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Feb 6, 2020
2 min

Hey, I Made Some New Tables!

I've shared in a few places that over the years, I've developed a report template that gets to to the good stuff faster. If you're...

Jan 30, 2020
2 min

2020 Conference List

Each new year brings us a fresh slate of conferences to consider. Which ones are you attending this year? As I look at my 2020 calendar,...

Jan 28, 2020
7 min

Neuropsychology Book Club (NBC)

Welcome to the inaugural Neuropsychology Book Club. Some of my favorite newsletters and blogs are curated lists of articles, books, and...

Jan 13, 2020
5 min

WBR: On Not Sharing Everything

Miriam and Ronald sat down with me to hear feedback about their child. We started by reviewing the questions they hoped I would answer....

Dec 8, 2019
5 min

WBR: Secret Questions, Part 3

Everyone was yelling. We were gathered in my office, so many of us that some were seated on the floor, for an intake appointment for 9...

Oct 28, 2019
10 min

WBR: Secret Questions, Part 2

Mike* sat across from me, his arms crossed defensively over his chest. His steely gaze seethed with anger. The air buzzed like a drill....

Oct 7, 2019
9 min

WBR: Secret Questions Part 1

A few weeks ago, I did an intake in the dark. That's not a metaphor. A storm knocked out the power in my building, leaving me with only a...

Sep 30, 2019
5 min

WBR: Empathy Thunk

The Problem Lorraine* came to me with a heavy heart and a problem: "I don't want to write reports like this anymore." Lorraine is a...

Sep 22, 2019
13 min

WBR Tech Tool: TextExpander

We've been talking a lot about writing "better" reports. We haven't defined what "better" means, so let me offer a definition. I'm...

Sep 9, 2019
14 min

WBR: Get to the Good Stuff Faster

Last time, we identified the Problem: Readers of your report can’t find the Good Stuff. It’s buried under 8-12 pages of history they...

Aug 19, 2019
9 min

WBR: Start as Close to the End as Possible

I have huge news for you. Info you can't wait to hear. A new idea that will change your life. A way to solve your biggest problem. Action...

Aug 12, 2019
12 min

WBR: Getting Our ACT Together, Part 2

Ready for a mindset shift? Last week, we talked about the fears that keeps us stuck. We talked about the reasons we haven't revamped our...

Aug 8, 2019
2 min

Behavior Observation Form

This is just a quick page to share my behavior observation form (link at the bottom of this page). I developed this form over the years...

Aug 5, 2019
12 min

WBR: Getting Our ACT Together

Raise your hand if you wrote yet another report over the weekend. Or if you were up writing at 11 PM on a weeknight. Or if you woke up at...

Jul 28, 2019
16 min

WBR: Improving Readability with Churchill, Hemingway, & Zombies

In this WBR post, we're going to dig into readability. We've already discussed what readability is and why it matters. We've looked at...

Jul 28, 2019
2 min

WBR Quickie: How to Get Readability Stats in Microsoft Word

Here are the instructions to get Microsoft Word to show you your Readability Stats, with pictures for almost every step. How to Get...

Jul 22, 2019
13 min

WBR: Readability Examples

Welcome to WBR: Week 1! If you haven't already, please read the Intro post explaining what WBR is all about. This post is meant to build...

Jul 22, 2019
4 min

Writing Better Reports (WBR): An Introduction

Welcome to Writing Better Reports - a weekly chat about report-writing and how to make it better. WBR is for you if: You want to write...

Jun 26, 2019
8 min

Assessment of Psychosis Part 1: Base Rates and When To Worry

Clinicians often intuitively believe that psychosis and psychotic-like experiences are "rare" in children and adolescents. Let's take a...

Jun 20, 2019
6 min

Assessment of Psychosis Part 3: Positive and Negative Symptoms and the CAMPS model

In Part 1, we looked at prevalence rates for psychotic symptoms and psychotic-like symptoms in children and adolescents. In Part 2, we...

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I offer individual consultation to licensed professionals who specialize in child assessment. I also offer supervision to professionals working in Washington state.

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snelson@skylightneuropsychology.com

360-334-6156

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