**NOTE: NCSPs must accrue 3 hours of CPD regarding ethical practice and/or the legal regulation of school psychology. This session meets NASP’s requirements.**

Location/Time: 

A Zoom link and a link to handouts will be emailed to registrants 48 hours prior to this event.  This session begins at 9:00am to 12:00pm EST/8:00am to 11:00am CST.

Teresa Combs:

Teresa T. Combs is Of-Counsel for Fowler Bell PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky.   She works with the firm’s Education and Employment Law Groups. She has represented school districts, educational cooperatives and other businesses for 36 years. Teresa is an experienced litigator and legal trainer. She provides day-to-day legal guidance in education and employment law to numerous school districts and other educational entities. Teresa is best known for her skills in the areas of special education, Section 504, employment, and harassment/discrimination law.

Ms. Combs has served as the Secretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the Education Law Section of the Kentucky Bar Association from 1997-2000. She is a member of the Kentucky Council of School Board Attorneys; the National Council of School Attorneys; and is an Executive Board Member of the Kentucky Administrators of Special Education. Ms. Combs has presented hundreds of presentations and trainings throughout Kentucky to many different educational and other entities.

Education

• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, College of Law, J.D. – 1983
• Pikeville College, Pikeville Kentucky, Bachelor of Science – 1980
• Hazard Community College, Hazard, Kentucky, Associate of Science – 1978

Admissions

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
• U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

Professional Associations

• Education Law Section of Kentucky Bar Association, Secretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair – 1997-2000
• Kentucky Council of School Board Attorneys
• National Council of School Attorneys
• Kentucky Administrators of Special Education; Executive Board Member
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms

Other information:

• If a minimum of 30 registrants is not met, workshop may be cancelled.
• Workshop is exclusively for school psychologists/students, but counselors, school social workers and other school based mental health professionals are welcome to attend.
• Cancellation policy: No refunds for cancelled registration. Substitutions are allowed, but restricted to eligible role groups.  Original registrant is responsible for ensuring that registration is paid in full by the date of the workshop.
• EILA approved.
• Registration closes 4/16/21.
• Registration rates: KAPS Member $40, KAPS Student Member $25, Non-member $50.