Dr. Liz Angoff, a Licensed Educational Psychologist with expertise in School Neuropsychology, joins to discuss enhancing feedback sessions with parents. She emphasizes that effective feedback starts early in the evaluation process. Dr. Angoff shares practical advice like using visual aids to simplify complex information and engaging parents in collaborative discussions. The conversation also addresses the importance of continuous communication to alleviate surprises and empower families, ensuring they feel informed and supported throughout their child's assessment journey.
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Surprise Diagnosis Backfires
Dr. Liz Angoff shared a story of a family rejecting an autism diagnosis because it came as a surprise.
This experience taught her that feedback should be a journey, starting at intake to avoid shock.
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Feedback Begins at Intake
Feedback isn't just explaining results but ensuring families truly understand and feel empowered.
Starting feedback at intake by preparing families creates better understanding and confidence.
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Collaborative Intake Questions
Use intake sessions to collaboratively develop assessment questions with families.
Ask about their biggest concerns, hopes, fears, and desired outcomes to guide the evaluation and support process.
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Dr. Liz Angoff returns to dive deeply into the art and structure of feedback sessions with parents. Dr. Liz emphasizes the insight that “feedback begins at intake,” sharing practical strategies for preparing families throughout the evaluation process to avoid surprises during feedback meetings. We discuss common pitfalls, such as withholding diagnostic impressions until the final session, and highlight the value of continuous communication to ensure parents leave empowered and confident. Dr. Liz offers concrete advice, from using visual aids and simplifying language to effectively navigating challenging conversations when parents disagree or resist diagnostic findings. Overall, we explore how practitioners can make feedback sessions more collaborative, therapeutic, and supportive for both children and families.
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About Dr. Liz Angoff
Liz Angoff, Ph.D., is a Licensed Educational Psychologist with a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology, providing assessment and consultation services to children and their families in the Bay Area, CA. She is the author of the Brain Building Books as well as a brand new book called Our Brains, created specifically for parents. More information about Dr. Liz and her work is available at www.ExplainingBrains.com. Get in Touch
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.
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