Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome back to another episode in the beginner practice launch series! If you haven’t listened to the previous few episodes, they’re all related to launching your testing practice, with short, helpful tips for the beginning phase. Today’s episode is all about marketing when you’re launching your practice. I talk through the two options for marketing, as well as when and how to implement them both. Here’s a summary: In-person or warm marketing op...
Feb 17, 2022•17 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. “If we don’t help kids develop the narrative, they’ll develop their own.” Dr. Liz Angoff, my guest from episode 181 , is back to share more about engaging adolescents in the evaluation process. Liz’s model of giving feedback to kids has evolved into four clear components. Today, we touch on each of the components but spend most of our time on the idea of creating shared language with teens during testing. Here are a few other topics that we cover...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Moving forward with the theme of launching your testing practice, today’s topic is figuring out when to hire admin support. Spoiler: now! It’s never too early. But I’ll explore why and give some reasons that you may want to consider admin support sooner than later. If you haven’t checked out the previous episodes in the beginner practice launch series, you can find them in the show notes! Cool Things Mentioned TTP episodes 263 , 265 , and 267 TTP...
Feb 10, 2022•9 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome back to another masterclass episode! If you haven’t listened to the prior masterclasses, these episodes are a little different than typical interviews. They are case presentations with experts in our field when we go through the history, data, and feedback sessions for specific clients. Dr. Donna Henderson, guest from our second-most downloaded podcast episode EVER ( episode 119 ), is back with a masterclass on an assessment with an autis...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Continuing the beginner practice launch series, today I’m discussing some of the biggest hurdles to starting a testing practice. These hurdles reflect the topics and questions that come up most in my consulting and in the Testing Psychologist Community on Facebook. Here are some of the challenges that I see most frequently: Analysis paralysis The “business stuff” Private pay vs. insurance What measures do I need? Q-interactive vs. paper admin Wha...
Feb 03, 2022•18 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Immigration evaluations can be so valuable to the folks who need them, yet most of us received little to no training in graduate school on how to conduct these evaluations. Georgia King, LCSW is my guest today, and she is sharing the knowledge that she has gained over the last 10+ years of doing immigration evaluations. We focus primarily on the “business” side of this process, though we also talk through some of the clinical considerations. Here...
Jan 31, 2022•48 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the second show in a series of episodes aimed at the beginning practice owner! If you’re planning to launch your testing practice, these episodes are for you. Today, I’m going over the second five steps in my Beginner Practice Checklist. The Beginner Practice Checklist is a simple roadmap for those essential steps to start your testing practice. Here are the topics I cover today: Get your paperwork ready Figure out the testing flow Set...
Jan 27, 2022•14 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Dr. Emin Gharibian is back to talk with me about evaluations for accommodations on high-stakes standardized tests such as the MCAT, bar exam, USMLE, and others. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, so if you’re considering doing these evaluations or have done them in the past with varying degrees of success, there’s a lot to learn here. These are a few topics that we discuss: The rationale for accommodations and laws involved in accommodati...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the first in a series of episodes aimed at the beginning practice owner! If you’re planning to launch your testing practice, these next few episodes are for you. Today, I’m going over the first five steps in my Beginner Practice Checklist. The Beginner Practice Checklist is a simple roadmap for those essential steps to start your testing practice. Here are the topics I cover today: Establishing your business Setting up bank accounts Fi...
Jan 20, 2022•16 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. If you’re someone who questions the utility of oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and other disruptive behavior diagnoses – this episode is for you! Dr. Akeem Marsh and Dr. Lara Cox are here talking about the material in their recent book, Not Just Bad Kids. As you can tell from the title, they present a more nuanced perspective on kids’ functioning than simply labeling problematic behaviors. Here are just a few things that we discu...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Welcome to the Holiday Hopes series! Holiday Hopes is a seven-part series to carry you through the next several weeks. Each episode will focus on one aspect of your practice that you might aspire to change in the new year. By the end of the series, you could potentially make significant changes in nearly all areas of your practice! This seventh episode in the series is all about celebrating your successes. What better time to reflect on what’s g...
Jan 13, 2022•17 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the second episode in a two-part series on assessment with visually impaired kids! I’m honored to have five highly accomplished and knowledgeable women on the show to discuss this complex and nuanced topic. Each of the guests brings their own unique perspective and experience to the discussion, creating a rich conversation that covers a LOT of ground. In this second episode, we dive deep into the overlap of VI and other learning or beh...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the Holiday Hopes series! Holiday Hopes is a seven-part series to carry you through the next several weeks. Each episode will focus on one aspect of your practice that you might aspire to change in the new year. By the end of the series, you could potentially make significant changes in nearly all areas of your practice! This sixth episode in the series is all about hiring and training support staff. What better time to delegate some t...
Jan 06, 2022•16 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Welcome to the first episode in a two-part series on assessment with visually impaired kids! I’m honored to have five highly accomplished and knowledgeable women on the show to discuss this complex and nuanced topic. Each of the guests brings their own unique perspective and experience to the discussion, creating a rich conversation that covers a LOT of ground. In this first episode, we tackle some basics. Areas that we discuss include: Differen...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Here we are at the end of another year! Looking back at my notes from the “Best Episodes of 2020” show, I’m admittedly surprised how many of those reflections are still accurate. I think many of us assumed that the pandemic would subside and perhaps disappear over the course of 2021, but unfortunately, that was not the case. There’s a little bit of deja-vu going into 2022, as many of us are again hoping “this will be the year.” Despite the conti...
