Effective Supervision and Mentorship in Psychological Assessment
3-Hour Continuing Education Workshop for Psychologists
What makes someone a good supervisor or mentor of psychological assessment? Being a good assessment psychologist is a great first step, but developing assessment skills in others requires a different type of clinical acumen. This 3-hour continuing education workshop introduces a practical, developmental model for supervision and consultation in psychological assessment that helps make expert cognition explicit, scaffold growth intentionally, and foster professional identity over time.
Participants will explore the core aims of consultation and supervision in assessment settings and learn how to translate those aims into observable, teachable processes. Through didactics, structured reflection, and applied examples, attendees will learn how to model clinical reasoning, structure deliberate practice, expand cognitive flexibility, and create mentoring relationships that grow the next generation of assessment psychologists. Participants will leave with concrete techniques and practical scaffolds they can immediately integrate into supervision, peer consultation, and mentoring relationships.
Presented by:
Dr. Nelson is a pediatric neuropsychologist. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and Pediatric Neuropsychology. She provides professional consultation to assessment psychologists and neuropsychologists worldwide. More information about Dr. Nelson and her work is available at www.thepeerconsult.com.
Dr. Wilkinson-Smith is a pediatric neuropsychologist and a Professor of Psychiatry. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology, has a sub-specialty certification in Pediatric Neuropsychology, and is certified in Therapeutic Assessment of children. She has provided supervision to post-doctoral fellows, pre-doctoral interns, and practicum students in neuropsychological assessment, Therapeutic Assessment, and multidisciplinary consultation for over 15 years. More information about Dr. Wilkinson-Smith and her work is available at www.level2psychconsult.com.
Learning Objectives
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Describe the core aims of psychological consultation and supervision
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Demonstrate specific techniques that can be used to work towards each core aim
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Identify developmental progress for each core aim for supervisees and consultees with varying strengths, weaknesses, and levels of experience
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations and refunds are not available for the online workshop recording.
Continuing Education and Attendance:
Alliant International University has been approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alliant maintains responsibility for this program and its content. All participants will be asked to complete a course evaluation and complete a quiz on workshop material.
Prerequisite Training:
The training is for licensed psychologists and graduate students/interns/post-doctoral fellows who are training to be psychologists. Attendees should have experience with psychological testing for children and families.
Conflict of Interest:
In compliance with continuing education requirements, the presenters will disclose any financial or other associations with companies if they have a direct and/or financial relationship related to the topic/content of this presentation. There is no commercial support for the program, instructor, content of instruction, or endorsement of products.
Non-Discrimination Statement:
The workshop presenters do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age. They are committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants who have special needs are encouraged to contact us that all reasonable efforts to accommodate these needs can be made.