16: Testing/assessment

Front 1

Validity (Testing)

Back 1

The degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure.

Front 2

Types of Validity

Back 2

1. Content (Face) = Does a test APPEAR to measure what it is supposed to measure
2. Construct = The degree to which a test measures an intended hypothetical construct. What is the test really measuring?
3. Criterion = Comparison of test scores with a person's actual performance of a skill.
4. Consequential = Social interpretation of test use and interpretation.

Front 3

Reliability

Back 3

The degree to which a test produces consistency of test scores when people are retested with the same or an equivalent instrument.

Front 4

Types of reliabilty

Back 4

1. Test-retest (same test is given again after some time)
2. Parallel-form (two equivalent forms of the same test are administered)
3. Internal consistency analysis (the scores of two arbitrarily selected halves of a test are compared)

Front 5

Standardization

Back 5

The uniform conditions under which a test is administered and scored. Makes possible the comparison of an an individual's successive scores over time as well as the comparison of scores of different individuals.

Front 6

Assessment

Back 6

1. Obtain information on a client's presenting problem and on other related problems.
2. Identify the controlling or contributing variables associated with the problem
3. Determine the client's goals/expectations for counselling outcomes
4. Gather baseline data that will be compared to subsequent data
5. Educate and motivate the client by sharing the counselor's view of the situation
6. Use the information obtained from the client to plan effective treatment in inventions and strategies

Front 7

Structured clinical interview

Back 7

List of relevant behaviors, symptoms, events, guidelines, procedures. Ordered sequence.

Front 8

Mental Status Exam (MSE)

Back 8

1. Appearance, attitude, activity (AAA)
2. Mood, affect
3. Speech/Language
4. Thought process
5. Cognition
6. Insight/Judgment

Front 9

Dual Diagnosis

Back 9

An individual is perceived to be carrying both a substance abuse and a health diagnosis

Front 10

Diagnosis

Back 10

1. Describe a person's current functioning
2. Provide a common language for clinicians to use in discussing the client
3. Lead to a consistent and continual type of care
4. Help direct and focus treatment planning
5. Help counselors fit clients into their scope of treatment

Front 11

Types of Tests

Back 11

1. Intellectual Functioning (Wechsler, WAIS-IV)
2. Interest/Career Inventories (Kuder Occupational Interest Survey)
3. Personality (MMPI-2, Rorschach)
4. Achievement (WIAT-II)

Front 12

Administration/Interpretation

Back 12

1. Users of tests require adequate training
2. Scores are viewed as behavioral samples requiring interpretation
3. Test use/interpretation should have a distinct goal, used only as needed
4. Client involvement in the assessment/feedback process
5. Results should be presented clearly/simple