[00:00:00] Hello, and happy holidays to everybody. This is The Testing Psychologist Podcast episode 40. I’m Dr. Jeremy Sharp. Before we get started today, I want to give a quick shout-out to our sponsor Practice Solutions. You’ve heard me talk about them before. They’re a full-service mental health billing company They do it all. They do everything from claim submission …
TTP #39: Dr. Cathy Lord – All About Autism Spectrum Assessment
If you haven’t heard of Catherine (Cathy) Lord, you’ve most likely used one of her instruments in your assessments. She’s been researching and developing assessment methods for autism spectrum disorder for about 40 years, and she is co-author of both the ADI-R and the ADOS (and ADOS-2) – two “gold standard” tools for assessing ASD symptoms. I talked with Cathy …
Talking with Kelly Higdon from Zynnyme.com – How to integrate testing in a private practice
I had a great time talking with my friend, Kelly Higdon, from Zynnyme.com about how to integrate testing services in a private practice! Kelly has a way of asking questions and interacting that I think is really special. You can check out the interview and Zynnyme’s resources here: https://www.zynnyme.com/blog/2017/10/9/interview-with-jeremy-sharp
TTP #38: Dr. Jacobus Donders – How to Write Better Reports
In the late 1990’s, Jacobus Donders was seeing a lot of neuropsych reports that didn’t really say much. So he decided to gather some of the top psychologists and neuropsychologists to literally write the book on effective reports. Published in 2014, Neuropsychological Report Writing details the “right” and “wrong” way to write reports across several settings. Dr. Donders spent an …
TTP #37: Dr. Molly McLaren – All About Emotional Support Animal Evaluations
Emotional support animal (ESA) evaluations are gaining in popularity as more individuals seek to bring animals into apartments, dorms, and onto airplanes. Our very own Dr. Molly McLaren took some time to talk with me today about her exploration of ESA evaluations. Some things we cover are: What does the research say about animals as a “treatment” for emotional concerns? …
TTP #36: 5 Quick Tips for Marketing Your Testing Practice
Today I’m coming at you with 5 simple tips for marketing your testing practice. I often get asked how to connect with other practitioners, how to get started in a brand new city, and many other marketing questions. Give this one a listen to get the answers to those questions and a few more! This is the third of three …
TTP #35: 5 Quick Tips for Billing Testing Services
Today I’m coming to you with a few simple tips to improve the billing in your testing practice. Bad billing can get you down and ultimately tank your practice. When you’re doing testing, it’s particularly important to have your billing services tightened up. This is the second of three in the “5 Quick Tips” series – be sure to stay …
TTP #34: 5 Quick Tips for Getting Reports Done
This question comes up all the time in the Facebook group and with my consulting clients: “How do I get my reports done faster?” Today I’m talking all about ways to get reports done more quickly and efficiently. I’m giving you five quick tips that you can implement nearly immediately to get reports done a little faster. This will be …
TTP #33: Brad Pliner – Why You Need an EHR
Today I’m talking with Brad Pliner, CEO and co-founder of TherapyNotes, one of the most popular electronic health records (EHR) for mental health practitioners. We talk all about EHR’s in general along with some of the features that make TherapyNotes particularly useful for testing psychologists. I’ve used TherapyNotes for over five years and definitely learned new things during our conversation …
TTP #32: John Clarke – Digital Marketing for Psychologists
John Clarke has a lot going on right now. Here’s what John has done within the last two years: grown a thriving, cash-pay practice in a brand new city for the SECOND time in his life, founded Private Practice Workshop to help therapists build their own practices, and most recently unveiled Unconditional Media as a digital marketing company specifically for …