I’m almost 2 years out from an occipital lobe stroke. I’m finally starting to concentrate on this part of my recovery and this video was really helpful thank you.❤
Hello Dr. Phil, I am a fan! I have shared your videos with parents who wonder/worry about bringing their kids into the clinic for neuropsych testing. Your voice, facial expressions, vocabulary, and mannerisms have helped parents feel at ease with the process. I have not previously requested a video from a person. I was inspired to ask you because of your approachable and kind manner. I'd like to share your work with younger people because I think they can more easily see themselves in you because you seem youthful as well as highly educated and relatable. I'd love a video where you describe neuropsych testing to kids who are 5-12 and struggle with focus and attention span, as well as people who understand things in literal/concrete ways. I am trained in Child Parent Psychotherapy, have an MFT degree, and most of my practice is currently with people who are neurodivergent. I use "kid language" to talk about the "games" they will play, prepare them about how few choices they will receive, they get to play a computer game, and they will answer lots of questions. My request to you has made me think about how I can show kids the assessments or similar toys so they know what will happen besides using "kid language" to prep them. Thank you for your time! Thank you for sharing your videos! Wishing you continued joy and success in all you do! Melanie
Thank you so much for sharing this!! And I love your video idea, I will definitely put it on the list because I think that would be very valuable to share! Appreciate the support! Also small edit but I'm not a doctor just yet! Haha very close though one more year after internship but just wanted to clarify that for anyone who didn't know, I'm a doctoral candidate/student or psychologist in training. Thanks again for your post!
Hello Phil! I am SO glad I found your channel again! I used to watch all of your videos, and then got sidetracked with different content and finally found you again today! I am one of those late-diagnosed ADHD (forever) students who finally have narrowed down what they want to do with their lives, only to find out in their late 40s that the journey toward becoming a neuropsychologist seems to be one of the hardest fields to get accepted into… I am really trying not to get discouraged, but having a hard time finding reliable information as to how to move on from finishing my Bachelor’s degree next Spring forward, IF I could get accepted into any school considering my age, GPA requirements, no experience with research, etc. - do you offer any one-on-one type of coaching that a student can afford (lol), or are there any specific sites that you could point me towards finding more reliable information regarding my realistic chances? Thank you SO much for sharing your knowledge with us, you are such a precious soul… much respect to you, Gigi.
Hey Phil! Big fan of ur content it’s really helped me understand Psychology careers and what they do. I am a a senior at UTC with a major in Rhetoric/Prof writing but recently found I want to practice as a clinical psychologist. Are my chances of getting into a psychology masters program somewhere extremely slim with this unrelated major or am I completely fine? If the chances are slim what might be some things you think I could do to make my application look stronger? Again thank you for everything you do!
Hey great question! It depends where you apply! Some programs have a lot of pre requisite courses that you have to take before applying, some also require research experience and poster presentations. Depending on their website application protocol you can see what you have to do to apply. Some programs are pretty basic and don’t have a lot of requirements before applying so just depends. Some things I would do is get some clinical experience even if it’s volunteering for a suicide hotline or working as an assistant in Human Resources. Any people impact job you can find. Then also research experience, asking past professors or looking online for research assistant opportunities even if they are free. Lastly having good grades, gpa, gre, personal statement and professional looking CV! If you have further questions shoot me a message on my website philsarpong.com and I’m happy to help
Hi Phil, what is the website that you got that List of neuropsychological tests from? I just had a neuropsychological evaluation and wanting to understand better which tests led to which evaluation.
Hi Tammy, I've been tested already, but I do have the same question as you, all the links are in the description, but you probably already know that by now, it's an important question, because they're only human an we can be misdiagnosed, and here in Tasmania Australia it's a $3000 test, and we only have a very small handful of neuropsychologist. Good luck with it 🙂🦘🇦🇺🦘👍🤍.
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I’m almost 2 years out from an occipital lobe stroke. I’m finally starting to concentrate on this part of my recovery and this video was really helpful thank you.❤
Thanks for sharing!
