The Testing Psychologist Podcast

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the final episode in the beginner practice launch series! As always, if you haven’t listened to the previous few episodes, go back and check those out.  Today, I’m talking about the different ways to collect payment in your testing practice. You might be thinking, “What do you mean, Jeremy? Clients just pay you – that’s it!” B...

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. “This is really a call to action for us to respect and honor context in our work.” Dr. Jordan Wright is back on the podcast to talk about deliberate, context-driven conceptualization in the assessment process. If you’re heard either of Jordan’s prior episodes, you know that he brings a nice blend of theory, practice, humility, and humor to our disc...

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 marketi...

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 i...

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 laun...

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 downlo...

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 “...

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 “b...

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 p...

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...

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...

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...

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 ep...

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...

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 episo...

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 cov...

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 o...

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 c...

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 epis...

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...

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 epi...

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 episo...

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 s...

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 epis...

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...