>> GED HOMEPAGE > FACULTY PAGES > Richardson, Terry Academic Rank Phone Professor 310-243-2744 Office Hours E-Mail Address Mon. & Wed. 1:45 - 3:45 trichardson@csudh.edu Advising Hours Office Location Mon. & Wed. 1:45 - 3:45 SOE 1462 Mailing Address Graduate Education California State University, Dominguez Hills 1000 E. Victoria Street Carson, CA 90747 Courses Taught & Positions PPS 562 Practicum in School Psychology PPS 564 Multicultural Seminar in Educational Assessment and Evaluation PPS 571 Multicultural Case Study Methods in School Psychology PPS 572 Assessment and Intervention for Autism Emotional and Behavior Disorders PPS 585 Fieldwork in School Psychology PPS 510 Organization of Pupil Personnel Services PPS 520 Principles of Educational and Psychological Assessment PPS 555 Seminar in Functional Analysis and Behavior Change PPS 515 Theories of Counseling PPS 525 Group Dynamics for Personal Growth PPS 575 Fieldwork in School Counseling PPS 550 Intervention Strategies SPE 561 Typical and Atypical Developmental Patterns of Exceptional Children Degrees Ed.D. University of San Francisco M.A. University of California, Los Angeles PPS Credential San Francisco State University M.A. Antioch University B.S. Hayward State University Research Projects, Grants & Interests Class management in special day classes for emotionally disturbed children 2002 CSUDH College of Education Excellence in Education Award 1999-2001 Co-director, Professional Educator Faculty Engagement in California School-to-Career grant ($40,000 from CSU Hayward) 2001 CSUDH Community Service Learning Curriculum Development Award ($3, 500) 2002 CSUDH Sally Casanova Mini-Grant ($4,000) Consultation with Torrance Unified School District and Los Angeles Unified School District’s Area K Interests: Cultural Events, Chinese Videos, Art Publications \ Presentations BECOMING EMPOWERED (In Press), Book publication by University Associates Press anticipated in 2004. “School to Career and Social Studies: Making the Connection”. Dr. Diane Hembacher, Dr. Doris Okada and I coauthored this article which has been accepted by the national journal, Social Studies and the Young Learner for publication 4/04. “Are We Educating for Today’s Workforce?”. Terry Richardson, Diane Hembacher & Doris Okada will be televised OLLIonline instructors in a senior education series, April 21, 2004. “The New Masters of Science in School Psychology at CSUDH” Invited Presentation at the School Psychologist’s meeting for Los Angeles Unified School District’s Area K, February 6, 2004 “Developing Counselor and Educator Knowledge of School-to-Career Approaches, primary author with Dr. Doris Okada and Dr. Diane Hembacher. Submitted to a juried journal for possible publication June, 2003. “School to Career: Educators Meet the Challenge,” 2 Invited Addresses at The 9th Annual California Career Pathways Statewide Conference, Anaheim, February 24 & 25, 2003. “School to Career: Educators Meet the Challenge,” Invited Address, Careers 2003: Learning to Work….Working to Learn Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, January 29, 2003. “School to Career: Educators Meet the Challenge,” Presentation at The Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 10, 2003. "The Light Retention Scale". Presentation for kindergarten teachers in Torrance Unified School District November 21, 2002. School-To-Career, Educators Meet the Challenge airs on Dish TV’s University house Channel (CH. 9411, NAUHSH) with a potential audience of more than 6 million viewers for each showing. The program aired on Sept. 25th, Oct. 2nd, Oct. 9th, Oct. 16th, and Oct. 22nd, 2002 Video won a national Communicator’s Award 2000. “Testing in American Schools,” Invited Address at Helping Children Succeed, the Torrance Unified School District’s English Language Learner Multicultural Advisory Committee’s 7th Annual Mini-Conference, Torrance, March 13, 2002. REDISCOVERING YOURSELF (2002). A 106 page workbook was rewritten as a textbook for a group counseling class (PPS 525). The student applies techniques and theories from Cognitive Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, Psychoanalysis, Client Centered Therapy, and Psychosocial Theory for deeper personal insight and understanding of the theories. “School to Career: Educators Meet the Challenge,” California Association for Counseling and Development Convention, San Francisco, February 17, 2002. “An Introduction to School to Career for Teacher Preparation Programs,” Two presentations at The 8th Annual California Career Pathways Statewide Conference, Anaheim, February 25 & 26, 2002. “School to Career and Social Studies: Making the Connection,” The 42nd Annual Conference of the California Council for the Social Studies in Riverside, California, March 2, 2002 School-To-Career, Educators Meet the Challenge Aired on Torrance Community Cable TV, Channel 27, from 12/5-12/18/01 as well as on Cable Stations in Lawndale, Hawthorne and Gardena. Co-executive producer of 25 minute video in 