471. From Psychologist to Legislator w/ Dr. Janice Lepore

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. My guest today, Dr. Janice Lepore, had the opportunity to spend a year in Congress as an APA Congressional Fellow. She’s here to share her experience during that year, as well as the path that led to it. If you’ve ever dreamt of “doing more” as a psychologist, this episode is for you! These are just a few topics that Janice and I discuss: * Janice’s personal experience with legislation and activism prior to the fellowship * The daily life of a Congressional fellow * Surprises from her time in Congress * Ways for all of us to get involved if we can’t work in Washington, DC for a year Cool Things Mentioned * The Testing Psychologist mastermind groups and business consulting * NAMI * APA Congressional Fellowship Featured Resources I am honored to partner with two AMAZING companies to help improve your testing practice! PAR is a long time supporter of the Testing Psychologist podcast, and I will continue to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com. TherapyNotes is the leading EHR system for mental health practitioners. I’ve used TherapyNotes for over 10 years, and it just keeps getting better. Use this link and the promo code “testing” to get two free months and try it for yourself! www.therapynotes.com/testing 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. Janice Lepore Janice Lepore is a Maryland licensed psychologist who has provided assessment, therapy, and consultation services in schools, hospitals, clinics, and her own private practice for the past 20 years. Over the past decade, she has also been engaged in local and state-level policy and advocacy, addressing issues related to mental and behavioral health, education, disability access and inclusion, and health equity and access. In 2023 Janice was selected as an APA/AAAS (triple A S is how that’s usually said) Congressional Fellow and placed her practice on sabbatical to spend a year embedded with the Health Policy team at the US Senate Committee on Finance. Get in Touch * LinkedIn: Janice Lepore * Email: [email protected] About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at th...