The Testing Psychologist Podcast

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Social-emotional learning is so important for our kids. Unfortunately, I know that many psychologists (myself included) don’t necessarily focus on social-emotional learning during our evaluations or when we think about recommendations for kids. Fortunately, Dr. Evelyn Johnson is here to talk through the ins and outs of SEL. These are a few areas that we cover: The history and definition of social-emotional learning How SEL is related to mental health Cultural Considerations in SEL Aperture software and ways to measure SEL Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting CASEL Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for 2021 to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Evelyn Johnson Dr. Evelyn Johnson serves as the Vice-President of Research and Development for Aperture Education, where she leads a team to create social and emotional assessments, strategies, and adult SEL programs. Prior to joining Aperture Education, she was a Professor of Special Education at Boise State University and the CEO of Lee Pesky Learning Center, a non-profit organization that serves students with learning and attention challenges. In her free time, she enjoys all things outdoors including running, hiking, and skiing. Get in touch: Email: ejohnson@apertureed.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelyn-johnson-5210283a/Website: apertureed.com About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Dr. Pat Moran is here to talk with me all about social anxiety. If your practice is anything like mine, social anxiety comes up relatively frequently and is often challenging to differentiate from other diagnoses. Pat and I have a wide-ranging conversation about anxiety disorders in general, the continuum of social anxiety, and many other topics. Here are just a few areas that we get into: MMPI-3 scales to look at for social anxiety The value of assessing quality of self-talk Best practices for intervention for social anxiety Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting Social Interaction Self Statement Test Shy Children, Phobic Adults Richard Heimburg, Ph.D. – Created Best-Practice model of CBT for Social Anxiety treatement: https://sites.temple.edu/richardheimberg/ Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for 2021 to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Patrick Moran Patrick J. Moran, Ph.D. is the Director of Sales, Government and Public Safety at Pearson Clinical Assessment. Dr. Patrick Moran is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Oregon and Washington with over 37 years of experience working in clinical practice treating mental health, addictions and co-occurring disorders, corrections, public education, and psychological and educational testing. Get in Touch: E-mail: patrick.moran@pearson.comWebsite: https://www.pearsonassessments.com/contact-us/assessment-representatives.html About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. We’ve talked frequently about dyslexia and other reading issues on the podcast, but what about dyscalculia and math learning disorders? Aside from one episode on the neuropsychology of math disorders, the podcast has followed research and popular culture in not giving much attention to math concerns. That’s why I’m so grateful to have Adrianne Meldrum, founder of Made for Math, on the show today. We talk about math disorders in general but spend the majority of our time on intervention. These are just a few topics we cover: Different subtypes of math learning issues The differences between “big box” intervention and 1:1 intervention Core components of successful math intervention Specific interventions for different types of math concerns Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting Sold a Story podcast on math Feifer Assessment of Mathematics Document on different interventions for different types of math issues Mathematics for Dyslexics and Dyscalculics book Effective Teaching Strategies for Mathematics www.madeformath.com Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for 2021 to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Adrianne Meldrum Adrianne Meldrum is the founder and owner of Made for Math (MFM), an all-online math center focused on serving students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and math learning disabilities. She is a certified Multisensory Math Instructor through Marilyn Zecher. She holds a Master’s Degree from Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity. Adrianne is married with three boys and lives in Mesa, AZ where she enjoys soaking up gorgeous sunsets! Get in touch: Website: http://madeformath.com/ E-mail: hello@madeformath.com Unlocking Dyscalculia Web Series: https://madeformath.com/unlocking-dyscalculia Social: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeforMath Facebook: https://facebook.com/madeformath Instagram: https://instagram.com/madeformath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/made-for-math About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Many of you know that I hosted the first annual Crafted Practice retreat in mid-August. What an amazing event! In the episode today, I’m reflecting on my experience as a first-time event host and future directions for the Crafted Practice series. Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting Crafted Practice interest list Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Many of us start private practice with a lot of excitement, right? We’re transitioning out of another job, we’re launching something new…the potential is endless. But before we know it, we’re overwhelmed, not making money (or not knowing what to do with it), and working more than we’d like. Join me today as I talk about three keys to get your practice under control if it’s starting to run wild. Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. How many of us have wondered about the test development process? It’s something so integral to the work that we do, yet many of us actually know very little about how a test goes from idea to reality. I’m fortunate to have three guests from PAR Inc. to help demystify the test development journey. Join us as we talk through these topics and many others: What are the primary steps along the test development path? How do test publishers decide which tests get developed? How does data collection happen? How can we, as clinicians, participate in the test development process? Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting PAR Data collection: https://www.parinc.com/Resources/Partner-with-PAR-Inc#5553448-data-collection Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for 2021 to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Melissa Messer Melissa A. Messer, MHS, is the Vice President and Chief Product Officer. She oversees all new product acquisitions and development and manages a team of project directors and quality control specialists. Melissa received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Florida.Melissa joined PAR in 2002. During her time at PAR, she has worked on the development of more than 30 products. Melissa is the author of several PAR products, including the Academic Achievement Battery (AAB) series, the Working Styles Assessment (WSA), and the Work Values Inventory (WVI). In addition, she has coauthored multiple editions of John Holland’s Self-Directed Search (SDS). About Dr. Carrie Champ Morera Carrie Champ Morera, PsyD, is the Director of Content & Production at PAR, Inc. Carrie is a licensed psychologist, a nationally certified school psychologist, a professional counselor, a board-certified telemental health provider, and the lead project and content director at PAR. She has 19 years of experience in the mental health and education fields. She can be reached at cmorera@parinc.com About Kathryn Stubleski Kathryn Jones Stubleski is the Data Collection Coordinator on the Research and Development team at PAR and a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida. Kathryn’s clinical experience prior to joining PAR includes trauma treatment for veterans as well as the evaluation and treatment of families involved in the child welfare and criminal justice system. Get in touch: PAR, Inc. website: https://www.parinc.com/PAR, Inc. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PARpsychPAR, Inc. LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parincPAR, Inc. Twitter page: https://twitter.com/par_incPAR, Inc. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PsychAssessment About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Over the next several months, I’m going to chronicle my practice’s journey as we try to move away from insurance panels. After having taken all of the major insurance panels for nearly 15 years, we’ve decided that enough is enough. The administrative burden and poor reimbursement are no longer sustainable. Listen in through the good, the bad, and the terrifying as we go through this process! Today is the fourth episode in the series, where I’m providing an update after one month of terminating our BCBS contract on July 1. Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting Stages of Change Model TTP: Private Pay Transition #1 TTP: Private Pay Transition #2 TTP: Private Pay Transition #3 TTP episode w/ Dr. Annie VanSkiver on moving away from insurance Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Threat assessment is unfortunately a necessary part of our work as psychologists. My guest today, Dr. Alex Rodrigues, has working in the criminal justice system and threat assessment world for years. He joins me for a conversation not just about the testing involved in threat assessment, but about the big picture context for this work. Here are a few topics that we dive into: What is threat assessment management? The distinction between different types of threats The value of multidisciplinary teams in threat assessment Risk factors for violence Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting National Threat Assessment Center Southern Poverty Law Center Hate Watch Dr. Dewey’s work on school safety movement McCain institute International Handbook of Threat Assessment https://digitalbirdsandbees.com/ Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for 2021 to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Alex Rodrigues Dr. Rodrigues is a licensed psychologist that completes various high-stakes and forensic evaluations throughout the U.S. He regularly consults with legal and community stakeholders on matters related mental illness, violence prevention, and online safety. He regularly provides expert testimony in court and presents to variety of audiences, including non-clinicians, attorneys, and community members. Get in touch: psychologicalinsight.com digitalbirdsandbees.com About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Part of being a business owner is developing a vision for your organization. Many of us go into private practice with nothing more than a vague idea of what we want. While that’s fine to start and will get you off the ground, you’ll quickly find that you can make more progress and spend your time much more wisely when you have a clear vision. Listen in as I go through the major components of building a vision for your private practice. Cool Things Mentioned The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Dr. Ben Lovett, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, dives deep into the world of psychometrics. He clarifies key concepts, breaking down misconceptions and highlighting the significance of understanding test bias. The discussion emphasizes the relationship between test scores and treatment recommendations, advocating for the critical evaluation of psychometric tools. Lovett also addresses the complexities surrounding bias in academic assessments, especially for marginalized groups, and the importance of effective communication between professionals and clients.