The Testing Psychologist Podcast

Well, hello there! It’s been a while since we talked. Guess what? I completely ignored ALL of my own advice, outlined in exquisite detail on this podcast over the last four years, and got myself 1000% overwhelmed during the last few months.

Continuing with the idea of systems and getting our practices to a more manageable place, I’m talking with Dr. Mike Docktor today. Mike is a pediatric gastroenterologist and co-founder of Dock Health, a task management software platform specifically for healthcare professionals.

Dr. Nicole Vienna of Vienna Psychological Group is here to chat about youthful offender evaluations, a specialty area within her forensic practice. These evaluations play an important role in the sentencing and parole process for juveniles, shaping their lives and influencing important legal decisions. Nicole also hosts the Forensic Psychologist podcast, a podcast aimed at other forensic psychologists and attorneys who are interested in forensic work.

Let’s rewind to four years ago when I was super confused and overwhelmed with the financial aspect of my practice. I knew I needed to be saving for retirement but didn’t know how to balance that need with other financial obligations. Luckily, I got connected with Ariel Ward and her team at Abacus Wealth. She’s here today to walk us through the ins and outs of financial planning and retirement savings for mental health practice owners.

Welcome back to another happy hour episode! After having so much fun during the first episode back in February 2020, we thought we’d make this a regular thing. These episodes are meant to be a more informal, casual discussion of a wide range of topics - testing-related and otherwise.

Today’s episode is about revisiting your rates. Theoretically, we should be raising our rates at least once a year, but many of us either forget or run into other hurdles in actually doing so. I’ll talk through how you might raise your rates whether you take insurance or run a private pay practice.

Dr. Esther Geva is here to talk through her work with assessing English language learners. She has worked for years in this arena and has literally co-written the book on culturally and linguistically diverse children. Esther shared a number of meaningful stories and case examples to really bring these principles to life.

For Summer Slam #2, we’re talking about revising your battery. How many of us have been giving the same measures year after year, with little thought to how they work for US or work for the CLIENT? Today, I’m challenging you to dig in and see if your battery is truly what you want it to be.

Dr. Stephanie Meyer, an expert in assessing children under five years old, discusses the importance of assessment with preschoolers, assessing autism in young children, the value of assessing preschool-aged children, office setup and cognitive testing for preschoolers, assessment tools for preschoolers and favorite test, using graphs to analyze cognitive test results, and the importance of graphs and cautious ADHD assessment in young children.

The Summer Slam series will have a few quick, to-the-point episodes with simple, actionable tips for you to put in place immediately. The strategies will mirror my own areas of focus from my last quarterly retreat. For Summer Slam #1, we’re talking about revisiting your schedule.