Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Did you know that you can negotiate raises with insurance panels? It’s completely doable and something that you should be doing at least once a year. Today’s episode is all about how to negotiate and ideas that will help you score that fee increase that you’ve always wanted. Here are just a …
147: (Replay) How to Conduct a Knockout Feedback Session w/Dr. Karen Postal
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Karen Postal is a veritable rock star in the neuropsych world. In addition to an appointment at Harvard Medical School and serving as president of the AACN, she has developed a research program that directly informs her clinical practice from day to day. Today she talks with me all about her …
146: Billing Insurance for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. There are so many documents and guidelines out there on billing insurance for testing. So why is it so hard? Variations among insurance panels are a big part of the equation. In spite of relatively clear “rules” about CPT codes and how to bill our services, many panels devise their own procedures …
145: Learning at Home w/ Rachel Kapp & Steph Pitts from the Learn Smarter Podcast
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Rachel and Steph from the Learn Smarter podcast are back! As educational therapists who’ve been working the front lines over the last few months, they have quite a bit of experience and knowledge to share around online learning, appropriate expectations for kids during this time, and navigating the conflict that will inevitably …
144: Credentialing with Insurance Panels
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. To take insurance or not to take insurance? Such a big question! But it also conceals the complexity of the process. Once you decide to “take insurance,” there are many steps between deciding and actually billing your first insurance claim (and getting paid for it!). Join this insurance mini-series to learn the …
143: Clergy Evaluations w/ Dr. Andres Chou
Dr. Andres Chou, an active member and resident comedian of the Testing Psychologist Community, is here today talking with me about clergy evaluations. Andres and I had a wonderful conversation about these evaluations and what it takes to make them a part of your practice. We also got into some deeper layers of spirituality and how your own views on …
142: Finding and Hiring Another Testing Psychologist
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. This episode is for all of you who are thinking about hiring another psychologist in your practice to handle testing. A few episodes ago, we talked about finding a psychometrist. Bringing on another psychologist is similar but certainly has its own nuances. Here a few things that I cover today: How do …
141: Child Custody Evaluations w/ Dr. Chris Mulchay
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Chris Mulchay is here today speaking with me all about child custody evaluations. Many of you may recognize Chris from his role as a co-moderator of the Testing Psychologist Community on Facebook, so you won’t be surprised that he brings extensive knowledge and a down-to-earth style to this conversation. Here are …
140: TextExpander for Testing Psychologists
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Oh, TextExpander. The software, the myth, the legend. If you haven’t heard of TextExpander by now, get ready to be amazed. TextExpander is a software program that allows you to create text shortcuts that automatically, instantly expand into pre-defined pieces of information, paragraphs, images, or documents. I use TextExpander to write emails, …
139: Assessment Supervision w/ Dr. Jordan Wright
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Jordan Wright is back to talk about yet another of his specialties: assessment supervision. We talk through Jordan’s model of assessment-based assessment supervision, touching on each part of the assessment process and how supervisors can continually assess their supervisees’ skill level along the way. This episode is chock full of useful …