COVID-19 Resources

Tele-Assessment Resources

• SPA Tele-Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology Task Force White Paper
• Tele-assessment webinar covering APA’s Guidance on Tele-Assessment During COVID-19
• APA Guidance on psychological tele-assessment during the COVID-19 crisis
• Pearson tele-practice webinars
• MHS Digital Resource Toolkit
• MHS Digital demonstrations
• PAR Inc COVID-19 resources
• Pro-ED statement on tele-assessment
• WPS Statement on tele-assessment
• Riverside Insights COVID-19 Resources
• Remote Administration of the WISC-V and KTEA-III (Testing Psychologist podcast)
• R-PAS guidelines for Remote Administration

Social Distancing Resources

• R-PAS Guidelines for In-Person Administration with Social Distancing

Practice-Related Online Trainings/Resources

• Finances During COVID-19 (Testing Psychologist podcast)
• COVID-19 Q & A: Your Practice During COVID-19 (Testing Psychologist podcast)

Online Trainings: Test Specific

• Pearson Personality Assessment webinars (including MMPI-2-RF, MACI-II, MCMI-IV, presurgical evaluations, etc.)
• PAR Inc Training Portal (including PAI and other measures)
• Numerous Free 1-Hour Podcasts on a Variety of Assessment Tools at The Testing Psychologist
• SCID-5 Online Trainings
• DIAMOND Online Trainings
• R-PAS online trainings

Professional Discussion Forums

In response to SPA’s survey of members, many assessors expressed a wish to talk with other assessors to learn what they are doing and to share tips. SPA is working to provide such an online forum for members; however, in the meantime, here are other such forums:

General assessment. The Testing Psychologist Community Facebook group here.

Rorschach assessment. General Rorschach Facebook group here. R-PAS Forum for all account holders here.

Taking Care of Yourself During Pandemics

Mental health professions are generally notorious for thinking about others and ignoring the well-being of our own selves. The disruption of regular daily activities can be a time for all of us to ‘reset’ and make some changes. Below are some websites focused on self-care during COVID-19.

• APA’s guidance on self-care for psychologists during COVID-19
• APA resources for self-care for psychologists in general
• A CDC Resource on Coping during COVID-19

The following basics are discussed: here

1. Be good to your body
2. Follow a schedule
3. Be kind to your mind
4. Find moments of stillness
5. Share love

¹Resources from the COVID-19 Task Force to Support Personality Assessment. A. Jordan Wright, New York University (Co-Chair); Joni L. Mihura, University of Toledo (Co-Chair); Kirsten Buckingham, University of Toledo; Raja David, Minnesota Center for Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment; Luciano Giromini, University of Turin, Italy; Carla Hisatugo, I Am Boundless; Lindsay Ingram, Oregon State Hospital.