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Announcing: Our first-ever OT Forum

Our new bi-monthly OT forums will provide bite-sized chunks of focused professional development while connecting you to a community of occupational therapists to discuss all things OT assessment. Don’t miss this opportunity to provide direct feedback to our test developers, ask questions, and have your voice heard!

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Join world class researchers and clinicians as they discuss the latest research in ADHD. Discover how to improve the assessment and treatment of ADHD as we explore trending topics, including ADHD and the youth mental health crisis, ADHD in girls and women, ADHD in adults 50+, and racial and ethnic disparities in ADHD care. This is an event you won’t want to miss! 

Presenter(s): Jeremy Sharp, PhD; licensed psychologist, group practice owner, and private practice coach

Committing to private practice is exactly that — a commitment. While the ability to make your own decisions and set your own hours are certainly a perk, there are a few considerations to keep in mind to ensure your practice is both successful and fulfilling. During this one-hour webinar, Dr. Jeremy Sharp, host of the successful Podcast, The Testing Psychologist, will discuss three ways to be more deliberate in your private practice.

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Presenter(s): Melinda Cooper, OTR, Shelley Hughes, OTR

Many individuals with autism experience differences in the way they process sensory information relative to their neurotypical peers. This webinar provides an overview of Dunn's sensory processing framework, reviews recent related research, explores two standardized sensory questionnaires, and explains how assessment results can be used to guide intervention planning and strategy formation.

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Presenter(s): William Bryant, PhD and Kurt Choate, PhD

Utilizing a case study approach, this webinar will explain how to apply contextual knowledge of the transgender and gender diverse population to administer a more valid assessment and provide evidence to assess minority stress to ensure appropriate interpretation of assessment results.

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Presenter(s): Larry Weiss, PhD, Antolin M. Llorente, PhD, ABPdN , Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, ABN, ABPdN, Katherine L. Possin, PhD, Desiree Byrd, PhD, Anne-Marie Kimbell, Lisa Drozdick

Join us for an expert-panel discussion on the use of demographically adjusted norms in standardized assessment. This panel will discuss the use of demographically adjusted norms and types of instruments that provide them. They will address the appropriate use of demographically adjusted norms in practice and relation to equity in psychological assessment.

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Presenter(s): Gloria Maccow

Autism is a developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction. Some of the symptoms of autism may be characteristics of other developmental disabilities, so a comprehensive developmental evaluation is needed to differentiate ASD from other developmental disabilities.
 

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