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If FCPS has an issue with a specific tester, they should state it publicly.  People ask for WISC recommendations on this board and people have recommended this tester multiple times.  The parent then sees that the tester meets the requirements specified by FCPS and uses the tester.  Why should the parent/child be penalized for not knowing some secret (if that's the case) FCPS bias against the tester? It would be pretty easy for them to say all testing must be done through GMU.  Until then, they shouldn't penalize people for not knowing who is or isn't viewed in a negative light.  [/quote]

Several years ago FCPS met with the Northern Virginia Association of Clinical Psychologists, specifically to reiterate the need for integrity of testing.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/30/558604.page#8981898

I am not a lawyer, but I would guess "If FCPS has an issue with a specific tester, they should state it publicly" would result in a lawsuit. So they opted to go the professional association path to remind all about integrity of testing.

(And no, I do not know the name of the psychologist that showed up when FCPS AAP staff kept a tally of the WISC results and the name of the psychologist.)

As a poster on the old(er) thread noted -- there was at least one tester who frequently did WISC testing. Just because someone is frequently used does not mean their testing lacks integrity.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/45/558604.page#8983582
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Exactly! They would never name someone for that reason.  I am shocked by the scores I see on here. I test 100s of kids a year and it is very rare to see kids in the 130s and above.  [/quote]

But if they won't name individuals because of potential legal ramifications, it's still not fair to unsuspecting parents who use people FCPS has issues with. I needed educational testing done for one of my kids (for concerns about developmental delays, not AAP) and a friend recommended one of the psychologists frequently mentioned on this board.  I didn't end up using the psychologist because we figured out what the issue was using our pediatrician, but had I needed the WISC, I would probably have considered that psychologist because of my friend's recommendation.  I would not have been trying to game the system, but FCPS would potentially view the scores as invalid.  They may not want to have a bad list, but they can say only GMU.  [/quote]

Reading public forum with post by anonymous poster and following their advice! How do you know it is not self advertising? [/quote]

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