396. Assessing Homeschooled Kids w/ Dr. Rebecca Wald

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. In today’s installment of “how have we never talked about this topic on the podcast??”, I have Dr. Rebecca Wald with me to discuss evaluations with homeschooled children. As a homeschooling parent herself, Rebecca has a unique perspective on this testing niche and shares a ton of valuable information for those of us who work with kids. Here are a few topics that we discuss: * The huge variety of approaches to homeschooling, and the problems that can result * Outcomes for homeschooled kids * Important interview questions when evaluating homeschooled kids * Recommendations for homeschooled kids Cool Things Mentioned * The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting * Rebecca’s website: https://mindsinfocus.net * American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for 2021 to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Rebecca Wald Rebecca Wald earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Iowa, writing her dissertation on the relationship between child disability and parents’ disciplinary choices. She spent the first part of her career doing clinical research in health psychology. In 2013, she started a private practice, Minds in Focus, which specializes in serving the assessment and intervention needs of homeschooling families and others outside the educational mainstream. Get in Touch: Website: https://mindsinfocus.net  E-mail: [email protected] About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologist...

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Come check it out as Dr. Jeremy Sharp covers everything you need to know to start or grow psychological assessment services in your private practice. We talk about finances, marketing, time management, self-care, technology, and life as a mental health practitioner. Jeremy chats with successful clinicians who share their experiences in testing and private practice to give you straightforward ideas for building thriving assessment services. Dr. Sharp is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in psychological and neuropsychological testing. Over the past seven years, he has grown the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling from a solo practice to a multi-clinician clinic with over 1000% revenue increase. http://www.thetestingpsychologist.com