The Testing Psychologist Podcast

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 ... Read More The post 131: International Assessment Series #2: Assessment in South Africa w/ Michelle Ireland appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

“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 ... Read More The post 130:Maximize Your Schedule by “Time Blocking” appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 129: International Assessment Series #1: Assessment in Australia w/ Debbie Anderson appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 128: How to Design a “Think Week” to Supercharge Your Business appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post 127: Essentials of Traumatic Brain Injury w/ Dr. Katie Scott appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP#126 Ideas and Precautions for Returning to In-Person Assessment appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

“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 ... Read More The post TTP#125 Parenting as a Developmental Stage w/ Dr. Rita Eichenstein appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP#124: Options for Remote Autism Assessment appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP #123: Cultural Competence in Assessment w/ Dr. Linda McGhee appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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. ... Read More The post TTP #122: New Directions for the Podcast appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP #121: The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) w/ Dr. Katherine Jonas appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP #120: Finances During COVID-19 w/ Jennie Schottmiller appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP #119: Autism in Girls & Women w/ Dr. Donna Henderson appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP #118: Assessing Toddlers w/ Dr. Linda Daniel appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

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 ... Read More The post TTP #117: Considerations & Concerns of Remote Assessment w/ Daniel McFadden & Dr. Carrie Champ Morera from PAR Inc. appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Dr. Alison Wilkinson-Smith is here today to chat about therapeutic assessment with kids. As a classically-trained neuropsychologist, Alison has a nice blend of traditional and non-traditional approaches to testing. We chat about the ins and outs of pediatric therapeutic assessment, from intake to testing to feedback, with a family intervention session thrown in there as well. These are just a ... Read More The post TTP #116: Pediatric Therapeutic Assessment w/ Dr. Alison Wilkinson-Smith appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Anybody’s kids still on the “preschool diet”? In other words, eating mostly white and brown foods, with little variation or color? Have you worked with kids with more serious medical concerns like a G-tube or failure to thrive? Even though you’re not alone, the realm of diet and eating can be hard to navigate. Dr. Lani Jones, a nationally-recognized speaker ... Read More The post TTP #115: Feeding Assessment & Intervention w/ Dr. Lani Jones appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

My good friend, John Clarke from Private Practice Workshop, hosted a live Q & A on COVID-19 adaptations for mental health practices a couple of weeks ago and was gracious enough to have me co-host with him. Much of the content is still relevant as we transition to telehealth services in our practices. We cover a few things like: What ... Read More The post TTP 114: COVID-19 Live Q & A w/ John Clarke appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Dr. Jordan Wright is here to talk through the recently published “Guidance on Psychological Tele-Assessment During the COVID-19 Crisis.” We talk briefly about Jordan’s research (which he has conducted for many years) on tele-assessment in general and his involvement in developing remote methods for both the WJ and the WISC. The conversation then turns to the six guiding principles for ... Read More The post APA Guidance for Tele-Assessment w/ Dr. Jordan Wright appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Join Dr. Susie Raiford and I as we talk through the ins and outs of remote assessment, or telepractice, with the WISC-V and KTEA. We spend the first part of the episode talking through the research on telepractice, covering topics like equivalency, norming, and equating as we evaluate different modes of test administration. The conversation then shifts to practical guidelines ... Read More The post Remote Administration of the WISC-V & KTEA-III w/ Dr. Susie Raiford appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.