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Psychological Assessment

Imagine that you are in psychotherapy, and during one session your therapist tells you, “I think it would help our work together if you were to complete some psychological assessment measures.” What do you think your initial reaction(s) might be? List one to three reactions you might have, and bring your responses to the live session.
Based on the definitions of psychological assessment you have seen thus far, what are three reasons why you might want to conduct a psychological assessment with a client you might be treating?
We can think of assessment methods like interviews and assessment measures like questionnaires and projective measures as giving us “the insider” perspective—i.e., what our client thinks and feels about something, what they are willing to share directly with us. 1. What do you think is an advantage of these kinds of “insider” measures? 2. What do you think is a disadvantage of these kinds of “insider” measures?

There are thousands of psychological tests available for mental health practitioners to use. Some can be quite expensive, and any test will require time to learn to administer it and interpret the results. What are four factors/considerations you can think of that would influence your decision to select a particular test to use in your clinical practice? Bring your responses to the live session.