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How do clinicians find and select an appropriate assessment to administer to a client? One source of information is the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY). As you review the descriptions of the cases in “Practice Making a Diagnosis,” from Neukrug and Fawcett, consider issues that may be relevant and that you would like to assess. Review the list of possible issues in the handout and select two that you would like to explore further through the MMY. To Prepare: Review the descriptions of ca...

1. Question: Which scale of measurement is being used if assigning numbers based on different professional affiliation (e.g., counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists)? 2. Question: Match the standard score with its mean and standard deviation. 3. Question: NCEs range from 1 to 99 along the bell-shaped curve, but as opposed to percentiles, they are in equal units along curve. 4. Question: If a child is in grade 4.3 and receives a grade equivalent of 7.2 on an achievement test,...

1. Question: Which scale of measurement is being used if assigning numbers based on different professional affiliation (e.g., counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists)? 2. Question: Match the standard score with its mean and standard deviation. 3. Question: NCEs range from 1 to 99 along the bell-shaped curve, but as opposed to percentiles, they are in equal units along curve. 4. Question: If a child is in grade 4.3 and receives a grade equivalent of 7.2 on an achievement test,...

COUN 6360 Week 6 Required Readings – Learning R

You have learned some difficult topics and taken at least one quiz. As you learn about psychometrics, you will likely have questions about these concepts. Use this discussion space to post questions and help clarify things for your peers. Your peers and your instructor can provide support and encouragement – and you can offer the same to your colleagues. To Prepare: • Reflect on the concepts from the quiz, textbook, and other resources that you understand • Identify what concepts from t...

You have learned some difficult topics and taken at least one quiz. As you learn about psychometrics, you will likely have questions about these concepts. Use this discussion space to post questions and help clarify things for your peers. Your peers and your instructor can provide support and encouragement – and you can offer the same to your colleagues. To Prepare: • Reflect on the concepts from the quiz, textbook, and other resources that you understand • Identify what concepts from t...

COUN 6360 Week 6 Competency Quiz; Psychometrics (Winter Qtr)

COUN 6360 Week 6 Competency Quiz; Psychometrics (Winter Qtr)

Psychometrics is the measurement of personality characteristics (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2015). The profile that emerges from the assessment can be used by counselors to best assist a client in his or her growth and awareness as well as other professionals such as employers in evaluating a job candidate or other situation to determine the fitness of an individual for a position or a task. To Prepare: • Review the Learning Resources to prepare for this quiz. To Complete: You must submit your fir...

COUN 6360 Week 5 Required Readings – Learning Resources

Q. 1 A test developer creates a new instrument to measure psychotic tendencies. She correlates this instrument with an existing test that measures psychotic tendencies that has been shown to be valid. This type of validity is called: Q. 2 In assessing the reliability of a new test, a sample of 1,000 examinees take the test, and one week later are asked to take the same test again. This is an example of which type of reliability? Q. 3 Concurrent validity is to criterion-related validity as disc...

This week, and over the next three weeks, you will complete quizzes that assess competency. For each quiz, you must get 8 of 10 items correct in order to receive credit. You can repeat each quiz as many times as needed to demonstrate competency. You must complete the first attempt at these quizzes successfully by Day 3 of each week. Repeat attempts must be successfully completed by Day 7 of Week 7. Learning Objectives Students will: • Apply diagnostic decision-making to assessments • Ana...

COUN 6360 Week 4 Assignment; Evaluating and Selecting Assessments Using the MMY, Part 2

Selecting an assessment to use with a client can be an important part of a counselor’s work. A first step is to conduct a comprehensive assessment and identify the client's presenting problem. A common assessment used in this stage is an intake assessment. For this assignment, you will complete an intake assessment using one of the three case study presentations, identify a mental health issue, and recommend one formal assessment you might use to help diagnosis the client. To Prepare: • C...

Selecting an assessment to use with a client can be an important part of a counselor’s work. A first step in selecting an assessment is often to research options using the Mental Measurements Yearbook. For this Assignment, you will identify a mental health issue, and then research assessments that may help in diagnosing a client. You will create a self-recorded video directed at your client to explain the rationale for assessing him or her, and you will describe how the assessment you selecte...

Selecting an assessment to use with a client can be an important part of a counselor’s work. A first step is to conduct a comprehensive assessment and identify the client's presenting problem. A common assessment used in this stage is an intake assessment. For this assignment, you will complete an intake assessment using one of the three case study presentations, identify a mental health issue, and recommend one formal assessment you might use to help diagnosis the client. To Prepare: • C...

COUN 6360 Week 2 Assignment; Thematic Apperception Test Assignment: Thematic Apperception Test This exercise will provide you with an abbreviated experience of how an apperception test works. You will be assessed on one item and the system will automatically evaluate your responses and return results immediately. As you complete this exercise, consider how this experience of evaluation feels to you, and consider how this could feel for clients. To Prepare: • Review the Thematic Apperceptio...

In the video, “It’s not about the nail,” you may initially feel confident about what you are seeing. But things are not always what they seem. For this Discussion, view the video, and note your observations. Rather than attempt to make a diagnosis, focus on what you are seeing. For example, instead of noting that the client is depressed, observe that the client appeared sad as evidenced by crying, lowered head, or slow speech. To Prepare: • Review the Learning Resources for this week, ...

NR 305 Week 2 Discussion; Reflection on the Nurse s Role in Health Assessment (Graded)

Week 8 Discussion: Case Study or Share an Experience (graded) 2 2 unread replies. 2 2 replies. Purpose This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcome (CO). • CO 2 - Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual functioning. (PO #1) Discussion This week you have two options for your initial discussion post. Select the option that is best for you! Please remember to use and credit the lesson or required NIH w...