Description
“There are two purposes of an evaluation in my mind: preservation of self-esteem for the child and peace of mind for parents.”
Preschool assessment is a relatively untouched topic, but that changes with this interview! In it, Dr. Stephanie Meyer sits down to chat with Dr. Sharp about her extensive work in assessing children under five years old. This course covers a wide range of topics, from Dr. Meyer's general approach to testing all the way to specific measures that she uses. Here are a few other topics that come up during the discussion:
- Why Dr. Meyer doesn’t charge for missed testing sessions or late cancels
- Contextual factors that could impact testing results
- Why Dr. Meyer loves the Feifer Assessment of Reading
- The earliest that Dr. Meyer diagnoses ADHD
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, nurses.
This course does not offer ASWB ACE CE credit to social workers.
This CE program is designated as beginner.
CE Content Category: Testing and Assessment; Clinical
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
Author Bio
ABOUT DR. STEPHANIE MEYER
Dr. Meyer earned her Ph.D. from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Over the years, she’s conducted research at NIMH, Harvard Medical School, and UCLA. Since 2009, she’s been in private practice specializing in comprehensive evaluations of young children.
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ABOUT DR. JEREMY SHARP
Dr. Sharp 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 over 20 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, Dr. Sharp 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 psychological testing services in their practices. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.
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Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Dec 10, 2024.
Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can:
- Discuss contextual factors that could impact testing results
- Explain the strengths of the Feifer Assessment of Reading
- Tell why Dr. Meyer often waits to diagnose ADHD
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