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School observations are REALLY important when you’re evaluating kids. Today I’m talking all about the importance of a school observation, how school observations can be a great marketing tool, and the practical elements of how to do a school observation. Here are just a few things I discuss:
- How to talk to parents about a school observation
- Billing for a school observation
- What to look for in a school observation
- Building relationships during a school observation
Cool Things Mentioned in This Episode
- I didn’t actually mentioned this, but I should have! If you’re looking for a structured observation system, the BASC-3 Student Observation System is great 🙂
- Episode 5 & this blog post on time management and scheduling in your testing practice
- MileIQ & Everlance – apps to track miles you drive to and from school (or any miles driven for work)
About Dr. Jeremy Sharp
Jeremy Sharp, PhD is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that he founded in 2009 and has grown to include five other clinicians. He earned his undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting his Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, Jeremy specializes in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.
As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Sharp provides private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow testing services in their practices. Jeremy lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.
Comments 2
Hi there! I enjoy your podcast. However, it would be helpful if you could actually list the requirements for evaluators of specific types of testing and wgere to fibd the requirements. It looks like most of this is for phd’s. Id like to be able to know what masters level clinicians can do. Its often hard to find this info.
Thanks
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I hear you! All of the test publishers will list their required qualification levels and what you need in order to administer certain instruments. It’s true that most testing is done by doctoral-level clinicians, but Masters folks can do a lot too. Ultimately it comes down to what you have the training and expertise to do 🙂