The Testing Psychologist Podcast

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 episode in the series is all about making sure that you’re collecting on the money that you’re charging. What better time to revise your financial policies than the new year? Here are a few ideas that I’ll discuss today: The three ways you’re losing money in your practiceKeeping credit cards on fileTracking collections in your EHR Cool Things Mentioned TTP episode: Three Ways You’re Losing Money in Your Practice 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. 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. 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 functioning to current standards of care for assessing adaptive functioning. Here are a few other topics that we cover: Why high adaptive scores can be alarmingWhen to conduct an interview vs. administer the questionnaire versionHow to reconcile discrepancies between IQ and adaptive functioning Cool Things Mentioned Edgar Doll‘s WritingsLauren Kenworthy’s work on executive functioning and adaptive functioningCeline’s webinars on Pearson’s Vineland-3 web pageEssentials of Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Neurodevelopmental DisordersEssentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment Book Peter Gerhart’s booksMark Tassé’s article 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. Celine Saulnier Celine Saulnier is a licensed clinical psychologist that specializes in diagnostic evaluations of autism spectrum and related disorders across the lifespan. She spent the first 20 years of her career in academia conducting research on early detection of autism and adaptive behavior profiles at the Yale Child Study Center and Emory University School of Medicine. In 2018, she opened her own company, Neurodevelopmental Assessment & Consulting Services in Decatur, GA where she has a private practice and continues to consult on research projects. She has published numerous papers, written two books, and is an author on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition. Get in Touch email: celine@nacsatl.comwebsite: www.nacsatl.comFB and Instagram: Celine SaulnierLinked In: Celine Saulnier or Neurodevelopmental Assessment & Consulting Services 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. 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 episode in the series is all about increasing rates. What better time to raise your rates and negotiate higher reimbursement than the new year? Here are a few ideas that I’ll discuss today: How to raise your private pay ratesNegotiating raises with insurance companies Cool Things Mentioned 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. 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. 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 episode in the series is all about your report template. What better time to revise your report template and experiment with a new style than the new year? Here are a few ideas that I’ll discuss today: Shortening reportsUsing simpler languageThe “inverted pyramid” approach Cool Things Mentioned TTP Episodes on report writing: https://www.thetestingpsychologist.com/?s=reports 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. 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. 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 solid effort testing. If you are conducting effort testing, maybe you have questions about what to actually DO with it. If so, this is for you! Here are some topics that we cover: What is non-credible effort?Difference between PVT’s and SVT’sHow to interpret non-credible effortStrategies to communicate non-credible effort Cool Things Mentioned TTP episode w/ Dr. Amy ConneryTTP episode w/ Dr. Allyson Harrison and Dr. Julie Suhr on ADHD in college aged individualsTest of Memory MalingeringMedical Symptom Validity TestWord Memory TestMemory Validity ProfileRey 15Pediatric Performance Validity SuiteChildren and Adolescent Memory ProfileCVLT-CCVLT-3Validity Testing in Child and Adolescent Assessment, edited by Michael Kirkwood 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. David Baker David Baker is a board-certified neuropsychologist. He is an Assistant Professor through the University of Colorado School of Medicine and is a neuropsychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado in the department of rehabilitation. He commonly evaluates patients with varying degrees of traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, and neuromuscular conditions. David also serves as the neuropsychology training director for the rehab track. He has a specific interest in concussion/mild TBI and validity testing in children and teens and has published numerous journal articles and book chapters related to this topic. Get in touch: david.baker@childrenscolorado.org 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. 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 episode in the series is all about referral sources. What better time to nurture existing relationships and build new ones than the new year? Here are a few ideas that I’ll discuss today: The four quadrant approach to in-person networkingThe “thank you” faxBeing a good referral source to others 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. 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. 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 with us. Here are just a few topics that we talk about: Domain-specific neuropsych constructs for mathThe overlap with reading disordersAssessing math disorders both in- and out of schoolIntervention strategies for math disorders Cool Things Mentioned What Works ClearinghouseInstitute for Educational ScienceDr. Cirino’s work on Google ScholarDr. Lynn Fuchs KeyMath testWIAT-4Woodcock-Johnson-IVKTEA-3 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. Paul Cirino Dr. Paul Cirino is a developmental neuropsychologist whose interests, grants, and published works focus on academic achievement (reading and math), neurocognitive function (particularly executive function and attention), with both typical and neurodevelopmental populations. He has well over 100 Journal publications, and has been continuously funded by NIH, IES, and/or NSF for 20 years. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Learning and Individual Differences, and is active in many regional, national, and international neuropsychological societies, including 15 years on the Board of the Houston Neuropsychological Society. Get in touch: https://www.uh.edu/class/psychology/clinical-psych/research/dnl/ 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. 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 first episode in the series is all about scheduling. What better time to restructure your schedule than starting in the new year? Here are a few strategies that I’ll discuss today: Time blockingDay themingThe “ideal schedule” exercisePlanning retreats or “think weeks” Cool Things Mentioned TTP episode on time blocking and day themingTTP episode on planning a think week  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. 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. I get a lot of content for the podcast from my mastermind groups. Today’s episode is a great example. During one of the recent hot seat sessions, we got into a discussion about financial literacy, how to move money within your practice, and benchmarks for budgeting. It was so engaging that I thought I’d share some of the key points on the podcast as well! Cool Things Mentioned QuickbooksGreen Oak AccountingTTP Episode w/ Tiffany McClainTiffany’s podcast, The Money SessionsTTP Episode w/ Ariel Ward 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. 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. “If you think it’s personal, they’ve won.” I had SO MUCH FUN talking with Nicol Stolar-Peterson about all things forensic. How is that possible? Well, Nicol has been helping mental health professionals navigate the forensic world for years. She not only brought a wealth of knowledge but also a very relatable, grounded approach to handling some of the more anxiety-producing moments in our practices. This interview was absolutely packed with good information and guidance! Here are some of the topics we covered: Exactly what to do if you get a subpoenaHow to set your fees for forensic workThe difference between a fact witness and an expert witnessThe biggest mistakes that we make in the courtroom Cool Things Mentioned www.therapistcourtprep.com Kelly & Miranda from Zynneme.comSeak expert witness training 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 Nicol Stolar-Peterson Nicol Stolar Peterson is an expert witness. She is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of therapistcourtprep.com where she helps therapists prepare for court and deflect it when possible. Get in touch: www.therapistcourtprep.com admin@therapistcourtprep.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