The Testing Psychologist Podcast

“What we call ‘intelligence’ is a performance. The measure of it is a fragile business.”  Dr. Josh Aronson, a pioneer in the field of stereotype threat, is here today for a fascinating and meaningful conversation. We talk through the origins of stereotype threat, why Josh prefers to call it “identity threat” instead, and ways to combat identity threat in test-taking. ... Read More The post 151: Stereotype Threat w/ Dr. Josh Aronson appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Welcome to the first episode in the latest beginner practice series! Over the next several weeks, business episodes will largely focus on the beginning stages of practice. Today, I’m talking through the steps and mindset needed to actually start your practice. If you’ve never considered a private testing practice, my hope is that this episode will get you thinking about ... Read More The post 150. Are You Ready to Start Your Own Testing Practice? appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Warning: I ask a lot of dumb questions during this interview. Thankfully, Dr. Bryn Harris is not only incredibly knowledgeable about culturally and linguistically responsive assessment, she’s also really kind. Dr. Harris has specialized in bilingual assessment, clinically and academically, for many years. She shares her knowledge today on topics like: What is culturally and linguistically responsive assessment? What are some ... Read More The post 149: (Replay) Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment w/Dr. Bryn Harris appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Did you know that you can negotiate raises with insurance panels? It’s completely doable and something that you should be doing at least once a year. Today’s episode is all about how to negotiate and ideas that will help you score that fee increase that you’ve always wanted. Here are just a few things I cover: When to ask for ... Read More The post 148: How to Request a Fee Increase from Insurance Panels appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Dr. Karen Postal is a veritable rock star in the neuropsych world. In addition to an appointment at Harvard Medical School and serving as president of the AACN, she has developed a research program that directly informs her clinical practice from day to day. Today she talks with me all about her book, Feedback that Sticks…, the culmination of over 80 interviews ... Read More The post 147: (Replay) How to Conduct a Knockout Feedback Session w/Dr. Karen Postal appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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. ... Read More The post 146: Billing Insurance for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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. ... Read More The post 145: Learning at Home w/ Rachel Kapp & Steph Pitts from the Learn Smarter Podcast appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 144: Credentialing with Insurance Panels appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 143: Clergy Evaluations w/ Dr. Andres Chou appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 142: Finding and Hiring Another Testing Psychologist appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 141: Child Custody Evaluations w/ Dr. Chris Mulchay appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 140: TextExpander for Testing Psychologists appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 139: Assessment Supervision w/ Dr. Jordan Wright appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 138: Adopting a CEO Mindset in Your Testing Practice appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 137: The State of School Psychology in Fall 2020 w/ Rachael Donnelly, Eric Elias, And Rebecca Comizio from School Psyched! appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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, ... Read More The post 136: Five Places to Look for a Psychometrist appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 135: Cultural Identity and the Testing Process w/ Dr. Bridget Rivera appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 134: Top Five Testing Tasks for a Virtual Assistant appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 133: International Assessments Series #3: School Psychology in Russia w/ Dr. Joseph Graybill appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 132: When Do You Need a Virtual Assistant? appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.