Psychological Assessment and Report Writing

Karen Goldfinger, Andrew M. Pomerantz

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781452259109
• eBook ISBN: 9781483321806
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Outlining a step-by-step assessment model, Psychological Assessment and Report Writing, Second Edition covers five key topics central to psychological assessment: understanding the context of a referral; determining what data is needed to answer referral questions; gathering the data; integrating the data; and communicating the findings. Authors Karen Goldfinger and Andrew M. Pomerantz review each facet of psychological assessment and report writing—providing how-to instructions and alerting readers to a myriad of issues they must consider when conducting assessments in clinical, forensic, or educational environments. Filled with varied case examples that promote interest and meet instructional requirements, including one detailed case study that recurs throughout multiple chapters, the book uses sidebars and question and answer sections to encourage readers to consider their own case material and use critical thinking skills as they review each section of the model.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Acknowledgements
• PART I Preparing to Conduct a Psychological Assessment
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Context: The Framework for the Report
• Chapter 3 Cultural Competence in Psychological Assessment
• Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Psychological Assessment
• PART II Gathering Information and Drawing Conclusions
• Chapter 5 Gathering Information
• Chapter 6 Gathering Information: Measures of Intellectual, Academic, and Neuropsychological Functioning
• Chapter 7 Gathering Information: Measures of Personality
• Chapter 8 Gathering Information: Clinical Interviews, Review of Records, and Measures of Behavioral and Emotional Functioning
• Chapter 9 Technological Advances in Assessment
• Chapter 10 Drawing Conclusions
• PART III Communicating Assessment Results
• Chapter 11 Form and Content of the Assessment Report
• Chapter 12 Feedback after Psychological Testing
• Chapter 13 Writing Style
• PART IV Ethics and Legal Issues
• Chapter 14 Ethics of Assessment and Report Writing
• Chapter 15 Legal Issues in Assessment and Report Writing
• References
• Index
• About the Authors