Appraisal Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals

Appraisal Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals
Author: Robert J. Drummond
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN:

A competency-based overview of appraisal procedures, providing a practical guide to responsible test use, this book offers suggestions on how to do appraisals. It features examples, case studies and guidelines demonstrating testing in different environments with different populations, based on ethical standards and contemporary theory.

Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals

Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals
Author: Robert J. Drummond
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Counseling
ISBN: 9780132850636

Since its first publication in 1988, Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals has become a classic among assessment textbooks designed specifically for aspiring counselors. Now in its Eighth Edition the text includes extensive changes to content and updating throughout, while maintaining its popular, easy-to-read format and continuing emphasis on assessment information that is most useful and relevant for school counselors, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and other helping professionals. Throughout the text, readers learn the essential topics; see clearly how the elements of assessment interact; apply the material to the major instruments used in counseling; reinforce learning through discussion questions and activities; and get invaluable information and examples about widely used assessment instruments in order to become familiar with these well-known tests.

Appraisal Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals

Appraisal Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals
Author: Robert J. Drummond
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The leading book in appraisal for counselors, this book is designed to help current and future workers in the helping professions become better consumers of psychological and educational tests and assessment procedures. Provides guidance on how and when to use tests in different environments with different populations. Provides practical suggestions on basic procedures such as test selection, administration, and reporting. Addresses the role of the computer in assessment including on-line testing, adaptive testing, computerized interpretation of test results, and websites as sources of information. An ideal book for assessment in counseling, psychological testing, and tests and measurement.

Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals

Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals
Author: Robert J. Drummond
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The leading text in appraisal for counselors, is a thorough overview covering basic measurement theory and all relevant tests. It provides guidance on how and when to use tests in different environments with different populations, and practical guidance on basic procedures like test selection, administration, and reporting. Key revisions include significant expansion of measurement foundations, separate chapters on validity and reliability as well as a new chapter on "Understanding Test Scores." More case studies have also been added throughout the text to help readers understand how to work with assessments and assessment results.

Assessment in Counseling

Assessment in Counseling
Author: Danica G. Hays
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2017-05-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1119375274

The latest edition of this perennial bestseller instructs and updates students and clinicians on the basic principles of psychological assessment and measurement, recent changes in assessment procedures, and the most widely used tests in counseling practice today. Dr. Danica Hays guides counselors in the appropriate selection, interpretation, and communication of assessment results. This edition covers more than 100 assessment instruments used to evaluate substance abuse and other mental health disorders, intelligence, academic aptitude and achievement, career and life planning, personal interests and values, assessment of personality, and interpersonal relationships. In addition, a new chapter on future trends in assessment discusses the changing cultural landscape, globalization, and technology. Perfect for introductory classes, this text provides students and instructors with practical tools such as bolded key terminology; chapter pretests, summaries, and review questions; self-development and reflection activities; class and field activities; diverse client case examples; practitioner perspectives illustrating assessment in action; and resources for further reading. PowerPoint slides, a test bank, a sample syllabus, and chapter outlines to facilitate teaching are available to instructors by request to ACA. *Requests for digital versions from the ACA can be found on wiley.com *To request print copies, please visit the ACA website https://imis.counseling.org/store/ *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected]

The Handbook of Counseling

The Handbook of Counseling
Author: Don C. Locke
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2001-03-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780761919933

A landmark publication, The Handbook of Counseling surveys and defines the field of counselling - how it has developed, the current state of the discipline and profession, and where this dynamic field is going. The editors and contributors are leaders in the field, and book is sponsored by Chi Sigma Iota, the US national counselling honour society and a division of the American Counseling Association. Comprehensive in scope, the volume covers: the counselling profession, including its emergence and current status; the major approaches to counselling; settings, including community, school, and family; the different interventions including individual, work, career, and multicultural counselling; education and supervision; research strategies; critical and cutting-edge issues such as responses to social and professional diversity, computer applications, and the state of independent counselling practice

Program Evaluation in School Counseling

Program Evaluation in School Counseling
Author: Michael S. Trevisan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2020-02-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0429793391

Program Evaluation in School Counseling is the first book on program evaluation that looks to the field and literature of program evaluation and then relates methods, procedures, and practices back to the practice of school counseling. Written by two accomplished authors who teamed up to build evaluation capacity among school and school-based counselors internationally, the book highlights their interdisciplinary work, covering many years and several continents. Based on the authors’ model for teaching program evaluation and their research on school counselor competence in program evaluation, this concise, clear, and practical guide supports the continuing professional development of school counselors through training, workshops, and self-study. This book addresses the program evaluation knowledge, skills, and understandings that school-based counselors are expected to use in line with the CACREP 2016 Standards. The book is intended as a companion text for university courses in research methods and/or in the organization and administration of counseling services. It is also appropriate as a self-study guide to help practicing school counselors develop expertise in evaluation.

