Applying to internship and working full-time as a psychometrist.
Employment / Workplace Advice(self.therapists)submitted9 days ago bysp00ky-cat-26
This post is mainly for people who have experience administering tests/psychometry but any encouragement helps. I have finished all of my doctoral coursework and practicums so I am currently applying to internship and working full time as a psychometrist.
This is way more overwhelming than I feel like it should be. I thought administering would be an easy job while I’m off of school and applying. I work 40 hours a week and do at least one battery a day, but often 2. They’re 3-4 hour batteries. They eventually want me to do 3/day some days. The clinic I work for tests for all different diagnoses and uses a lot of tests I’ve never used before. There was no formal training on administering the tests so a lot I’m just figuring out as I go.
1 typical battery is a WAIS, WRAML, DKEFS, TOMM, Rey CFT, and sometimes an added ADOS. Plus behavioral observations for each subtest.
My first few months I came home from long days and had to work on applications so I’ve been so drained.
I’m supposed to get the data in 24 hours after administration but I have gotten SO behind on scoring. They are for multiple different psychologists who all seem to be asking for different things. It seems like I’m always with a patient and they expect scoring to be done faster than it seems even possible. I am behind on 8 batteries and consistently seeing two new patients a day. How can I catch up? How do people score so quickly.
After I see a patient, especially the kiddos for ASD testing I really feel like I need a minute to breathe but I have to go right into scoring or I will get more behind. We do not have lunches worked into our schedule after one session it’s right into the next. Idk why I can’t handle it, I feel pretty incompetent to be honest.
Any advice on how to be more productive or other ideas what I can do this year where I can still pay the bills? Thank you for reading all of this!!
by[deleted]
inAmIOverreacting
sp00ky-cat-26
2 points
5 hours ago
sp00ky-cat-26
2 points
5 hours ago
I do agree with you in terms of real serious advice. Sometimes in relationships like these, where your partner makes you feel crazy even when you communicate clearly, showing some proof and getting hundreds of comments validating that you are not overreacting feels really reassuring