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Feb 6, 20202 min read
Hey, I Made Some New Tables!
I've shared in a few places that over the years, I've developed a report template that gets to to the good stuff faster. If you're...
Jan 30, 20202 min read
2020 Conference List
Each new year brings us a fresh slate of conferences to consider. Which ones are you attending this year? As I look at my 2020 calendar,...
Jan 28, 20207 min read
Neuropsychology Book Club (NBC)
Welcome to the inaugural Neuropsychology Book Club. Some of my favorite newsletters and blogs are curated lists of articles, books, and...
Jan 13, 20205 min read
WBR: On Not Sharing Everything
Miriam and Ronald sat down with me to hear feedback about their child. We started by reviewing the questions they hoped I would answer....
Dec 8, 20195 min read
WBR: Secret Questions, Part 3
Everyone was yelling. We were gathered in my office, so many of us that some were seated on the floor, for an intake appointment for 9...
Oct 28, 201910 min read
WBR: Secret Questions, Part 2
Mike* sat across from me, his arms crossed defensively over his chest. His steely gaze seethed with anger. The air buzzed like a drill....
Oct 7, 20199 min read
WBR: Secret Questions Part 1
A few weeks ago, I did an intake in the dark. That's not a metaphor. A storm knocked out the power in my building, leaving me with only a...
Sep 30, 20195 min read
WBR: Empathy Thunk
The Problem Lorraine* came to me with a heavy heart and a problem: "I don't want to write reports like this anymore." Lorraine is a...
Sep 22, 201913 min read
WBR Tech Tool: TextExpander
We've been talking a lot about writing "better" reports. We haven't defined what "better" means, so let me offer a definition. I'm...
Sep 9, 201914 min read
WBR: Get to the Good Stuff Faster
Last time, we identified the Problem: Readers of your report can’t find the Good Stuff. It’s buried under 8-12 pages of history they...
Aug 19, 20199 min read
WBR: Start as Close to the End as Possible
I have huge news for you. Info you can't wait to hear. A new idea that will change your life. A way to solve your biggest problem. Action...
Aug 12, 201912 min read
WBR: Getting Our ACT Together, Part 2
Ready for a mindset shift? Last week, we talked about the fears that keeps us stuck. We talked about the reasons we haven't revamped our...
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Behavior Observation Form
This is just a quick page to share my behavior observation form (link at the bottom of this page). I developed this form over the years...
Aug 5, 201912 min read
WBR: Getting Our ACT Together
Raise your hand if you wrote yet another report over the weekend. Or if you were up writing at 11 PM on a weeknight. Or if you woke up at...
Jul 28, 201916 min read
WBR: Improving Readability with Churchill, Hemingway, & Zombies
In this WBR post, we're going to dig into readability. We've already discussed what readability is and why it matters. We've looked at...
Jul 28, 20192 min read
WBR Quickie: How to Get Readability Stats in Microsoft Word
Here are the instructions to get Microsoft Word to show you your Readability Stats, with pictures for almost every step. How to Get...
Jul 22, 201913 min read
WBR: Readability Examples
Welcome to WBR: Week 1! If you haven't already, please read the Intro post explaining what WBR is all about. This post is meant to build...
Jul 22, 20194 min read
Writing Better Reports (WBR): An Introduction
Welcome to Writing Better Reports - a weekly chat about report-writing and how to make it better. WBR is for you if: You want to write...
Jun 26, 20198 min read
Assessment of Psychosis Part 1: Base Rates and When To Worry
Clinicians often intuitively believe that psychosis and psychotic-like experiences are "rare" in children and adolescents. Let's take a...
Jun 20, 20196 min read
Assessment of Psychosis Part 3: Positive and Negative Symptoms and the CAMPS model
In Part 1, we looked at prevalence rates for psychotic symptoms and psychotic-like symptoms in children and adolescents. In Part 2, we...
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