Integrative assessment for counselors
By: Andrew Gersten
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780135034859
Subjects: Methods; Counseling psychology; Psychological Tests; Diagnosis; Needs Assessment; Counseling; Mental Disorders; Psychological tests
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to psychological assessment; title: Ethical and legal considerations : preparing for the assessment; title: Interviewing adults and youth : principles, methods and skills; title: Exploring presenting problems, readiness for change, and risks and resources; title: Observations, inferences, and behavioral assessment; title: Psychological tests and measurement concepts; title: Reliability and validity; title: Personality and interest measures; title: Assessing psychopathology : mood and anxiety disorders; title: Assessing children and adolescents : self-report and adult perspectives; title: Comprehensive risk assessments : suicide and dangerousness to others; title: Assessing substance use disorders; title: Assessment of intellectual and cognitive abilities and achievement; title: Assessing the therapeutic alliance; title: Putting it all together.