Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . There are so many documents and guidelines out there on billing insurance for testing. So why is it so hard? Variations among insurance panels are a big part of the equation. In spite of relatively clear “rules” about CPT codes and how to bill our services, many panels devise their own procedures for insurance billing, causing us a big headache. Today, I attempt to break down insurance billing for both psychological testing and neuropsychologica...
Sep 17, 2020•37 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Rachel and Steph from the Learn Smarter podcast are back! As educational therapists who’ve been working the front lines over the last few months, they have quite a bit of experience and knowledge to share around online learning, appropriate expectations for kids during this time, and navigating the conflict that will inevitably come up as stress runs high in families. Here are a few things that we cover today: Their front line observations of lea...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . To take insurance or not to take insurance? Such a big question! But it also conceals the complexity of the process. Once you decide to “take insurance,” there are many steps between deciding and actually billing your first insurance claim (and getting paid for it!). Join this insurance mini-series to learn the ins and outs of credentialing, billing, and getting paid by insurance panels. Today’s episode is all about the first step in the insuran...
Sep 10, 2020•41 min
Dr. Andres Chou, an active member and resident comedian of the Testing Psychologist Community, is here today talking with me about clergy evaluations. Andres and I had a wonderful conversation about these evaluations and what it takes to make them a part of your practice. We also got into some deeper layers of spirituality and how your own views on spirituality may impact your work in this area. Here are a few other topics that came up during our chat: What types of clergy evaluations can we do?...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. This episode is for all of you who are thinking about hiring another psychologist in your practice to handle testing. A few episodes ago, we talked about finding a psychometrist. Bringing on another psychologist is similar but certainly has its own nuances. Here a few things that I cover today: How do you know when it’s time to hire another testing psychologist in your practice? And how do you decide if you want another psychologist rather than a...
Sep 04, 2020•32 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Dr. Chris Mulchay is here today speaking with me all about child custody evaluations. Many of you may recognize Chris from his role as a co-moderator of the Testing Psychologist Community on Facebook, so you won’t be surprised that he brings extensive knowledge and a down-to-earth style to this conversation. Here are a few things that we cover: Definitions and types of custody evaluations How to get referrals for child custody evaluations Essent...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Oh, TextExpander. The software, the myth, the legend. If you haven’t heard of TextExpander by now, get ready to be amazed. TextExpander is a software program that allows you to create text shortcuts that automatically, instantly expand into pre-defined pieces of information, paragraphs, images, or documents. I use TextExpander to write emails, write reports, sign reports, fill out forms, and many other tasks. During the episode today, I’m talking...
Aug 27, 2020•22 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Jordan Wright is back to talk about yet another of his specialties: assessment supervision. We talk through Jordan’s model of assessment-based assessment supervision, touching on each part of the assessment process and how supervisors can continually assess their supervisees’ skill level along the way. This episode is chock full of useful nuggets, including… Why Jordan initially assumes that everyone is terrible at assessment How to beat proc...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Did you know that you’re a CEO? You might call yourself something different…maybe “Founder,” “Owner,” “Director,” or even “President.” But when it comes down to it, you’re the CEO of your business whether you think of yourself that way or not. The trouble is that most of us start our practices with our “clinician” hats firmly in place, with little thought about how to be the architect of a successful business. This dilemma is particularly challe...
Aug 20, 2020•33 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I’m lucky to have the School Psyched! folks back on the podcast to talk through the state of school psychology as school resumes in the fall of 2020. The short story: circumstances vary widely depending on where you’re at and your district’s policies. We cover a number of compelling topics during this wide-ranging conversation, including… How to conceptualize gaps in achievement as kids return to school Special ed guidelines for intervention and ...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. For many of us, hiring a psychometrist is the first venture into expanding our practices. Hiring a psychometrist is an easy way to learn what it’s like to turn over some control to another person, yet still maintain significant influence over how that person conducts themselves. I’ll spend some time today talking about why you’d want to hire a psychometrist, then transition into where to actually find that individual, and finally talk a bit about...
Aug 13, 2020•29 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Bridget Rivera has had cultural identity on her radar since she was a child and saw her father deported from the US. She’s here for a conversation about cultural identity, for both the clinician and the client, and how it shows up throughout the testing process. Here are just a few things that we get into: Defining cultural identity and cultural humility for people of color and phenotypically white individuals Ways to set up your office to be...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Hot on the heels of last week’s episode on knowing WHEN you need a VA, we’re talking today about some of the most important tasks in your testing practice that you can delegate to a VA. These are all tasks that tend to eat up lots of time in our schedules and are highly trainable. They’re also fairly easy to let go of, from the emotional standpoint of a practice owner (don’t worry, I’m not making you let go of answering the phones!). Here’s the ...
Jul 30, 2020•22 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the last episode in our international assessment series! Dr. Joseph Graybill is conducting assessments at a school in Moscow, Russia, where he has lived and worked for the last two years after moving from New Jersey. We talk through the ins and outs of being an expat school psychologist, which I find completely fascinating. Some of the topics we cover include: How to find international school psychologist jobs What the application proc...
Jul 27, 2020•58 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . We’ve talked a few times about virtual assistants here on the podcast, but really, I can’t say enough about them. Remember last week when I mentioned how people often ask how I get so much done? Well, the truth is that I’m not personally doing as much as it looks like I’m doing. A big part of my task management and productivity is having assistants. In fact, one of the first things that I’ll talk about with coaching clients is getting a VA or in...
