The Testing Psychologist Podcast

Dr. Jordan Wright is here to talk through the recently published “Guidance on Psychological Tele-Assessment During the COVID-19 Crisis.” We talk briefly about Jordan’s research (which he has conducted for many years) on tele-assessment in general and his involvement in developing remote methods for both the WJ and the WISC. The conversation then turns to the six guiding principles for ... Read More

Join Dr. Susie Raiford and I as we talk through the ins and outs of remote assessment, or telepractice, with the WISC-V and KTEA. We spend the first part of the episode talking through the research on telepractice, covering topics like equivalency, norming, and equating as we evaluate different modes of test administration. The conversation then shifts to practical guidelines ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. For those of you who typically listen at double speed, you might want to slow this one down. Dr. Stephen Kanne and I cover a TON of information about the ADOS-2 and autism spectrum assessment in general. We spend about half the time talking about the GAIN program, a tele-training approach that ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I was sitting in on an ADOS-2 a few months ago with a nonverbal little guy. He used a fair amount of sign language, which got me thinking: do the pragmatic communication problems associated with autism happen in nonverbal or deaf children? After a little Google searching, I found Dr. Aaron Shield, ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Longtime Testing Psychologist Community member, Dr. Emin Gharibian, is here to talk all about assessing criminal and civil competency. This is one of those episodes where I learned a great deal, simply by virtue of not knowing much about this area. Emin breaks things down in an easy-to-understand way that left me ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Does anyone else get a cold sweat and chills when you go to check your Quickbooks? Do you even use Quickbooks? Does the term “P & L” strike fear – or worse, stark confusion – into your heart? You’re not alone! Talking about numbers and digging into finances are some of the ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Are you overwhelmed in your practice and trying to figure out how to delegate the tasks that you don’t enjoy? If so, you’re similar to about 99.99% of the coaching clients I work with. The episode today is for all of you practice owners who are drowning in admin tasks, scoring, emails, ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Welcome to the Winter Business Series! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be interviewing folks on a variety of business topics that will help boost your practice in a number of ways. Today I’m here with John Sanders to talk all about Google Ads and how they can help you gather referrals ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. 2019 was an amazing year for the Testing Psychologist podcast. The listening audience continued growing at a rapid pace, and I continue to be lucky enough to talk with a variety of incredible people. This episode is a recap of the most-downloaded episodes of 2019. A couple of these were expected, but ... Read More

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. “I have every printout of your Instagram posts from the school resource officer.” Dr. Leite, from our interview Threat assessment & management is something that few of us specialize in, yet it is incredibly important these days in the context of school violence. Dr. Stephanie Leite is here to talk about her ... Read More