ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE AN ONGOING, FLUID, & DYNAMIC PROCESS THAT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP.

    • Is generally brief and narrow in scope

    • Is used for the early identification of individuals at potentially high risk for a specific condition or disorder

    • Can indicate a need for further evaluation or preliminary intervention

    • May be administered as part of a routine clinical visit

    • Is used to monitor treatment progress, outcome, or change in symptoms over time

    • May be administered by clinicians, support staff with appropriate training, an electronic device (such as a computer), or self‐administered

    • Support staff follow an established protocol for scoring with a pre-established cut‐off score and guidelines for individuals that score above the cut-off

    • Is neither definitively diagnostic nor a definitive indication of a specific condition or disorder

VS

    • Provides a more complete clinical picture of an individual

    • May use screening results to determine the choice of instruments for an assessment

    • Is comprehensive in focusing on the individual’s functioning across multiple domains

    • Can identify psychological problems and conditions, indicate their severity, and provide treatment & diagnostic recommendations

    • Integrates results from multiple psychological tests, screening measures, clinical interviews, behavioral observations, clinical record reviews, and collateral information

    • May cover domains of functioning, such as memory and language, visual and verbal problem solving, executive functioning, adaptive functioning, psychological status, capacity for self‐care, relevant psychosocial history, and others needed to respond to the referral questions

Best practice is to utilize multiple assessment methods & collect information from multiple sources.

Client

Family

Physicians

Court Reports

SOURCES COULD INCLUDE…

Previous Counselors

Teachers

Spouse

School Reports

Medical Reports

Strengths & Weaknesses of Assessment Methods
Strengths & Weaknesses of Assessment Methods

    1. Informal or Formal

    2. Standardized or Non-Standardized

    3. Self-Report or Therapist Administered

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