Jul 23, 2020•17 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the second episode of our international assessment series! Today’s guest is Michelle Ireland, an early-career educational psychologist practicing in South Africa. Similar to last week’s episode, we talk through many of the clinical and cultural nuances of the country as they relate to psychological assessment. Here are just a few things we touch on: Education needed to become a psychologist What assessment looks like in South Africa (m...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . “Jeremy, how do you do SO MANY things??” I’ve heard some version of this question too many times to count over the past few years. A big part of the answer is simple: time blocking. Time blocking is a big reason that I can do 3-4 evaluations a month, run a 15-person group practice , host a podcast, provide individual and group coaching to testing psychologists , run 30-40 miles each week, pick my kids up from school each day, and not work weeken...
Jul 16, 2020•25 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the International Assessment Series! Over the next three episodes, I’ll be talking with clinicians from different countries around the world to get an idea of how they practice. Guests hail from Australia, South Africa, and Russia. If you haven’t subscribed to the podcast, now is a great time to do so in order to catch all of these episodes in the series! Ever wondered what it’s like to be a neuropsychologist in Australia? Today’s epis...
Jul 13, 2020•59 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . About four years ago, I started doing twice-yearly retreats to reflect and work on my businesses. While I didn’t know it at the time, it turns out that Bill Gates has been doing what he calls “Think Weeks” for decades. As I looked around, I found that many CEO’s and other high performers have some process for stepping away from the daily routine in hopes of getting some rest, clarity, and supercharged motivation. During this episode, I’m talking...
Jul 09, 2020•34 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. The world of traumatic brain injuries is complex and nuanced. Dr. Katie Scott, a neuropsychologist at the University of Michigan’s Mary A. Rackham Institute, is here to talk through the essentials of this multi-layered area. She also provided a fantastic resources list for the Cool Things Mentioned section. Here are just a few pieces that we touch on during our episode: Definition of terms: brain injury, TBI, concussion, and so forth Assessment o...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . The COVID-19 pandemic has been a complete rollercoaster for many of us. As some parts of the country are returning to in-person assessment, we’re now scrambling to figure out what assessment looks like in the age of social distancing. I’ve gathered a number of ideas, both from research and anecdotal situations, to share with those of you considering a return to in-person testing. Here are just a few things in this episode: A tool to assess your ...
Jul 02, 2020•30 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. “Parenting should be a separate developmental stage.” Dr. Rita Eichenstein is here today to talk with me about parenting and the changes that happen when adults adopt this new identity, particularly when parenting “atypical” kids. We focus on the stages of grief model that she discusses in her book, Not What I Expected, which walks through the classic 5-stage process in the context of having a child diagnosed with any number of neurodevelopmental...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . I’m back with you today for a “business” episode talking all about the options for remote assessment of autism. Many of us have adopted remote assessment options for cognitive and behavioral assessment, but autism remains the final frontier during COVID-19 simply because many of us rely on in-person, non-socially distanced interactions to make accurate autism diagnoses. The good news is that there are a few viable options to gather good diagnost...
Jun 25, 2020•21 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I’m incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Linda McGhee here for a conversation around cultural competence and assessment. Please note that this episode was recorded just after George Floyd’s murder, before the video was widely available and the protests began. As such, we do not discuss the events explicitly, though we do speak about a variety of related topics. Although we can only just scratch the surface of a multi-layered, nuanced area of assessme...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. This podcast has been a huge part of my life for going on four years. When it began, I had no idea if people would care enough about assessment-related content to make it a viable pursuit. All I knew was that there was a lack of resources for building a testing practice, and I wanted to help solve that problem. There was no way I could have imagined where it would end up after all of these episodes! I’ve had the incredible privilege of talking wi...
Jun 18, 2020•15 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I think many of us would say that our current categorical system of diagnosis is imperfect. The episode today shines a light on an alternative approach that relies on a hierarchical model. I’m honored to have Dr. Katherine Jonas here today to talk all about the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology. If you haven’t heard of HiTOP, you’re not alone, but you’ll know what it’s all about by the end of the episode. And if you’re like me, you’ll be V...
May 26, 2020•52 min
Jennie Schottmiller, Certified Public Accountant and LMFT, is here to talk all about COVID-19 finances. We cover SO much ground in this episode, starting with how to manage finances during the pandemic and moving through everything you need to know about the PPP (whether you received it or not). Here are just a few things that we get into: How our financial mindset has to shift during the pandemic How the pandemic will affect our mindset in the future, when we can return to work How to navigate ...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. A few months ago, I got the same email from several people within a couple of days: “Jeremy, you HAVE to have Donna Henderson on your podcast to talk about autism in girls!” At the time, Donna had just circulated a comparison table of autism symptoms and presentation in the PED-NPSY listserv, and it spread like wildfire. I’m so fortunate to have her here today to dive deep into autism and how it looks in girls and women. These are just a few thin...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Linda Daniel joins me today to talk through her best-practice strategies for assessing toddlers. We look through the lens of autism for most of the conversation, but these ideas are applicable to anyone who works with toddlers on a regular basis. We also touch frequently on training post-docs and interns to work with toddlers and parents. Here are just a few topics that come up: How to “read the room” when assessing toddlers Managing your emo...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. In this age of nearly mandatory remote assessment, I’m fortunate to have two amazing individuals from PAR Inc. here to talk through their perspectives on remote administration. We touch on their platform, PARiConnect, as well the main considerations for remote administration, concerns with remote administration, and cultural factors in remote administration. We also spend some time discussing technology issues and the ways that PAR continues to s...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr
