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Dynamic Assessment with Second Language Learners

Dr. Esther Geva sits down with Dr. Jeremy Sharp to talk through her work with assessing English language learners in this dynamic course! Dr. Geva has worked for years in this arena and has literally co-written the book on culturally and linguistically diverse children. During the discussion Dr. Geva shares a number of meaningful stories and case examples to really bring these principles to life. Here are just a few things that are covered during the discussion:

  • The distinction between testing and assessment
  • Defining “dynamic assessment.”
  • Examples of a dynamic assessment
  • How to write reports that encompass the principles of dynamic assessment

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

This CE course is designated as intermediate.

There are no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Course content: Test/Assessment; Cultural Competence

This interview was published in July 2021.

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

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Interview with Esther Geva, PhD, Psych

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Report Writing: Readability and what to include

There are SO many questions about psychological and neuropsychological report writing, from beginner and advanced clinicians alike.

For this course, Dr. Jeremy Sharp tackles two of those questions: Readability and what to include.

If you haven't checked the readability of your reports recently, chances are, they are WAY above the average person’s reading level.  So, to help with this, in part one of this course, Dr. Sharp talks about passive tense, jargon, extra words, poor layout AND why these matter.

In the second half of this course, Dr. Sharp focuses on what kind of content to actually include in your reports.

“But that’s easy,” you might say. We just include the background, results, interpretation, summary, and recommendations, right?

Well, research would suggest that our referring providers read and value some parts of the report much more than others.

For part two, Dr. Sharp will use research to help you figure out which parts are most important, and how to arrange that information in your reports.

*Note: much of the content from part one is derived from Dr. Dean Beebe’s workshop on pediatric report-writing from the AACN 2019 conference.

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, nurses.

This CE course is designated as beginner

Course Content: Clinical; Testing and Assessment

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

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Part 1: Dr. Sharp on Readability

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Part 2: Dr. Sharp on What to Include

This course does not offer ASWB ACE CE credit to social workers.

This course was recorded in May 2021.

 

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Understanding Female Psychopathy

In this audio course, Dr. Jeremy Sharp speaks with Dr. Ted Cunliffe and Dr. Jason Smith, two of the co-authors of the book, Understanding Female Offenders. Dr. Cunliffe and Dr. Smith have spent their careers working with, and studying female offenders. In this fascinating interview, they share a wealth of information about their own research and observations of female psychopathy.

These are just a few topics were covered:

  • A broad overview and definition of psychopathy
  • How psychopathy differs between men & women
  • Considerations when assessing psychopathy in women
  • Specific measures used in assessing psychopathy

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

Content Category: Clinical/Testing/Assessment

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

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Interview with Jason Smith and Ted Cunliffe

This CE course is designated as intermediate.

This interview was published in May 2021.

Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Ted Cunliffe and Dr. Jason Smith are pioneering researchers in this field and are two of the authors of the book, Understanding Female Offenders, discussed in this interview.  

 

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The SPECTRA Indices of Psychopathology

The realm of psychopathology assessment is fascinating to most clinicians.

For this course, Dr. Jeremy Sharp sits down with the developers of the SPECTRA Indices of Psychopathology, Dr. Mark Blais and Dr. Justin Sinclair, to talk about their work to develop this measure and the assessment of psychopathology in general. They also review several case examples to bring it all to life!

Other cool things mentioned:

  • The p factor (it’s okay if you don’t know what that is)
  • Why a hierarchical model of psychopathology makes sense for clinicians and clients
  • Nuts and bolts of the SPECTRA
  • Clinical use cases for the SPECTRA

This interview was published in 10/2020

Content Category: Clinical/Assessment/Testing

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

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Interview with Justin Sinclair and Mark Blais

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 intermediate.

Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Mark Blais and Dr. Justin Sinclair are pioneering SPECTRA researchers, developers, and clinicians.  

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Conducting a Valid ADHD Assessment

“We should not pathologize ‘normal’.”

Do you include a PVT as part of your standard ADHD battery? If not, I bet you will after this course! Drs. Julie Suhr and Allyson Harrison sit down with Dr. Jeremy Sharp to talk through their research and experience with validity issues in ADHD assessment with adults. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering if that young adult client REALLY has ADHD or if you should be considering other factors or diagnoses, this is the course for you. The following are just a few of the topics covered:

  • The most common diagnostic criteria that we ignore when diagnosing ADHD
  • An ideal ADHD battery should include
  • The role of non-diagnostic environmental factors in functioning
  • Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive power in our assessment instruments

Interview conducted: April 2021

CE Content Category: Testing and Assessment; Clinical

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

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Interview with Julie Suhr and Allyson Harrison

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, nurses, case managers.

This course does not offer ASWB ACE CE credit to social workers.

This CE course is designated as intermediate.

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.

 

 

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Reading and Executive Functioning Case Studies

For this course, Dr. Jeremy Sharp sits down with Dr. Steve Feifer, developer of the Feifer family of academic measures, to talk about reading disorders and executive functioning. To make the information relatable and engaging, Dr. Feifer provides “live consultation” on two of  Dr. Sharp's cases (Note: any identifying information was removed from the data, and demographic information was changed appropriately). You can find the case data discussed as a download in the References and Citations section of the course syllabus.

Target audience:  Psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, nurses.

This CE program is designated as intermediate.

Content Category: Testing/Assessment/Clinical

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

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Interview with Dr. Steve Feifer

Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Feifer has authored three tests on diagnosing learning disabilities in children, all of which are published by PAR.  

This interview was published in April of 2021.

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