386. Social Anxiety w/ Dr. Patrick Moran

Dr. Pat Moran is here to talk with me all about social anxiety. If your practice is anything like mine, social anxiety comes up relatively frequently and is often challenging to differentiate from other diagnoses. Pat and I have a wide-ranging conversation about anxiety disorders in general, the continuum of social anxiety, and many other topics. Here are just a few areas that we get into: * MMPI-3 scales to look at for social anxiety * The value of assessing quality of self-talk * Best practices for intervention for social anxiety Cool Things Mentioned * The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting * Social Interaction Self Statement Test * Shy Children, Phobic Adults * Richard Heimburg, Ph.D. – Created Best-Practice model of CBT for Social Anxiety treatement: https://sites.temple.edu/richardheimberg/ Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for 2021 to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s! I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Patrick Moran Patrick J. Moran, Ph.D. is the Director of Sales, Government and Public Safety at Pearson Clinical Assessment. Dr. Patrick Moran is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Oregon and Washington with over 37 years of experience working in clinical practice treating mental health, addictions and co-occurring disorders, corrections, public education, and psychological and educational testing. Get in Touch: E-mail: [email protected]: https://www.pearsonassessments.com/contact-us/assessment-representatives.html About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide