That is so amazing that Texas is allowing private practice as an associate! On top of also allowing psychological testing and assessment! I’m in California completing my internship right now and I wish I could open my private practice right after 🥹 California is so strict though, it’s crazy
@@DanaSawr21 Thank you, I’m so excited for associates to get more opportunities. I’m sorry California doesn’t allow it, I hope that gradually changes there too, that would be amazing. I’ve tried looking into getting a license there but it is super strict too and last I saw you have to be a LPC for 2 years before you can test and go through the process. I’m so happy for you almost graduating, good luck with your internship, you’re almost done👏🏼🎉🥹
Hello! I’m from Pharr Texas!!! & I’m aspiring LMFT! Your channels helped me so much 💕 especially as a first generation person who’s been the first in my whole family to attend grad school. Thank you for all the advice and input.😊
Hi! I know I commented on a previous video and you seemed to make a negative reference to that comment. I wanted to have an open dialogue about neurological and psychological testing between our fields and I think it’s important to be transparent about training opportunities and what it means to offer these services. These tests are very nuanced and administrative skill does not equal psychometric interpretation/report writing. Not all tests are made equal and not all are perfect or even accurate in isolation . Building an assessment battery takes skill and there’s so much more that goes into the process beyond giving a test, especially with ADHD and autism which is often misdiagnosed for other disorders, like with other neurological disorders. My point is not to say that LPCs or otherwise can’t do testing but there should be more dedicated training beyond a 2 day webinar virtual training or CEU workshop to accurately gain skill in this area, especially virtual as not all assessments are online and there are validity concerns to online tests, which impact interpretation. For example, the TOVA test for ADHD is usually not clinically significant for individuals with high IQ. Interested clinicians need supervised and observed practice. In psychology we need at least 300-400 of just clinical assessment hours including report writing before we can even apply to internship. To be licensed you need another 1000-2000 hours. It’s my belief that all clients deserve this rigor, skill, practice, and expertise from their clinician. Cause even then some clinicians get the diagnosis wrong or do not do the process correctly like your client you mentioned. This could be avoided with appropriate training.
@@kaevynlei Hi! I’m referring to clinicians I’ve encountered who are disrespectful toward LPC’s because it happens so much and being around psychologists and psychology students unfortunately it has been a lived experience of mine. It’s definitely a hard conversation to have just in a comment section. And like I shared in the video these particular things were meant for LPC’s and LPC-A’s.
Also a BIG yes to appropriate training and feeling competent and confident. The experience my client had was unfortunately with a Psychologist and they were referred through appropriate channels by a medical provider. The reality of our mental healthcare system is that sometimes people just aren’t good at their job, don’t care, or are too overworked to give quality. BUT I’ve also been around psychologists who made a huge impact on my life and training and provided excellent services to the clients we worked with. I’ve seen both and the same goes with counselors where I’ve encountered both. What I agree with you on is that regardless of licensure we need to know what we’re doing to not cause harm to our clients and provide them with the care they deserve. I can tell how much you care and that’s needed out here.
@@Keep_On_Growing I think a big part of this goes back to training. There’s so many degree mills and cash grab programs that prey on people. I’ve seen clinicians from all fields diagnose and assess with just screening measures or apply complex trauma interventions without real training/supervision which is quite insufficient and inappropriate.
That is so amazing that Texas is allowing private practice as an associate! On top of also allowing psychological testing and assessment! I’m in California completing my internship right now and I wish I could open my private practice right after 🥹 California is so strict though, it’s crazy
@@DanaSawr21 Thank you, I’m so excited for associates to get more opportunities. I’m sorry California doesn’t allow it, I hope that gradually changes there too, that would be amazing. I’ve tried looking into getting a license there but it is super strict too and last I saw you have to be a LPC for 2 years before you can test and go through the process. I’m so happy for you almost graduating, good luck with your internship, you’re almost done👏🏼🎉🥹
Omg, the last time I watched your videos was like a month ago and you had less than 5K subs I think? Congrats on the huge growth, so well deserved!
@@nicoleonfeels I knooooow, I had to do a double take!!🫢🎉 Thank you so much! 🥹🫶🏼
Hello! I’m from Pharr Texas!!! & I’m aspiring LMFT! Your channels helped me so much 💕 especially as a first generation person who’s been the first in my whole family to attend grad school. Thank you for all the advice and input.😊
@@lisa2849 Hiiiii!!!!👋🏼 Awww that’s so amazing! Thank you for being here.🫶🏼
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Hi! I know I commented on a previous video and you seemed to make a negative reference to that comment. I wanted to have an open dialogue about neurological and psychological testing between our fields and I think it’s important to be transparent about training opportunities and what it means to offer these services. These tests are very nuanced and administrative skill does not equal psychometric interpretation/report writing. Not all tests are made equal and not all are perfect or even accurate in isolation . Building an assessment battery takes skill and there’s so much more that goes into the process beyond giving a test, especially with ADHD and autism which is often misdiagnosed for other disorders, like with other neurological disorders. My point is not to say that LPCs or otherwise can’t do testing but there should be more dedicated training beyond a 2 day webinar virtual training or CEU workshop to accurately gain skill in this area, especially virtual as not all assessments are online and there are validity concerns to online tests, which impact interpretation. For example, the TOVA test for ADHD is usually not clinically significant for individuals with high IQ. Interested clinicians need supervised and observed practice. In psychology we need at least 300-400 of just clinical assessment hours including report writing before we can even apply to internship. To be licensed you need another 1000-2000 hours. It’s my belief that all clients deserve this rigor, skill, practice, and expertise from their clinician. Cause even then some clinicians get the diagnosis wrong or do not do the process correctly like your client you mentioned. This could be avoided with appropriate training.
@@kaevynlei Hi! I’m referring to clinicians I’ve encountered who are disrespectful toward LPC’s because it happens so much and being around psychologists and psychology students unfortunately it has been a lived experience of mine. It’s definitely a hard conversation to have just in a comment section. And like I shared in the video these particular things were meant for LPC’s and LPC-A’s.
Also a BIG yes to appropriate training and feeling competent and confident. The experience my client had was unfortunately with a Psychologist and they were referred through appropriate channels by a medical provider. The reality of our mental healthcare system is that sometimes people just aren’t good at their job, don’t care, or are too overworked to give quality. BUT I’ve also been around psychologists who made a huge impact on my life and training and provided excellent services to the clients we worked with. I’ve seen both and the same goes with counselors where I’ve encountered both. What I agree with you on is that regardless of licensure we need to know what we’re doing to not cause harm to our clients and provide them with the care they deserve. I can tell how much you care and that’s needed out here.
@@Keep_On_Growing I think a big part of this goes back to training. There’s so many degree mills and cash grab programs that prey on people. I’ve seen clinicians from all fields diagnose and assess with just screening measures or apply complex trauma interventions without real training/supervision which is quite insufficient and inappropriate.
@@kaevynlei Yeeeees 💯