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Using this template, you will identify an assessment tool that you intend to incorporate into your clinical intervention with at least one client during the quarter. Once you have completed the initial review of your approved site??s scope of practice and provided services, you will identify an assessment tool and a client with whom you have determined the assessment tool to be beneficial. You will submit an analysis of the assessment tool.
STEP 1: PREPARATION ____________________________________
Read
· Hays, D. G. (2013). Use of Assessment in Counseling. In
Assessment in Counseling: A Guide to the Use of Psychological Assessment Procedures (5th ed., pp. 3??24). American Counseling Association. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/waldenu/reader.action?docID=1832730
· Hays, D. G. (2013). Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations in Assessment. In
Assessment in Counseling: A Guide to the Use of Psychological Assessment Procedures (5th ed., pp. 25??40). American Counseling Association. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/waldenu/reader.action?docID=1832730
STEP 2: SITE ASSESSMENT NEEDS REVIEW __________________
Review your site??s data in the following areas. Based on the data, consider where the site would benefit from incorporating a specific assessment tool that is currently not being utilized.
· Mission statement of the site
· Demographics/population(s) served
· Preferred client outcome for identified population
Site Data Summary:
1. Identify who in the building can help you. Who is your data expert; who can help you interpret the data?
My site supervisor can help me to interpret the data.
1. What is the mission/vision statement of the site? How does this mission/vision statement align with the ACA (American Counseling Association) Mission Statement and Code of Ethics?
At Clinical Solutions, the mission statement is to provide quality mental health services in an environment that an individual can see and achieve their optimal qual
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Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations
in Assessment
chapter
3
Regardless of the degree to which you think you will use assessment in your practice, it is
quite important to understand ethical and legal considerations. Ethical guidelines, assess-
ment standards provided by professional organizations, and legal statutes and key court
decisions collectively play a role in how counselors perform various assessment activities.
In this chapter some of the standards and guidelines within professional organizations
that are useful for evaluating tests and test usage are discussed. Then, specifi c ethical and
legal considerations related to counselor competence and client welfare??as well as other
professional issues in testing??are presented.
Test Your Knowledge
Select the most appropriate choice for each item.
1. The major responsibility for proper assessment use falls on the _________.
a. Publisher b. Test developer c. Counselor who uses the test d. Client
?¡ T ?¡ F 2. Due to the nature of testing, informed consent is not required
for test administration.
?¡ T ?¡ F 3. The ACA Code of Ethics contains a section on assessment
ethics.
?¡ T ?¡ F 4. There are advocacy groups in existence to protect against
test restriction lawsuits.
5. ACA??s divisions provide assessment standards for which of the following specialty areas?
a. School counseling b. Substance abuse counseling
c. Career counseling d. All of the above
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Standards and Guidelines for Evaluating Tests and Test Usage
Several sets of standards have been published by professional organizations concerning
the development and use of psychological assessment procedures. Counselors should be
familiar with each set of standards or guidelines for test usage presented in this section. In
this section several important documents that affect test usage are presented: the ACA Code
of Ethics (ACA, 2005); the NBCC Code of Ethics (National Board for Certifi ed Counselors
[NBCC], 2005); Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, & NCME,
1999); Joint Committee on Testing Practices documents; and ACA general testing stan-
dards, such as the Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST), Standards for Quali-
fi cations of Test Users, the ACA Position Statement on High Stakes Testing, and t
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The Assessment Process
chapter
2
Assessment, no matter the setting in which it is used, serves to provide clinical informa-
tion that assists both counselors and clients. This chapter provides information about the
types of assessment methods available to counselors. Then, two types of assessment are
discussed: the assessment process with clients and assessment of counseling outcomes.
Test Your Knowledge
Match the items in the right column with the most appropriate component of the assessment process
in the left column:
1. Test Selection
2. Test Administration
3. Test Interpretation
4. Communication of Findings
5. Outcome Assessments
Types of Assessment Methods
In Chapter 1 four major assessment categories were discussed: intelligence, ability, career,
and personality assessment. There are several types of assessment methods that can be found
within those categories. This section fi rst outlines three major distinctions in assessments:
group versus individual assessment, standardized versus nonstandardized assessment, and
a. A counselor reviews and applies scoring
procedures.
b. A counselor presents a conprehensive picture
using several assessment data sources.
c. A client completes a satisfaction form at the
end of a comprehensive session.
d. A counselor and client consider various
assessment methods.
e. A counselor attends closely to testing
conditions.
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speed versus power tests. Then, specifi c assessment types are described: rating scales, projec-
tive techniques, behavioral observations, interviews, biographical measures, and physiologi-
cal measures. Some assessment categories, such as intelligence and ability, typically involve
standardized power tests. Other categories, such as career and personality, are more likely to
contain a wider range of assessment methods.
Group Versus Individual Assessment
Some assessments are designed to be administered to one individual at a time by a trained
examiner; others can be administered to a group of people. Group assessments allow in-
formation to be obtained from many people within a short period of time at relatively little
cost, whereas individual assessments permit counselors to adapt the test administration
to the needs of the client. Individual assessments must be
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Use of Assessment in Counseling
chapter
1
What is assessment? What are the different ways counselors use assessment in the work
they do? How did assessment become such an important part of counseling? In this chap-
ter several key assessment terms are defi ned, and the purpose and uses of assessment are
described. Then, a brief history of assessment is provided followed by a discussion of cur-
rent attitudes toward assessment use. Finally, the chapter concludes with key questions
and guiding principles of assessment in counseling.
Test Your Knowledge
Respond to the following items by selecting T for ??True? or F for ??False?:
?¡ T ?¡ F 1. Assessment aids counseling by providing information for the
client alone.
?¡ T ?¡ F 2. Assessment and test are synonymous terms.
?¡ T ?¡ F 3. Early group tests were used to assess intelligence and ability
among World War I recruits.
?¡ T ?¡ F 4. A problem-solving model is a useful method for
conceptualizing the purpose of assessment.
?¡ T ?¡ F 5. Personality assessment is the most signifi cant area counselors
are known for in assessment development.
Introduction to Assessment
Assessment is a part of everyone??s daily lives. In any instance where someone has to make
a judgment or solve a problem based on an outcome or information gained, assessment
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is occurring. Individuals are recipients and participants of assessment data. Think back to
your early memories of being assessed, tested, or evaluated in some way. Did it relate to a
spelling or history test in school? Did it involve a report card you brought home? Were you
being assessed for a disability or placed in a gifted program? Did you feel sad or anxious
about something? Now, think of maybe more recent memories: taking a college or graduate
entrance exam, discussing with a physician or counselor some symptom or issue you are
experiencing, selecting a career path, interviewing for a job, even trying out a new recipe or
working on a home improvement project, to name a few. No matter the memories??posi-
tive or negative??assessment occurs in various settings: schools, colleges, and universities;
homes; health care settings; agencies; neighborhoods; communities; and so on.
It is not surprising, then, that assessment has always played an important part in coun-
seling. From i
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