Hello Dr. Phil,
I am a fan! I have shared your videos with parents who wonder/worry about bringing their kids into the clinic for neuropsych testing. Your voice, facial expressions, vocabulary, and mannerisms have helped parents feel at ease with the process.
I have not previously requested a video from a person. I was inspired to ask you because of your approachable and kind manner. I'd like to share your work with younger people because I think they can more easily see themselves in you because you seem youthful as well as highly educated and relatable. I'd love a video where you describe neuropsych testing to kids who are 5-12 and struggle with focus and attention span, as well as people who understand things in literal/concrete ways.
I am trained in Child Parent Psychotherapy, have an MFT degree, and most of my practice is currently with people who are neurodivergent. I use "kid language" to talk about the "games" they will play, prepare them about how few choices they will receive, they get to play a computer game, and they will answer lots of questions. My request to you has made me think about how I can show kids the assessments or similar toys so they know what will happen besides using "kid language" to prep them.
Thank you for your time!
Thank you for sharing your videos!
Wishing you continued joy and success in all you do!
Melanie
Thank you so much for sharing this!! And I love your video idea, I will definitely put it on the list because I think that would be very valuable to share! Appreciate the support! Also small edit but I'm not a doctor just yet! Haha very close though one more year after internship but just wanted to clarify that for anyone who didn't know, I'm a doctoral candidate/student or psychologist in training. Thanks again for your post!
Hello Phil! I am SO glad I found your channel again! I used to watch all of your videos, and then got sidetracked with different content and finally found you again today! I am one of those late-diagnosed ADHD (forever) students who finally have narrowed down what they want to do with their lives, only to find out in their late 40s that the journey toward becoming a neuropsychologist seems to be one of the hardest fields to get accepted into… I am really trying not to get discouraged, but having a hard time finding reliable information as to how to move on from finishing my Bachelor’s degree next Spring forward, IF I could get accepted into any school considering my age, GPA requirements, no experience with research, etc. - do you offer any one-on-one type of coaching that a student can afford (lol), or are there any specific sites that you could point me towards finding more reliable information regarding my realistic chances? Thank you SO much for sharing your knowledge with us, you are such a precious soul… much respect to you, Gigi.
Thank you for this, My first assessment is in one week 10 years post stroke.
That’s amazing thanks for the support!
Hey Phil! Big fan of ur content it’s really helped me understand Psychology careers and what they do. I am a a senior at UTC with a major in Rhetoric/Prof writing but recently found I want to practice as a clinical psychologist. Are my chances of getting into a psychology masters program somewhere extremely slim with this unrelated major or am I completely fine? If the chances are slim what might be some things you think I could do to make my application look stronger? Again thank you for everything you do!
Hey great question! It depends where you apply! Some programs have a lot of pre requisite courses that you have to take before applying, some also require research experience and poster presentations. Depending on their website application protocol you can see what you have to do to apply. Some programs are pretty basic and don’t have a lot of requirements before applying so just depends. Some things I would do is get some clinical experience even if it’s volunteering for a suicide hotline or working as an assistant in Human Resources. Any people impact job you can find. Then also research experience, asking past professors or looking online for research assistant opportunities even if they are free. Lastly having good grades, gpa, gre, personal statement and professional looking CV! If you have further questions shoot me a message on my website philsarpong.com and I’m happy to help
Hi Phil, what is the website that you got that List of neuropsychological tests from? I just had a neuropsychological evaluation and wanting to understand better which tests led to which evaluation.
Hi Tammy, I've been tested already, but I do have the same question as you, all the links are in the description, but you probably already know that by now, it's an important question, because they're only human an we can be misdiagnosed, and here in Tasmania Australia it's a $3000 test, and we only have a very small handful of neuropsychologist. Good luck with it 🙂🦘🇦🇺🦘👍🤍.
Hello, yes all the links are in the description! I hope they are helpful.
Great video very well explained ❤
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Are people held against their will after these exams?
I’d say legally no. In forensic settings there may be some complications as it relates to court ordered evaluations
could I take a text online
Typically the assessments are in-person.