Full Name
Ben Fernandez
Job Title
School Psychologist/Crisis Intervention Specialist
Company
Safe and Sound Schools
Speaker Bio
Benjamin S. Fernandez, MS. Ed, is a lead school psychologist in Northern Virginia with 23 years of experience. He oversees psychological and mental health services, coordinates crisis teams, and implements crisis interventions. As a PREPaRE WS1 and WS2 master trainer, he trains school psychologists, interns, social workers, and counselors.
Mr. Fernandez has contributed to presentations, articles, books, and webinars on youth suicide and school safety. He conducts workshops on school safety and crisis response and has testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Federal Commission on School Safety.
He was named School Psychologist of the Year by both the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). He received the NASP Presidential Award in 2015 and 2018 and leads professional development for NASP’s School Safety and Crisis Response Committee
Mr. Fernandez has contributed to presentations, articles, books, and webinars on youth suicide and school safety. He conducts workshops on school safety and crisis response and has testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Federal Commission on School Safety.
He was named School Psychologist of the Year by both the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). He received the NASP Presidential Award in 2015 and 2018 and leads professional development for NASP’s School Safety and Crisis Response Committee
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