Dr. Scott A. Whitmer, Psy.D.
CFMHE, ABVE/D, IPEC, CRC, LMHC
There are many reasons why someone may want to utilize Consulting Services with Dr. Whitmer.
A patient in need of psychotherapy may want to first consult to determine if Dr. Whitmer and the patient are a good match or to find out what the primary objectives are of psychotherapy before starting the process.
A patient may also need to consult to learn the potential trajectory of treatment outcomes or forensic legal outcomes prior to treatment.
Employers, attorneys, and organizations may wish to consult on any number of issues such as hiring, employment law, placement, psychometrics, vocational training, professional evaluation critique of an evaluation performed by another Evaluator, and evaluation recommendations.
Dr. Whitmer has decades of experience consulting with patients, employers, and organizations in need of enhanced decision making.
The combined methods of quantitative and qualitative measures allow the expert/evaluator to accurately describe why and how the converging or diverging responses and data scaffold the outcome of the evaluation. To make sure outcomes reach a higher level of reliability and validity, such methods should be backed up with:
Standards of Practice
Peer Review Verification
Wide Acceptance in the Profession
A Known Specialized Knowledge
A Known Scientific Approach
An Expert Clinical Judgment