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The State of School Psychology

In this very timely interview, Dr. Sharp talks with the School Psyched! folks about the state of school psychology as school resumes in the fall of 2020. The short story: circumstances vary widely depending on where you’re at and your district’s policies. This discussion covers a number of compelling topics including:

  • How to conceptualize gaps in achievement as kids return to school
  • Special ed guidelines for intervention and assessment
  • Teacher mental health
  • Supporting marginalized kids
  • A trauma-informed lens for achievement as kids return

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

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

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Interview with Rachael Donnelly, Eric Elias, and Rebecca Comizio

Content Category: General; Testing and Assessment

This CE program is designated as beginner.

This interview was published in August 2020.

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Essentials of Traumatic Brain Injury

The world of traumatic brain injuries is complex and nuanced.  In this interview, Dr. Katie Scott, a neuropsychologist at the University of Michigan’s Mary A. Rackham Institute, sits down with Dr. Sharp to talk through the essentials of this multi-layered area.  Here are just a few of the highlights from the discussion:

  • Definition of terms: brain injury, TBI, concussion, and so forth
  • Assessment of TBI
  • Common misconceptions around TBI
  • “Return to learn” strategies after a head injury

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

This CE course is designated as beginner.

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

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Interview with Dr. Katie Scott

Content Category: Testing/Assessment/Clinical

There are no known conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose.

This interview was published in July 2020.

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Cultural Competence in Assessment

In this timely interview, Dr. Sharp talks with Dr. Linda McGhee about cultural competence and assessment. Cultural Competence in Assessment explores how generalizability remains a consideration for psychological assessment and outlines best practices and resources to help identify and address patient variables such as culture, language, and level of education. Dr. McGhee is one of the nation’s foremost experts on culturally sensitive testing and assessment for diverse populations. She utilizes her unique dual background in law and clinical psychology to provide a high-level analysis of how systemic biases influence every stage of the testing process—from the initial intake call to the selection of instruments and the final diagnostic formulation.

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

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

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Interview with Linda McGhee, Ph.D.

Content Category: Culture Competence; Testing/Assessment

This CE program is designated as intermediate.

There are no conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose

This interview was published in June 2020.

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Autism in Girls and Women

In this information-packed course, Dr. Jeremy sharp talks with Dr. Donna Henderson about autism, specifically in girls.

In this 90 minute interview, they discuss:

  • Are we really missing girls with ASD?
  • If these cases are so subtle, does it matter if we’re missing them?
  • How do girls on the spectrum present differently?
  • Typical battery for assessing autism in girls

It will be obvious after taking this course that Dr. Henderson is passionate about this topic and she has recently completed a comparison table of autism symptoms and presentation in the PED-NPSY listserv.

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

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

Content Category: Testing/Assessment/Clinical

This CE course is designated as beginner.

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Interview with Donna Henderson, Ph.D.

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.

This interview was published in May 2020.

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Considerations and Concerns of Remote Assessment

In this timely and information-packed interview, Dr. Sharp talks with two experts on the topic of remote assessment. Dr. Carrie Champ Morera and Daniel McFadden, both from PAR, Inc., share their considerations and concerns related to test equivalency, security, technology, and cultural factors with remote test administration.

This interview was published in 5/2020

Content Category: Clinical/Testing/Assessment

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.

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

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Interview with Daniel McFadden and Dr. Carrie Champ Morera

This CE program is designated as intermediate.

Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Both Dr. Carrie Champ Morera and Daniel McFadden work for PAR, Inc.  PAR, Inc offers a wide range of psychological assessment products and guides to aid in psychological testing.

 

 

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