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Clinical Blindspots and Biases

Dr. Jeremy Sharp of The Testing Psychologist speaks with Dr. Stephanie Nelson about the different ways mental health specialists can be wrong in their clinical decision-making. While no one likes to consider the idea that a diagnosis or clinical impression was missed, it happens far more frequently than one might think! The good news is that there are plenty of strategies to help. Here are some concepts that are touched upon in this information-packed discussion:

  • How often are we wrong?
  • What cognitive biases lead to being wrong?
  • How can we be less wrong, less often?

Interview conducted: March 2022

CE Content Category: Testing/Assessment; Clinical, Culture Competence

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

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

This CE course is designated as beginner.

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer to disclose

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

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Interview with Dr. Stephanie Nelson

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Context-Driven Conceptualization in Assessment

“This is really a call to action for us to respect and honor context in our work.”

This course features Dr. Jordan Wright speaking with Dr. Jeremy Sharp of The Testing Psychologist podcast about deliberate, context-driven conceptualization in the assessment process. If you have heard Dr. Sharp’s other interviews with Dr. Wright, you know that they bring a nice blend of theory, practice, humility, and humor to the discussions. Here are a few ideas that are covered in their time together:

  • Why is context-driven conceptualization important?
  • Examples of different contexts to consider
  • Ways to assess the role of context
  • The relationship between context and diagnosis

Interview conducted: February 2022

CE Content Category: Testing/Assessment; Clinical

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

This CE course is designated as beginner

Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Wright is the author of Conducting Psychological Assessment: A Guide for Practitioners, First and Second Editions.

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

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Interview with Dr. Jordan Wright

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Engaging Adolescents During an Evaluation

“If we don’t help kids develop the narrative, they’ll develop their own.”

For this course, Dr. Liz Angoff sits down with Dr. Jeremy Sharp of The Testing Psychologist, to discuss strategies to engage adolescents in the evaluation process. Dr. Angoff’s model of giving feedback to kids has evolved into four clear components. In this discussion, they touch on each of the components, but spend most of their time on the idea of creating a shared language with teens during testing. Here are a few other areas that they cover:

  • Differences between kids and adolescents when it comes to testing
  • Helping adolescents get curious about their own evaluation
  • How to work with very reticent adolescents
  • Structuring feedback with adolescents

Interview conducted: February 2022

CE Content Category: Testing/Assessment; Clinical

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

This CE course is designated as beginner.

Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Angoff is the author of the books, The Brain Building Book and Brain Building 101, both discussed in this interview.

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

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Interview with Dr. Liz Angoff

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Case Study: Autistic Adolescent Girl

Dr. Donna Henderson sits down with Dr. Jeremy Sharp of The Testing Psychologist podcast to share a case study of an assessment with an autistic adolescent girl. The field of psychology is currently abuzz with discussion around autistic females, and Donna has been an influential voice in the collaborative conversation over the past few years.

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

This CE course is designated as beginner.

Content Category: Testing/Assessment/Clinical

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.

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

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Interview with Dr. Donna Henderson

This interview was published in February 2022.

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