Minnesota Center for Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment

12/09/2024

Registration is now open for a new workshop entitled: A Brief & Practical Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment. This 3-hour (3CE) training is designed for psychologists and students who have little exposure to the Therapeutic Assessment (TA) model but are interested in learning about how TA elements can be implemented in an assessment process. We'll meet on
Friday January 10, 2025 — 9:45am-1:00pm CST (3CEs) and the cost is $100 for professionals and $50 for students. More information here: https://www.mnccta.com/_files/ugd/70bc42_fcb7d6d43262460a92dbae26a2c68bb6.pdf

08/20/2024

A few spots left in the Fall 2024 Introduction Therapeutic Assessment virtual workshop in September. More information here:

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.

06/07/2023

On July 28 & 29, 2023, Alison Wilkinson-Smith and I will be conducting a workshop on Therapeutic Assessment with Children and Adolescents. This is a great chance to learn about the TA model and how to help kids and caregivers through psychological testing.

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.

05/15/2023

Registration for the summer 2023 Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment (June 16 & 23, virtual, 9 CEs) is now open. Flyer attached.

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.

02/07/2023

Leading a two hour workshop on February 24, 2023 to help clinicians take their TA skill set to the next level. We'll focus on how to plan and implement the Assessment Intervention Session as part of an adult TA. Registration at therapeuticassessment.com and flyer can be found on my website: https://www.mnccta.com/training-consultation

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.

10/05/2022

Offering another round of my Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment 9 hour, virtual workshop, on Nov. 4 & 11. Flyer attached and hope to see some of you there. More information on my website:

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.

05/09/2022

Grateful for the opportunity to co-author the forthcoming book: Therapeutic Assessment with Adults: Using Psychological Testing to Help Clients Change. Scheduled for publication on June 23, 2022.

This book is a comprehensive guide to Therapeutic Assessment (TA) with adults, showing how to collaboratively engage clients in psychological testing to help them achieve major and long-lasting change. This guide clearly lays out each step of TA with adults, including its rationale and detailed inst...

05/09/2022

The summer 2022 Level 1 Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment workshop is now open for registration. June 17 & 24. More information here:

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.

02/09/2022

Offering my Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment Level 1 workshop again this March. More information here:

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.

12/21/2021

I am now able to practice in various states under PSYPACT, which allows licensed psychologists to provide psychological services in the states listed below. While there are some tests we cannot do virtually, many we can, and a virtual Therapeutic Assessment could be helpful to many clients. Referring providers and potential clients can find more information at my website. www.mnccta.com

PSYPACT PARTICIPATING STATES (27 ENACTED, 26 EFFECTIVE)

Alabama - AL SB 102 (Enacted 3/18/2021)
Arizona - AZ HB 2503 (Enacted on 5/17/2016)
Arkansas - AR HB 1760 (Enacted 4/25/2021)
Colorado - CO HB 1017 (Enacted 4/12/2018)
Delaware - DE HB 172 (Enacted 6/27/2019)
District of Columbia - DC B 145 (Enacted 3/16/2021)
Georgia - GA HB 26 (Enacted 4/23/2019)
Illinois - IL HB 1853 (Enacted 8/22/2018)
Kentucky - KY HB 38 (Enacted 3/18/2021)
Maine - ME HB 631 (Enacted 6/22/2021)
Maryland - MD HB 970 (Enacted 5/18/2021)
Minnesota - MN SB 193 (Enacted 5/25/2021)
Missouri - MO HB 1719/MO SB 660 (Enacted 6/1/2018)
Nebraska - NE L 1034 (Enacted 4/23/2018)
Nevada - NV AB 429 (Enacted on 5/26/2017)
New Hampshire- NH SB 232 (Enacted 7/10/2019)
New Jersey - NJ A 4205/NJ S 2506 (Enacted 9/24/2021)
North Carolina - NC 361 (Enacted 7/1/2020)
Ohio - OH S 2 (Enacted 4/27/2021)
Oklahoma - OK HB 1057 (Enacted 4/29/2019)
Pennsylvania - PA SB 67 (Enacted 5/8/2020)
Tennessee - TN S 161 (Enacted 5/11/2021)
Texas - TX HB 1501 (Enacted 6/10/2019)
Utah - UT SB 106 (Enacted on 3/17/2017)
Virginia - VA SB 760 (Enacted 4/11/2020)
West Virginia - WV SB 668 (Enacted 4/21/2021)

ENACTED, NOT YET EFFECTIVE

Kansas - KS SB 170 (Enacted 5/17/2021/Becomes Effective January 1, 2022)

At MNCCTA, services offered include Therapeutic Assessments for both adults and teens, forensic assessment, psychotherapy, & more.

12/13/2021

The chapter I wrote on conducting the initial Therapeutic Assessment session is now available for purchase on-line. It's part of the Oxford Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology Assessment (2 ed.; J. Mihura Ed.).

11/24/2021

On January 7, 2022 I'll be conducting a four hour workshop on using storytelling tests in a collaborative fashion during an assessment. More information here:

At MNCCTA, psychological evaluations are collaboratively conducted between client and therapist to better understand issues and to grow.