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19 Cards in this Set
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Roles of a Registered Psychometrician (as defined by RA 10029 “Philippine Psychology Act of 2009” |
Administer, score and interpret psychological tests -paper and pencil intelligence, achievement, and interest tests -Objective personality tests •Preparing written reports of assessment results •Initial intake interviews •Works under the supervision of a licensed psychologist at all times |
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The Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists (2008) |
Principle 1- Respect for the dignity of all human beings Principle 2- Competent caring for the Well-Being of Others Principle 3- Integrity Principle 4- Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society |
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-Unique worth -Inherent dignity -Diversity |
Principle 1 |
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-Demonstrate an active concern for the well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities -Uphold the value of taking care to do no harm to individuals, families, groups, and communities -Uphold the values -Maximizing benefits -Minimizing potential harms -Taking responsibility for correcting or offsetting harmful effects that have occurred as a result of -developing and maintaining competence -self-knowledge |
Principle 2 |
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-Uphold the value of truthfulness -Honest, accurate and open communications -Avoid incomplete disclosure of information -Maximizing impartiality and minimizing biases - Not exploiting others for personal, professional, or financial gain - Avoid conflicts of interest |
Principle 3 |
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-Uphold the discipline’s responsibility -Increase scientific and professional knowledge to promote well-being -Use of knowledge for beneficial purposes -Conduct its affairs in ways that promote well-being -Promote and maintain the highest standards of the discipline -Ensure that members are adequately trained in their ethical responsibilities and required competencies -Develop its ethical awareness and sensitivity, and to be self-correcting |
Principle 4 |
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-Use of appropriate assessment techniques -Expert opinions regarding the psychological characteristics of a person -Discuss limitations of opinions and the basis of our conclusions and recommendations - |
Bases for Assessment |
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-nature of our services -financial arrangements -potential risks -limits of confidentiality |
We Educate Our Clients |
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-the confidentiality of test results -security of the tests -limitations of the obtained data |
Third Party Interpreter |
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-select and administer only those tests which are pertinent -data collection, methods and procedures are consistent with current scientific and professional developments |
Assessment Tools |
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-we do not base our interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations on outdated test results -We do not provide interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations on the basis of obsolete tests |
Obsolete and Outdated Test Results |
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-consider validity, reliability, and appropriateness of the test -We should therefore indicate our reservations regarding the interpretations -consider the purpose of the assessment and other factors such as the client’s test taking abilities, characteristics, situational, personal, and cultural differences |
Interpreting Test Results |
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-test results and interpretations are not used by persons other than those explicitly agreed upon by the referral sources -We do not release test data in the forms of raw and scaled scores, client’s responses to test questions or stimuli |
Release of test data |
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-release test results only to the sources of referral -Use non-technical language -We explain findings and test results to our clients or designated representatives -When test results needs to be shared with schools, social agencies, the courts or industry, we supervise such releases |
Explaining Assessment Results |
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-The administration and handling of all test materials (manuals, keys, answer sheets, reusable booklets, etc.) shall be handles only by qualified users or personnel. |
Test Security |
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-We do not promote the use of assessment tools and methods by unqualified persons except for training purposes with adequate supervision -We ensure that test protocols, their interpretations and all other records are kept |
Assessment by Unqualified Persons |
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-We develop tests and other assessment tools using current scientific findings and knowledge, -appropriate psychometric properties, validation, and standardization procedures |
Test Construction |
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Standardized, valid, reliable and has relevant normative data. Appropriate to the language, competence and other relevant characteristics of client |
Tests |
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Informed consent prior to the assessment except: |
-when it is mandated by the law-when it is implied such as in routine educational, institutional and organizational activity-when the purpose of the assessment is to determine the individual’s decisional capacity |
