Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals
by Carl J. Sheperis, Robert J. Drummond, Karyn D. Jones
9th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780135186022 |
| eText ISBN | 9780135186770 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 9th Edition |
| Language | English |
Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals, 9th Edition, provides an overview of the methods and procedures used across the assessment process. First published in 1988, the textbook is designed to prepare aspiring counselors for competent, ethical practice in a multicultural society.
Coverage addresses foundational principles, including ethical and legal issues, assessment considerations with diverse populations, and essential statistical concepts. The text also reviews practical procedures for selecting, administering, scoring, interpreting, and communicating assessment results.
Designed for school counselors, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors, the volume includes practical examples of widely used assessment instruments to familiarize practitioners with standard evaluation tools.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Assessment
Chapter 2: Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment
Chapter 3: Assessment Issues with Diverse Populations
Chapter 4: Methods and Sources of Assessment Information
Chapter 5: Statistical Concepts
Chapter 6: Understanding Assessment Scores
Chapter 7: Reliability/Precision
Chapter 8: Validity
Chapter 9: Selecting, Administering, Scoring, and Interpreting Assessment Results
Chapter 10: Assessment of Intelligence and General Ability
Chapter 11: Assessment of Achievement
Chapter 12: Assessment of Aptitude
Chapter 13: Career and Employment Assessment
Chapter 14: Personality Assessment
Chapter 15: Clinical Assessment
Chapter 16: Assessment in Education
Chapter 17: Communicating Assessment Results
Chapter Appendices: Appendices
- • 1. Standards for Multicultural Assessment Fourth Revision, 2012
- • 2. Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST; 3rd Ed.)
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