Make SLD decisions that hold up and earn continuing education credits through expert-led webinars, micro-credential programs, and live events.
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Creators of Cross-Battery Assessment & X-BASS 3.0
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APA-Approved CE Provider
The best school psychologists never stop learning. CAI gives you the research‑driven training that keeps your practice sharp, your evaluations defensible, and your students well‑served.
Everything CAI offers helps school psychologists and other clinicians do complex assessment and intervention work with confidence.
Our premier live events bring together top experts in the field, deliver high‑quality training at a cost‑effective rate, offer continuing education credit, and give registrants on‑demand access for three months. These events are perfect for school psychologists who want to stay current in assessment, intervention, SLD identification, and nondiscriminatory practice.
September 25, 2026 · Full-day training
A full-day training built around the new Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment and X-BASS, 4th Edition, with real-world examples, practical decision rules, and time-efficient evaluations. Handouts and chapter resources are included. You will also receive the 4th edition book included in your ticket price.
Available now on demand
Accurate SLD identification takes more than following protocols. This deep dive into exclusionary factors brings together 21 sessions and 24 world-class speakers, all focused on strengthening your ability to identify and support students with SLD. Purchase the replay and learn on your schedule.
More than continuing education. Each program is a credential you earn by demonstrating your learning. Your credential badge is ready to use on your resume or LinkedIn profile. Go deep into topics such as differential diagnosis, interventions for executive functions, dyslexia, or culture and language in SLD evaluations.
Learn exactly what you need, when you need it. Taught by a wide range of experts across the fields of assessment and intervention, each workshop covers a specific, focused topic and counts for continuing education credit. Build your own path through the subjects most relevant to your work.
Ongoing access to CAI’s experts, resources, and community. Get a new CAI Digest each month, live Q&A sessions with Drs. Flanagan, Ortiz, and Alfonso, member pricing on events and micro-credentials, and a growing library of resources. New material is added regularly.
CAI’s conferences, webinars, and resources are built for professionals who work with individuals with learning disabilities. That includes school psychologists, LEPs, clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, special educators, learning disability consultants, educational evaluators, and graduate students entering the field.
CAI Psychs’ founders are among the most recognized names in school psychology, learning disabilities, and assessment-related fields. Drs. Dawn Flanagan, Samuel Ortiz, and Vincent Alfonso developed the tools and methods practitioners use every day, including:
Their work has shaped how the field conducts assessments and identifies learning disabilities. When you train with CAI, you learn the methodology from its source.
X-BASS 3.0, the software built by CAI’s founders, analyzes assessment findings so you can identify SLD with confidence and defensibility. Every battery included is classified by the current CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) taxonomy. Built-in prompts guide you when follow-up testing is needed, so no gap goes unnoticed before you finalize your report.
X-BASS is sold through Wiley, and our community receives 25% off with promo code CA25% at checkout.
When you’re stretched thin, it’s easy to reach for the same few interventions again and again. The Intervention Library gives you over 1,000 options mapped to all eight IDEA academic areas and ten cognitive abilities. Search by ability, skill, grade level, or delivery method to quickly find the right intervention for each student’s specific profile, instead of defaulting to what’s familiar.
Measurement error is one of the most overlooked factors in PSW analysis, and one of the most consequential for whether your conclusions hold up. In this free session, four leading researchers walk through how measurement error affects PSW case conceptualization and what it takes to account for it, so your strengths-and-weaknesses analysis rests on solid ground.
CAI’s programs are built for practitioners who conduct assessments and need continuing education that goes deep on the real work: SLD identification, cross-battery assessment, PSW analysis, and evaluating culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Whether you’re early in your career or refining years of practice, the content is designed for practitioners doing this work day to day. Districts and organizations can also request group training and consultation.
The content is valuable for those who assess or support students with learning challenges, like:
School psychologists · Educational psychologists · Clinical psychologists · Neuropsychologists · Special educators · Learning disability consultants · Educational evaluators · Graduate students in these fields
Yes. CAI is an approved CE sponsor with APA. NASP and other governing boards accept APA-approved CE credits. So the CE you earn through our courses, micro-credentials, and conferences counts toward your NCSP and LEP requirements. These continuing education credits also meet the requirements for many other licensing boards. Reach out at hello@caipsychs.com with any questions.
CAI Psychs is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CAI Psychs maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Yes. Everything CAI offers is online. Webinars and micro-credential programs are available on demand, so you can start anytime and learn at your own pace. Conferences are live virtual events, and registration often includes on-demand access to the recordings afterward, so you won’t miss sessions even if you can’t attend every one live. Wherever you are in the world, you can take part.
X-BASS (the Cross-Battery Assessment Software System) is a tool developed by CAI’s founders that supports three parts of the evaluation process: it facilitates cross-battery assessment and interpretation, assists in SLD identification using a multi-source/multi-method approach, and helps evaluate the validity of test scores for culturally and linguistically diverse students. The latest versions of the software and the accompanying book are available through Wiley (get 25% off with our promo code: CA25%). CAI Psychs’ Institute and trainings teach you to apply X-BASS effectively in real evaluations.
CAI offers group discounts and accepts purchase orders from districts looking to enroll their teams in our conferences, Institute, and trainings. It’s a way to bring current, research-based assessment practice to your whole staff at once. Reach out to hello@caipsychs.com, and we’ll follow up to discuss your team’s needs and options.
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Comprehensive Assessment for Intervention (CAI) is an approved sponsor through the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. CAI maintains responsibility for all programming and content. Continuing education units earned from this program are accepted by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for LEPs and by the National Association of School Psychologists for NCSPs.