2000. Richardson, A. (2001). Effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral group intervention for elementary school children. The California School Psychologist, (6) 39-45. The California School Psychologist is a refereed Journal. “The California University Team’s Outcome Report,” Professional Educator Faculty Engagement in California School to Career, Instructional Resources for Those Who Prepare Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators CD-ROM, September 2001. The California University Team’s Outcome Report, Project Meeting and Advisory Committee of School to Career Project, CSU Hayward, August 24, 2001 “School to Career: Educators Meet the Challenge,” dissemination of outcomes, 6th Annual School to Career Conference, Palm Springs, June 25, 2001. “School to Career and Social Studies: Making the Connection,” The 40th Annual Conference of the California Council for the Social Studies, Oakland, March 1, 2001. “ Current Issues for School Psychologists,” Palos Verdes Unified School District’s Staff Development Day, Palos Verdes, January 29, 2001. “School-to-Career and Social Studies: Making the Connection,” The 80th Annual Conference of National Council for the Social Studies, San Antonio, Texas, November 17, 2000. “School to Career: Educators Meet the Challenge,” Two presentations at the 5th School-to-Career Annual Conference, San Diego, July 19-20, 2000. School-To-Career, Educators Meet the Challenge (2000). Co-author and co-executive producer of this 25 minute preservice/inservice video and accompanying handbook on School-to-Career concepts documenting exceptional approaches being utilized in the Los Angeles Area. (Winner, National Communicators Award) The video was distributed to all teacher education programs on CSU campuses, all community colleges and all school districts that are unified districts or high school districts in California. “A California Version of the Go For It Club, A Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Elementary School Children,” Convention 2000 for the California Association of School Psychologists, Monterey, CA, March 11, 2000. "The Light Retention Scale". Presentation for all kindergarten and first grade teachers in Torrance Unified School District with Janice Schultz, Assistant Superintendent in charge of Elementary Schools, May, 2000. Southwest SELPA - Forms Revision,(1998). Training video for special education personnel on new IEP forms applying recent IDEA changes directed by Dr. Richardson, September, 1998 “New Changes in the IEP” Workshop for all Special Education Staff in Torrance Unified School District September, 1998. “Normal, What’s that?” This article in the California Teachers Association’s California Educator quoted and included photos of Dr. Richardson leading a self esteem activity. December, 1996. "Demonstrating Your Effectiveness as a School Psychologist: Research, Program Evaluation, and External Funding" Convention 1996 for the California Association of School Psychologists, San Diego, March 9, 1996. "The Hughes Bill, Positive Behavioral Interventions For Serious Behavioral Problems" Torrance Unified School District Workshop for all Special Education staff , Torrance, November, 1993. MAJOR AREAS OF HIV/AIDS COUNSELING IN THE SCHOOLS.(1993). 60 page manual designed to train school mental health professional in HIV/AIDS counseling issues prepared for UCLA School of Medicine, AIDS/HIV Mental Health Training Program, Los Angeles, July and August 1993. REDISCOVERING YOURSELF (1991). A 100 page workbook written as a textbook for a group counseling class. The student applies techniques and theories from Cognitive Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, Psychoanalysis, Client Centered Therapy, and Psychosocial Theory. FOCUS ON CHILDREN, LATCHKEY CHILDREN,(1986). Host, executive producer and editor on a 30 minute talk show aired numerous times on Torrance Unified School District’s Cable Station,. Produced in January 1986. FOCUS ON CHILDREN, LEARNING DISABILITIES, (1987). 60 minute talks how aired numerous times on Torrance Unified School District’s Educational Channel. Produced in January 1987. Writer, producer, editor and host. SPIRIT, POETRY AND FUSION, (1985). 30 minute show focusing on 3 bay area poets with cutaways to San Francisco's environment. Director, producer, writer, editor and some camera operation. Aired on PBS station KQED, Ch. 9 in San Francisco, 6/28/85. Professional Associations SOUTH BAY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION, President 2001/02, 2000/01 & 1994/95, Member since 1989 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, Executive Board Member, 7/95-7/99, Member since 1984. National Association of School Psychologist (NASP) Member The School Psychology Educators of California (SPEC) Member California Association for Counseling and Development (CACD) Member California School Counseling Association member National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Member California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS) Member