COUN6360 Week 5 Competency Quiz; Reliability and Validity (100% Correct Jan 2022)

This week, and over the next three weeks, you will complete quizzes that assess competency. For each quiz, you must get 8 of 10 items correct in order to receive credit. You can repeat each quiz as many times as needed to demonstrate competency. You must complete the first attempt at these quizzes successfully by Day 3 of each week. Repeat attempts must be successfully completed by Day 7 of Week 7. Learning Objectives Students will: • Apply diagnostic decision-making to assessments • Analyze assessment results • Evaluate reliability and validity • Identify statistical concepts and vocabulary Learning Resources Required Readings Craigen, L. M., Healey, A. C., Walley, C. T., Byrd, R., & Schuster, J. (2010). Assessment and Self-Injury: Implications for Counselors. Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 43(1), pp. 3-15. Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015). Chapter 5: “Test worthiness: Validity, reliability: cross-cultural fairness, and assessment.” In The essentials of Testing and Assessment: A practical guide for counselors, social workers, and psychologists (pp. 83-109). Stamford, CN: Cengage Learning. Required Media Laureate Education (2010). Reliability and validity [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Producer. Dr. Steven Little demonstrates reliability and validity and how to use them to evaluate an assessment. Optional Resources Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., and Williams, & Janet, B. W. (2003). The Patient Health Questionnaire-2: Validity of a Two-Item Depression Screener. Medical Care, 41 (3), pp. . doi: 10.1097/01.MLR.7.78664.3C National Counselor Exam Preparation There are two primary types of credentials in the counseling profession: • Licenses or Certifications issued by a state licensing board (e.g., Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed School Counselor, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, State Certified School Counselor, State Certified Counselor, State Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider) • Certifications issue by a national certifying board (e.g., Nationally Certified Counselor, Nationally Certified School Counselor) Both types of credentials are important; most counselors hold both a state licenses and/or state certification and a national certification. For example, most school counselors earn state credentials (either a state license or state certification depending on the state requirements) first and become national certified counselors (NCC) after practicing. Most clinical mental health counseling students, on the other hand, often become NCCs while in field experience and then gain state licensure or state certification after fulfilling state required post-graduate hours. The requirements for each credential vary by state and counseling setting, but ultimately most credentials require an exam such as a National Counselor Exam (NCE), the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), or a state board created exam. The study materials in this class address some of the core content of the NCE, which is part of the requirement for becoming a NCC. Although the resources are outlined for the NCE, they are useful to supplement any and all credentialing exams as the NCE assesses foundational counseling knowledge. Laureate Education (Producer). (2019). Research Design & Program Evaluation NCE Module [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 76 minutes. • with Dr. Elizabeth Ventura Accessible player Document: Research Design and Program Evaluation NCE Workshop (PDF) Rosenthal, H. (2017). Encyclopedia of counseling: Master review and tutorial for the National Counselor Examination, state counseling exams, and the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (4th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. • Chapter 9, “Research and Program Evaluation” pp. 412 – 473 (Note: This text was required for an earlier course.) Competency Quiz: Reliability and Validity Two qualities that are essential to the effectiveness and quality of an assessment are its validity and reliability. Validity confirms that the measure is assessing what needs to be assessed (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2015). Reliability is whether the assessment does so consistently (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2015). To Prepare: • Refer to your Neukrug and Fawcett (2015) textbook, the media piece, “Reliability and Validity,” and other Learning Resources to review the concepts of reliability and validity. To Complete: You must complete your first attempt of this quiz by Day 3 of Week 5. In order to achieve 80% mastery or higher, you may retake the quiz, as needed. Your final opportunity to retake the quiz is Day 7 of Week 7. By Day 3 of Week 5 Submit your Quiz. By Day 7 of Week 7 Submit additional attempts, as needed. Submission and Grading Information Submit Your First Attempt by Day 3 of Week 5 and Additional Attempts by Day 7 of Week 7 To submit your Quiz: Competency Quiz 1: Reliability and Validity Assignment: Administering Assessments, Part 3 Selecting an assessment to use with a client can be an important part of a counselor’s work. A first step in selecting an assessment is often to research options using the Mental Measurements Yearbook. For this Assignment, you will identify a mental health issue, and then research assessments that may help in diagnosing a client. You will create a self-recorded video directed at your client to explain the rationale for assessing him or her, and you will describe how the assessment you selected will accomplish this. Additionally, you have been provided additional time for this assignment due to many students attending the on-ground portion of Pre-Practicum Week 4. To Prepare: Review the Summary of Assessment Report from the intake assessment that you completed during Week 3. You will search the Walden Library for the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) to find an assessment instrument that measures the client’s diagnosis. • Search the Walden Library for the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) as follows: • In the Walden Library, select Databases A-Z on the home page. • Select “M” from the alphabetic menu. • Select Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print from the options. • Find an assessment that you think is a good one to recommend to your ‘client’. • Review the Learning Resources for Week 4 and note the identifying information for the assessment instrument you select, including: 1. Author and test publisher, 2. Date of publication, 3. The age range for the groups that the tool is used to assess, 4. Length of time needed to administer, 5. Description of the test items – review the items to determine how items are used to measure the construct, 6. How items are answered (i.e., likert scale, yes/no), 7. How items are scored and what raw scores mean, 8. Reliability and validity information, norming methods, and 9. Limitations of using this assessment instrument. • Review the Kaltura Uploader link found in the navigation of the classroom for helpful guidelines for creating and uploading your video for this Assignment. (Note: Please be mindful of the technical requirements needed when creating your video.) Assignment: • Create a 2-minute self-recorded video addressing your client. • To help you address your comments to your client, you may want to use an object to represent the client, such as stuffed toy or photograph. This object should be outside the video frame. • In the video, explain to your client these three things: o why you want to assess him or her and include the findings from the intake assessment that you completed during Week 3, o which assessment you would like to administer, and o what the assessment will provide for the client. Include the identifying information for the assessment instrument you select. By Day 7 of Week 5 Submit your self-recorded Video Assignment. Submission and Grading Information To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following: • Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK5Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name. • Click the Week 5 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment. • Click the Week 5 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from thisarea. • Next, from the Write Submission aera, click on Kaltura on the drop down from the Mash Up area, and select your video file to upload. • If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global ReferenceDatabase. • Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.