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Neither was I. However- being a site specifically for students/early career folks, just wanted to emphasize that it's easier to do all the pre-licensure stuff when you are still in or just out of grad school. I think the post-doc is the big one. As much as it sucks to do another year of training...

Seriously- plan on getting older and crankier and less tolerant of (and able to deal with) state licensing policies and bureaucracy, old supervisors who don't (or can't!) respond to your need for signatures, taking additional courses, etc. Take care of all that early so you can sit back and...

Yeah- I'm in the cohort of folks who use some social media, but don't really stay on top of what is the newest thing and don't really want to take the time and effort to do so. I'm also in the cohort of people who are at the point in there careers where we are the ones doing the hiring. This...

Counterpoint: plan on going for your licensure now in one of the more time consuming, restrictive states. If you're still in school or on predoctoral internship, it will be a HELL OF A LOT EASIER to get those pre- and post-doctoral hours or equivalents, track down and get signatures of training...

I used to work for a facility overseen by the Sisters of Providence. Was at a meeting where a Priest (not sure why he was even there, as this was one of the only times times I recall one being involved in a case- maybe it was a human rights committee meeting or something) mentioned the...

I would only comment on appearance in my summary section if it is related to a specific, new, recommendation that I am making (usually related to seeking out a pediatrician referral for genetics or neurology). All the kids I see are super cute so no need to comment on that! I start with a...

Was driving with my daughter this past weekend and she played all the dis tracks for me. I'm on team Kendrick though I prefer Drake's music (the old punk in me thinks Kendrick stuff is too mellow). I'm pretty sure the beef is fake though- how can you release a response song less than an hour...

For probably the first time in my professional life, all the reports are done and sent out, and all the final grades are entered. I literally have no professional responsibilities until next week (7 assessments across 4 days!). I have my first doctoral defense as a chair tomorrow, but it was a...

I was in a similar situation- took EPPP about 7-8 years after graduating. I worked in a clinical psych adjacent field, but nothing that would help on the EPPP (not sure any work experience would really help, outside of stats related stuff). For the the 3-4 weeks prior to the exam, I hunkered...

Yeah- since the perp is not the client and there is no specified victim identified, it's not likely covered by the usual case law stuff (e.g., Tarasoff). Still- knowing that there is a potential serial sexual assaulter/rapist victimizing girls in you local high school would be a difficult thing...

I recently read an article about Deion Sanders (Coach of Colorado Football) tweeting support for a transfering player. The backstory is that Sanders is kind of a jerk, a lot players from last year's team are transferring to different schools, and he publicly calls them things like "losers"...

This is awesome! Congrats and thanks for the update. Best of luck moving forward!

Hah- I still get frustrated with this stuff quite often. It's so damn busy and you just want to do what you do without being bothered. There's definitely a lot of nonsensical claims thrown at ABA (and psychology in general), and it can be hard to separate those from the legit points and...

I'm participating in a defense on Friday for the first time as a dissertation chair. It may sound a little corny, but the student asking me to be his chair is gift enough. He'll probably buy me a six pack or nice bottle of something or other, which is appreciated and fine, but not expected.

Almost none of the diagnoses in DSM-5 (maybe other than some of the dementias) are actually disorders