44. Useful features 1 Adobe Fill and Sign 2 Adobe Forms 3 Adobe Sign and Send
- 45. What can these help with? Designing common forms (e.g. intake, referral) and sending them digitally for completion Sending standard documents (e.g. permission notes) for signature
- 46. Accessing the tools https://acrobat.adobe.com
- 49. Tools Google account (free) Desktop or laptop PC or Mac or tablet (iPad or other)
- 51. What can these help with? Sharing information within a team 1 Collaborating on digital content 2 Collecting large amounts of data 3
- 52. Google Drive Online, cloud storage suite Storing and accessing information remotely from multiple devices (including computers, iPads, tablets, smart phones, etc.) Sharing content securely with others Sharing content securely within teams
- 53. Google Forms Collecting information from others in person and remotely Designing and distributing questionnaires and surveys
- 54. Google Docs, Sheets and Slides Developing documents, spreadsheets and presentations that can be shared and accessed from multiple devises Working collaboratively on presentations with others
- 55. Accessing the tools Anyone can sign up for a free Google Account (www.google.com) and begin accessing these features immediately
- 59. The ‘crude’ way Grab a piece of paper, sign in pen, scan and save image
- 60. The ‘crude’ way Crude Rough Difficult to enlarge without distorting Shows when pasted on top of a coloured background Crude Professional
- 61. The ‘professional’ way Step 1: Sign a piece of white, A4 paper using a thick pen
- 62. The ‘professional’ way Step 2: Scan the image of your signature at 400dpi (i.e. very high resolution)
- 63. The ‘professional’ way Step 3: Open the image in a graphics editor (e.g. GIMP, Photoshop)
- 64. The ‘professional’ way Step 4: Set the scan of your signature to greyscale (Image > Mode > Greyscale)
- 65. The ‘professional’ way Step 5: Save the image as a JPG file in high quality (File > Export As > [Set ‘File Type’ to JPEG Image] > Export > [Set ‘Quality’ to 95])
- 66. The ‘professional’ way Step 6: Open the image in InkScape
- 67. The ‘professional’ way Step 7: Resize image to fit the document (if necessary)
- 68. The ‘professional’ way Step 8: Extract your vector image Path > Trace Bitmap >
- 69. The ‘professional’ way Step 9: Save your vector signature as an .emf (enhanced metafile) file
- 72. Tools Online calendar (Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook Calendar)
- 73. Useful features Online diary (that syncs to your computer, phone and tablet) Appointment requests Sharing your diary Viewing others’ diaries
- 75. Cloud storage Why? Ease of accessibility (access from ANY device, ANYWHERE) Security – more secure than carrying around an unencrypted USB flash drive that could be lost
- 76. Options
- 77. Summary of useful tools Microsoft Office Suite (inc. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Google Apps Suite (inc. Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms) Adobe Software Suite (inc. Adobe Acrobat)
- 78. Where might you use the tools / strategies suggested in this presentation to enhance your practice?
- 79. Accessing the resources… These presentation slides and all resources will be made available on my website www.andrewstephens.com.au
- 80. Staying in touch… My website www.andrewstephens.com.au Skype: andrewhstephens Email: contact@andrewstephens.com.au Phone: +61 411 497 071
- 81. Thank you http://eepurl.com/dCctfT Please join my mailing list
Editor's Notes
- Why I started experimenting with these tools: Frustration at the lack of cost-effective tools, appropriate for use in the school counselling setting.
- My intention is that you download and access these resources, and MODIFY them to suit your own needs.
- My intention is that you download and access these resources, and MODIFY them to suit your own needs.