Appraisal, Assessment, and Evaluation for Counselors

Appraisal, Assessment, and Evaluation for Counselors
Author: Carman S. Gill, PhD, LCMHC, NCC, ACS
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 082618913X

The cutting-edge resource that equips instructors and students with essential assessment tools and provides practical guidance for effective treatment planning. Understanding and addressing the diverse needs of clients is critical now more than ever. This foundational textbook prepares future counselors and educators with the essential tools and knowledge to master the assessment and testing standards required for CACREP accreditation. Authored by leading experts in the field, Appraisal, Assessment, and Evaluation for Counselors: A Practical Guide examines the intricacies of client assessment, emphasizing ethical and accurate evaluation as the cornerstone of successful counseling. Through a blend of historical context, legal and ethical considerations, and practical applications, this book provides a robust framework for understanding and implementing assessment methods. Covering the new 2024 CACREP standards and grounded in the DSM-5-TR, the book is designed to be well-organized and engaging, making it a practical resource for future counselors. The inclusion of social justice and advocacy considerations, along with real-world case examples, ensures students can connect assessment issues to real client situations, making it an essential resource for both classroom and clinical practice. Key Features: Offers in-depth case studies, examples, and podcasts throughout the book to grasp the nuanced process of testing and assessment across various treatment stages and settings. Presents assessment practices relevant to mental health, addiction counseling, school counseling, and rehabilitation counseling. Incorporates CACREP mapping, thoughtful discussion questions, and interactive class activities in every chapter. Delivers real-life perspectives from content experts through podcasts and a video role-play modeling diagnostic interviewing. Italicizes key terms for easy scanning and review. Includes the history and nature of assessment, legal and ethical implications, statistical concepts, and practical applications for many counseling scenarios. Instructors will welcome comprehensive Test Banks and chapter PowerPoints to enhance learning.

Counseling Assessment and Evaluation

Counseling Assessment and Evaluation
Author: Joshua C. Watson
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2014-07-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483322165

Designed to help students learn how to assess clients, conduct treatment planning, and evaluate client outcomes, this practical book addresses specific CACREP competencies. Incorporating case studies and examples, authors Joshua C. Watson and Brandé Flamez provide foundational knowledge for sound formal and informal assessments, cover ethical and legal considerations in assessment, describe basic statistical concepts, highlight the domains in which assessments are commonly used (intelligence, aptitude, achievement, personality, career, etc.), and provide strategies for integrating assessment data when working with clients. Counseling Assessment and Evaluation is part of the SAGE Counseling and Professional Identity Series, which targets specific competencies identified by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs).

Integrative Assessment

Integrative Assessment
Author: Andrew Gersten
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-07-27
Genre: Counseling
ISBN: 9780135034859

For helping professional practitioners and students in training, and those preparing for licensure Using a case study approach--in a practitioner's voice--this practical guide helps beginning and future counselors understand and use various effective assessment methods, from interviewing and observing to tests and counselor- and client-friendly standardized measures. Here is valuable assessment information and guidance which emerging helping professionals can apply to various mental health, school, community, and organizational settings. Using a case study approach and written in a practitioner's voice, the book includes a variety of topics not found, or minimally covered in current counseling assessment textbooks: the risks and resources approach to assessment, interviewing principles and methods, exploring presenting problems and readiness for change, informal and formal observations, assessing the therapeutic alliance; standardized risk assessments, dangerousness to self and others, and assessing substance use. Based on the premise that assessment is an on-going information gathering process that relies on multiple methods and sources for making decisions or answering a question, this guide takes a balanced, comprehensive approach that looks at much more than the traditional coverage of assessment alone. Three chapters detail the most commonly used assessment methods--interviewing and observing--and the author describes the traditional tests and measurement concepts of reliability and validity. Also unique to this guide are its detailed descriptions of, and applications for, standardized measures which readers can use immediately to administer, score, and interpret.