My Preferred Autism Spectrum Battery

TTP #29: My Preferred Autism Spectrum Battery

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Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Today I’m talking all about my preferred battery for assessing autism spectrum disorders. I get a lot of questions in the Facebook group about specific batteries for different referral questions. Knowing of course that batteries will vary depending on the individual, here are the core components of my typical ASD evaluations: A …

How to Manage Difficult Behavior During Testing

TTP #28: How to Manage Difficult Behavior During Testing

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Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. It’s great to be back in podcasting world! After a 4-5 week break from podcasts, I’m happy to return and be talking about managing difficult behavior in the testing room. Working primarily with kids means sometimes running into defiance, anxiety, hyperactivity, or just silliness while testing. I learned a lot in grad …

How to Outsource in a Testing Practice

TTP #27: How to Outsource in a Testing Practice

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Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. After FIVE YEARS of doing everything myself in private practice, I finally took the leap to start outsourcing some of the administrative tasks. Since then, the practice’s annual revenue has literally doubled. When we first start out in private practice, it’s really easy to take on everything because we don’t believe others …

When & How to Expand Your Testing Practice

TTP #25: When & How to Expand Your Testing Practice

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Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. It was 2011, and I suddenly found myself with TEN TIMES the assessment referrals that I typically received in a month. I decided almost overnight that I needed to hire someone else, but I definitely made mistakes along the way. Today I’m talking all about how to grow your practice into a …

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment

TPP #23: Dr. Bryn Harris – Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment

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Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Warning: I ask a lot of dumb questions during this interview. Thankfully, Dr. Bryn Harris is not only incredibly knowledgeable about culturally and linguistically responsive assessment, she’s also really kind. Dr. Harris has specialized in bilingual assessment, clinically and academically, for many years. She shares her knowledge today on topics like: What is …

How to Fix It When You Mess Up

TTP #22: How to Fix It When You Mess Up

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Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Have you ever been meeting with a client or family for feedback and see that they are just not happy with what they’re hearing? How about been on the phone with someone who’s upset about their bill? What about staring at your phone with anxiety because you have five unreturned voicemails? Well, …

How to Hire and Train Psychometricians

TTP #21: How to Hire and Train Psychometricians

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Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Having psychometricians in your practice can be an advantage for so many reasons. It frees up more time for you to see clients and work on writing reports, it provides an opportunity for training and supervision, and it allows you to serve more clients. In this solo episode, I talk about our …

Insurance Billing for Psychological Testing

TTP #20: Insurance Billing for Psychological Testing

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Today’s episode is a reverse interview that I did for the Insurance Answers podcast on how to bill insurance for testing services. The hosts, Danielle and Katia, were kind enough to share the audio with me so that I could use it here as well. They ask me a ton of great questions about billing, like… How do billing codes …