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603 Midterm nursing () 603 Midterm How is assessment different from testing? (3) - *BROADER* includes *multiple methods* and *multiple sources* Testing = specific form of Assessment (ex: Rorschach or MSIR) What are forms of assessment? (6) - -clinical interview - testing -review of previous client records -interviews with collateral sources - behavioral observations - client self-monitoring. Defining features of psychological tests (5) - Standardized procedures behavior sample scores or categories norms or standards prediction of non-test behavior. 3 reasons to conduct assessments (*5*) - -Problem identification/diagnosis -treatment planning -monitoring treatment progress and outcome -obtaining information quickly -identifying client strengths, self-knowledge, research, etc. General guidelines for what kinds of assessment LMFTs and LPCCs can do - MFTs: -can *administer* psychological tests so long as they have received adequate *training* in the instruments they plan to use and are *competent* in their use. -The tests are used for the *purpose of assessing* and *treating one's own clients* CANNOT *hire out* their services *to test people who are not their clients* LPCCs: CANNOT -use *projective techniques* in the assessment personality individually administered *intelligence tests*