Blog Archives

05MayMay 5, 2026

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...

By Elaina Falcone AntonelloTalent DevelopmentEQ-i 2.0, Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Talent Selection

04MayMay 4, 2026

Connecting Assessment and Digital Tools to Reduce Recidivism

At a glance: Assessment is the foundation: Evidence‑based tools like the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory™ (LS/CMI™) identify criminogenic risks and needs, enabling targeted, effective rehabilitation planning. Insight must translate into action: Digital tools such as Core Pathway can help turn assessment results into structured, day‑to‑day goals, tasks, and support. Integration can help improve outcomes: Connecting assessment with digital...

By Sarah SpencePublic SafetyCore Pathway, Corrections, LS/CMI, Public Safety, Recidivism, Risk/Needs Assessment

01MayMay 1, 2026

In Conversation with John Clarke, CEO at MHS, for Mental Health Awareness Month

At MHS, our mission has always been rooted in helping people reach their full potential, and mental health plays a foundational role in that work. This Mental Health Awareness Month, the focus is on coming together to create more good days, together. That commitment goes beyond awareness at MHS, where we help translate insight into action through science‑backed assessments...

By Jennifer PalferyCompanyEmotional Intelligence, Leadership, Mental Health, Psychological Safety

01MayMay 1, 2026

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...

By Elaina Falcone AntonelloGiftedGifted, Gifted and Talented, Gifted education, Naglieri General Ability Tests

30AprApril 30, 2026

Culturally Responsive Assessment: An Important Ethical Standard in School Psychology

Why culturally and linguistically responsive assessment is essential to ethical practice now more than ever.

Key Takeaways Culturally and linguistically responsive assessment is no longer optional—it is a core expectation for ethical and valid practice in school psychology. Assessment practices that are not intentionally examined for fairness may fail to fully...

By Jennifer PalferyEducationDiversity and Inclusion, Education Assessment, Equity, Fairness, School Psychologist

27MarMarch 27, 2026

Why Human-Led Emotional Intelligence is AI’s Next Premium

Key takeaways AI will change work and the workforce, but it will strengthen the need for human emotional intelligence. Employers increasingly recognize that strong emotional and social skills are essential for leadership effectiveness, collaboration, and long-term organizational success. Trait- and ability-based emotional intelligence assessments can be used as an ongoing resource to understand how people behave and create emotionally intelligent teams, even in AI-enabled environments. Without scientifically...

By David AdadeTalent DevelopmentEmotional Intelligence, Leadership, Organizational Development, Talent Development, Technology

18MarMarch 18, 2026

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...

By Elaina Falcone AntonelloEducationADHD, CPT, Mental Health, School Psychologist

17MarMarch 17, 2026

Designing Gifted Identification with Purpose

Identifying students who need gifted educational programming requires schools to balance accuracy, fairness, and feasibility. In practice, gifted identification systems must operate within limited testing windows, staffing constraints, and budget realities, while also meeting growing expectations for fairness and transparency. These pressures make it essential that identification models are not only research-based but also practical to...

By Angelina PaolozzaGiftedEducation Assessment, Equity, Gifted and Talented, Naglieri General Ability Tests

16MarMarch 16, 2026

Scaling Quality Behavioral Health through Tech-Enabled Science

As behavioral health technology scales, what happens when the data behind it is less reliable than we presume—and the technology meant to expand access to care quietly outpaces the science it depends on? Behavioral health technology has advanced rapidly in recent years. Virtual care, digital intake, AI‑enabled workflows, and automation have reshaped...

By Rebecca Ragland and Elaina Falcone AntonelloClinicalClinical Assessment, Healthcare Solutions, Mental Health, Technology

06MarMarch 6, 2026

Give to Gain: A Conversation with Marion Salmon, Chief HR Officer at MHS

In conversations about women in leadership, we often focus on the glass ceiling, or the invisible barrier at the very top of the corporate ladder. But for many women, the real obstacle appears much earlier as a “broken rung” on the first step up to management. Long before C-suite titles are within reach, access to that initial promotion quietly determines...

By Jennifer PalferyTalent DevelopmentDiversity and Inclusion, Human Resources, Leadership, Talent Development