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Principles and Applications of Assessment in Counseling
About this book
Created specifically for counseling students, this text provides you with a comprehensive introduction to assessment and focuses on the importance of using assessment results to monitor and evaluate the efficacy of counseling. Case studies throughout the book help you learn to apply principles to real life. Updated throughout to prepare you for your future work, this edition includes material on the DSM-5 and corresponds to the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing as well as to the 2016 CACREP Standards. MindTap, an online learning experience built on the book's content, is available with the text. MindTap guides you through the course and helps you master concepts by combining readings, video examples and other multimedia, applied activities, and assessments into a singular Learning Path.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Assessment in Counseling
- Chapter 2: Basic Assessment Principles
- Chapter 3: Reliability
- Chapter 4: Validity and Item Analysis
- Chapter 5: Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment
- Chapter 6: Issues Related to Assessment with Diverse Populations
- Chapter 7: Selecting, Administering, Scoring, and Communicating Assessment Results
- Chapter 8: Initial Assessment in Counseling
- Chapter 9: Intelligence and General Ability Testing
- Chapter 10: Assessing Achievement and Aptitude: Applications for Counseling
- Chapter 11: Assessment in Career Counseling
- Chapter 12: Appraisal of Personality
- Chapter 13: Behavioral Assessment
- Chapter 14: Assessment in Marriage and Family Counseling
- Chapter 15: Diagnosis
- Chapter 16: Monitoring and Evaluating Counseling
- Appendix A: 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics Section E
- Appendix B: Table of Areas under the Normal Curve
- Appendix C: Standards for Multicultural Assessment
- Glossary
- Index