Dec 30, 2021•19 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I read Dr. Robb Mapou’s book, Adult Learning Disabilities and ADHD, several years ago and remember being blown away with the detail of interview questions and strategies for evaluating these concerns. I’m so fortunate to have him on the podcast today to chat about a wide variety of topics related to adult assessment. These are a few areas that we cover: More interview strategies for adult evaluations The concept of “disability” getting diluted ov...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Welcome to the Holiday Hopes series! Holiday Hopes is a seven-part series to carry you through the next several weeks. Each episode will focus on one aspect of your practice that you might aspire to change in the new year. By the end of the series, you could potentially make significant changes in nearly all areas of your practice! This fifth episode in the series is all about making sure that you’re collecting on the money that you’re charging....
Dec 09, 2021•20 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I’m so happy to welcome Dr. Celine Saulnier back to the podcast to talk with us about adaptive functioning. Adaptive functioning is a crucial component of most assessments, yet it can also fade into the background if we’re not being deliberate in synthesizing all of our data. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, from the history of adaptive functioning to current standards of care for assessing adaptive functioning. Here are a few other to...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . Welcome to the Holiday Hopes series! Holiday Hopes is a seven-part series to carry you through the next several weeks. Each episode will focus on one aspect of your practice that you might aspire to change in the new year. By the end of the series, you could potentially make significant changes in nearly all areas of your practice! This fourth episode in the series is all about increasing rates. What better time to raise your rates and negotiate...
Dec 02, 2021•16 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the Holiday Hopes series! Holiday Hopes is a seven-part series to carry you through the next several weeks. Each episode will focus on one aspect of your practice that you might aspire to change in the new year. By the end of the series, you could potentially make significant changes in nearly all areas of your practice! This third episode in the series is all about your report template. What better time to revise your report template ...
Nov 25, 2021•13 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. This is yet another episode that could have been done a LONG time ago, but it was well worth the wait! Dr. David Baker is here to talk through all the considerations of non-credible effort when testing kids. The research shows that a substantial percentage of kids will show non-credible effort during evaluations, yet very few of us are conducting solid effort testing. If you are conducting effort testing, maybe you have questions about what to ac...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the Holiday Hopes series! Holiday Hopes is a seven-part series to carry you through the next several weeks. Each episode will focus on one aspect of your practice that you might aspire to change in the new year. By the end of the series, you could potentially make significant changes in nearly all areas of your practice! This second episode in the series is all about referral sources. What better time to nurture existing relationships ...
Nov 18, 2021•16 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. It’s hard to believe that we’re nearly 250 episodes deep into the podcast and have yet to do an episode specifically on math disorders! Well, that all changes today. Dr. Paul Cirino joins me today to chat about the many facets of math issues. Paul has been researching and teaching about math disorders for years and has plenty of knowledge to share with us. Here are just a few topics that we talk about: Domain-specific neuropsych constructs for ma...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the Holiday Hopes series! Holiday Hopes is a seven-part series to carry you through the next several weeks. Each episode will focus on one aspect of your practice that you might aspire to change in the new year. By the end of the series, you could potentially make significant changes in nearly all areas of your practice! This first episode in the series is all about scheduling. What better time to restructure your schedule than startin...
Nov 11, 2021•16 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I get a lot of content for the podcast from my mastermind groups. Today’s episode is a great example. During one of the recent hot seat sessions, we got into a discussion about financial literacy, how to move money within your practice, and benchmarks for budgeting. It was so engaging that I thought I’d share some of the key points on the podcast as well! Cool Things Mentioned Quickbooks Green Oak Accounting TTP Episode w/ Tiffany McClain Tiffany...
Nov 04, 2021•20 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. “If you think it’s personal, they’ve won.” I had SO MUCH FUN talking with Nicol Stolar-Peterson about all things forensic. How is that possible? Well, Nicol has been helping mental health professionals navigate the forensic world for years. She not only brought a wealth of knowledge but also a very relatable, grounded approach to handling some of the more anxiety-producing moments in our practices. This interview was absolutely packed with good i...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . I am honored to have a true legend in our field on the podcast today. Dr. Michael (Mike) Posner has been researching the construct of attention for over 50 years. His work has been cited nearly 170,000 times according to Google Scholar, firmly cementing his place as one of the most prolific scholars in cognitive neuroscience. I’m lucky enough to talk with Mike not only about his research but also his perspective from being in the field for the p...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . There’s a lot of discussion in the Testing Psychologist Community about technology in our practices. I’ve shared some of the tools that I use over the years but have never compiled everything into one comprehensive list – until today! This episode is dedicated to all of the technology that I use from day to day. I’m curious how this list matches up with your own technology…if you’ve got a piece of software that you love, let me know! Cool Things...
Oct 21, 2021•26 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the second episode in a two-part series with Dr. Caroline Buzanko on the parent experience of the assessment process! In part two today, we continue talking about empowering parents and discuss several concrete changes you can make to your testing approach. Here are a few other topics to look out for across the two episodes: Paradigms of assessment How to gather parent expectations about the assessment process Mistakes clinicians make ...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here . My friend and original business coach, Joe Sanok, is back on the podcast talking about his new book, Thursday is the New Friday. As usual, we dive deep into some unexpected topics, but we also cover some awesome material from the book so that you have a few actionable items to take away and think about or put into practice in your own life. Here are a few topics that we get into: Three internal inclinations of top performers The idea of “hard” a...
Oct 14, 2021•53 min
