General webinars

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.

Pearson Clinical Assessment is committed to ensuring that our products and services support all our customers and their clients. This one-hour presentation will focus on the considerations and most recent product improvements for assessing gender-diverse clients. We look forward to discussing our current state and the ongoing process to improve the customer experience with Pearson assessments.   

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.

Tele-assessment holds the potential to redistribute psychologist resources significantly, reach rural populations, and bolster services for overpopulated areas. However, it also brings with it several other accessibility issues. This presentation will discuss these issues in tele-assessment.  

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.

Recognizing the sensory processing and motor needs of individuals with autism is vital for participation and success. Challenges in these areas may underlie or exacerbate many social, behavioral, and learning difficulties.
 

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.
 

We will review the history of psychological testing, with a focus on bias and fairness.
 

During these sessions we will conduct expert-led discussions on the importance of assessments, followed by thematic “grand rounds” featuring a mental health case study.
 

During these sessions we will conduct expert-led discussions on the importance of assessments, followed by thematic “grand rounds” featuring a mental health case study.