Principles and Applications of Assessment in Counseling

Principles and Applications of Assessment in Counseling, 5th Edition, is a textbook that introduces counseling students to assessment principles and practice. The text explains foundational mathematical and statistical concepts in a simple and useful manner tailored to professional preparation.

The volume stresses the importance of counselors becoming effective consumers of assessment tools. It focuses on evaluating instruments carefully to help practitioners avoid misusing assessment methods in ways that could be harmful to clients.

Prepared for counseling curricula, this 2017 edition includes material covering the DSM-5. The work also corresponds to both the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and the 2016 CACREP Standards.