Author - Elaina Falcone Antonello

How Can Employers Create a Candidate Experience That Builds Trust?

At a glance:   The hiring process shapes trust: Every interaction, from interviews to assessments, signals an organization’s values, fairness, and professionalism to candidates.  Assessments are defining moments: When job‑relevant, well‑timed, and clearly explained, assessments enhance perceptions of fairness, clarity, and respect.  Candidate experience extends beyond selection: Using hiring insights to support onboarding and development builds continuity, engagement, and...

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From Question to Breakthrough: Rethinking Ability Testing

At a glance:  Traditional gifted tests often measure exposure, not potential, favoring students who have had greater access to language, vocabulary, and academic learning opportunities.  The Naglieri General Ability Tests emerged from years of collaboration and research, intentionally designed to assess verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning without reliance on language-heavy instructions.  When...

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Seeing the Whole Student: Data-Driven ADHD Assessment

Key Takeaways:   School psychologists are leaders in data-based ADHD identification. The next era of evaluation will refine how multiple data sources can be intentionally integrated to strengthen decision making.  As student needs become more complex and concerns related to ADHD symptomology and impairment increase, schools must rely on robust, standardized tools that integrate multiple types...

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Psicon’s MHS Integration for Healthcare Excellence

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, operational excellence is paramount. Psicon, a leading provider of neurodevelopmental healthcare services in the UK, embarked on a transformative journey to enhance their operational efficiency and improve patient care. This blog explores how Psicon's integration of MHS Solutions revolutionized their processes...

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Navigating the New Sales Landscape: Competencies for Success

Over the past decade, the role of salespeople has evolved dramatically, driven by technological advancements, changing consumer behaviors, and new business models. Integrating Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and data analytics into the sales cycle has empowered sales teams to manage customer interactions more effectively and tailor their strategies based...

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Innovative Approaches to Safety: Exploring the Potential of TRAP-18

The insights presented in this blog are based on current published research. MHS disclaims the use and application of the TRAP-18 other than by qualified professionals and as intended. Further research is required to fully validate these initial research findings. Since the early 1990’s, law enforcement agencies have faced significant challenges...

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Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery: An Interview with Scott Millar

Healthcare institutions are grappling with significant challenges, including workforce and staff shortages, ever more technical processes and practices, and rising costs. As a result, the healthcare system is struggling to increase its capacity to deliver services and keep up with the demand for care. The impact of these challenges on healthcare...

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Navigating the Transition to Digital Assessments

As the evolution of assessment best practices continues, the surge in professionals embracing digital assessments is driven by efficiency, accuracy, and convenience. These tools offer streamlined administration, standardized processes, and the ability to provide tailored, engaging assessments while facilitating remote services and data-driven decision-making. However, some clinicians and school psychologists are...

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Why School Psychologists Must Assess for Trauma During Evaluation

Educators and mental health professionals have grown increasingly concerned about the exposure to and experience of trauma among children and adolescents. In a school setting, childhood adversity and trauma are associated with lower achievement, truancy and dropout, behavioral problems, mental illness, neurobiological changes, and difficulty managing emotions and social relationships...

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Keep Communities Safe with Offender Management Systems

Many public safety organizations around the world use Offender Management Systems (OMSs) to access public and private data, including arrest events, custody data, dispositions, and prosecutor data. Keeping communities safe and providing positive outcomes requires probation and parole officers to access the histories of those within the system. An OMS is...

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