The Testing Psychologist Podcast

For those of you who typically listen at double speed, you might want to slow this one down. Dr. Stephen Kanne and I cover a TON of information about the ADOS-2 and autism spectrum assessment in general. We spend about half the time talking about the GAIN program, a tele-training approach that allows clinicians around the world to observe and ... Read More The post TTP #111: The GAIN Program for ADOS-2 Training w/ Dr. Steve Kanne appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

I was sitting in on an ADOS-2 a few months ago with a nonverbal little guy. He used a fair amount of sign language, which got me thinking: do the pragmatic communication problems associated with autism happen in nonverbal or deaf children? After a little Google searching, I found Dr. Aaron Shield, a linguist out of Miami University, who has ... Read More The post TTP #110: Pragmatic Language and Autism in Deaf Children w/ Dr. Aaron Shield appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Longtime Testing Psychologist Community member, Dr. Emin Gharibian, is here to talk all about assessing criminal and civil competency. This is one of those episodes where I learned a great deal, simply by virtue of not knowing much about this area. Emin breaks things down in an easy-to-understand way that left me feeling like I could actually venture into the ... Read More The post TTP #109: Criminal and Civil Competency w/ Dr. Emin Gharibian appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Does anyone else get a cold sweat and chills when you go to check your Quickbooks? Do you even use Quickbooks? Does the term “P & L” strike fear – or worse, stark confusion – into your heart? You’re not alone! Talking about numbers and digging into finances are some of the hardest tasks for mental health practice owners. Luckily, ... Read More The post TTP #108: Why Your Business Will Fail w/ Adam Lean (Winter Business Series #3) appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Are you overwhelmed in your practice and trying to figure out how to delegate the tasks that you don’t enjoy? If so, you’re similar to about 99.99% of the coaching clients I work with. The episode today is for all of you practice owners who are drowning in admin tasks, scoring, emails, and all the other non-clinical tasks that we ... Read More The post TTP #107: Virtual Assistants and Becoming A More Productive Testing Psychologist w/ Uriah Guilford (Winter Business Series #2) appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Welcome to the Winter Business Series! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be interviewing folks on a variety of business topics that will help boost your practice in a number of ways. Today I’m here with John Sanders to talk all about Google Ads and how they can help you gather referrals in your testing practice. Google Ads can be ... Read More The post TTP #106: Everything You Need to Know About Google Ads w/ John Sanders appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

2019 was an amazing year for the Testing Psychologist podcast. The listening audience continued growing at a rapid pace, and I continue to be lucky enough to talk with a variety of incredible people. This episode is a recap of the most-downloaded episodes of 2019. A couple of these were expected, but a couple were totally UNEXPECTED. Listen to find ... Read More The post TTP #105: The Best Episodes of 2019 appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

“I have every printout of your Instagram posts from the school resource officer.” Dr. Leite, from our interview Threat assessment & management is something that few of us specialize in, yet it is incredibly important these days in the context of school violence. Dr. Stephanie Leite is here to talk about her practice and specialty in threat assessment and management, ... Read More The post Threat Assessment & Management w/ Dr. Stephanie Leite appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Dr. Brenna Tindall is back to talk with me about her work on assessing and treating intimate partner violence and sexual violence. We dive deep into how these concepts overlap and discuss the relatively small amount of research in this area. For those of you in the forensic arena, and anyone else interested in violent behavior within relationships, this is ... Read More The post TTP #103: Dr. Brenna Tindall – Assessing Intimate Partner Violence & Sexual Violence appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Rachel Kapp and Steph Pitts, co-hosts of the Learn Smarter podcast, really brought the fire to today’s interview! Their collective energy made this a dynamic, fun conversation about educational therapy and executive functioning intervention for kids. We covered a lot of ground. Here are just a few things that came up in our conversation… What is educational therapy The first ... Read More The post TTP #102: Rachel Kapp & Steph Pitts – Educational Therapy & Executive Functioning Intervention appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

In my beginner practice mastermind the other day, we got to talking about how to train a VA or in-office assistant to “sell” testing services on the initial client phone call. I shared my 4-part script, breaking down each of the components that have proved helpful in booking clients for testing appointments during that phone call. Today, I’m talking all ... Read More The post TTP #101: Developing a Phone Script for Testing Services appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Today is the 100th episode! Anyone who’s been listening over the years knows that I like to take milestones like this as a signal to reflect on the past and plan for the future. Today’s episode is all about gratitude – to the listeners and to those who’ve supported me in this podcast and consulting journey. Here are just a ... Read More The post TTP #100: Reflections on 100 Episodes of the Testing Psychologist Podcast appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Rob Reinhardt is a licensed professional counselor with a side business very aptly called Tame Your Practice, where he provides all kinds of support with business and technology for practice owners. Rob is also the co-host of the podcast, Therapy Tech with Rob and Roy, with former podcast guest, Roy Huggins. Rob has also carved out quite a niche as ... Read More The post TTP #99: Rob Reinhardt LPCS – Finding the Right EHR For You appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

For those of us who work with kids, coordinating with schools is a must. Zhanna Shekhtmeyster is an expert on school intervention, 504 plans, and special education support. She is here today talking with me about a wide variety of topics related to school-based intervention and how we, as private practitioners, can integrate with a child’s school. Here are just ... Read More The post TTP #98: Zhanna Shekhtmeyster – Advocacy in the School Setting appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

I met Kat Love this summer at the Group Practice Owner’s Summit and found them to be one of the most endearing, delightful individuals I’ve ever spoken with. It’s just good fortune that they’re also one of the top website designers and copywriters for therapists right now. Kat talks with me today about how to dial in your website so ... Read More The post TTP #97: Kat Love – Website Strategy appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

How many times have you run into challenging or ambiguous ethical situations and looked around your office, wishing an attorney would appear to answer all of your questions? For me, it’s countless. Dr. Amanda Zelechoski doesn’t answer ALL the questions that have ever come up, but she came really close on today’s episode! As a dual attorney-psychologist and risk management ... Read More The post TTP #96: Dr. Amanda Zelechoski – Legal and Ethical Issues in Assessment appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

The Rorschach has been a source of mystery and debate in our field for decades now. As someone who went through grad school at a time when the Rorschach had fallen out of favor (especially with my advisor), I don’t use it and know very little about it. That’s why I’m so grateful to be talking today with Dr. Joni ... Read More The post TTP #95: Dr. Joni Mihura – The Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

How many of us have been in a clinical interview and wondered, “Could this be a thought disorder?” Sometimes it’s unclear which symptoms are worth concern and which ones are more typical. My guest today, Dr. Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, has been conducting research and practice with psychotic disorders and prodromal states for nearly her entire academic career. We cover a lot ... Read More The post TTP #94: Dr. Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian – Early Identification of Psychosis appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Have any of you worked with non-verbal kids? Many of us have. I’ve had several kids who were not speaking well into childhood and struggled with diagnostic impressions. In a few cases, it turned out to be selective mutism. My guest today, Dr. Aimee Kotrba, is an expert in this area. Aimee has specialized in selective mutism for years and ... Read More The post TTP #93: Dr. Aimee Kotrba – All About Selective Mutism appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.

Have you ever formally assessed shame? Me neither. My guest today, Dr. Julie Cradock O’Leary, has made a career of research and practice all around shame. She is the co-author of the Thurston Cradock Test of Shame, a projective measure aimed at assessing shame in individuals of all ages. Julie talks with me today all about shame: what it is, ... Read More The post TTP #92: Dr. Julie Cradock O’Leary – Assessing Shame appeared first on The Testing Psychologist.