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COUN 6360: Assessment in Counseling Test | Questions and C0rrect Answers
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COUN 6360: Assessment in Counseling Test| Questions and C0rrect Answers
Personality Assessment - ANSWER Tests in the affective realm used to assess habits,
temperament, likes and dislikes, character, and similar behaviors.
Informal Assessment Instruments - ANSWER Often developed by the user, these tests tend
to assess broad areas of ability or personality and tend to be specific to the testing situation.
Observation - ANSWER observing an individual in order to develop a deeper understanding
of one of more specific behaviors
Rating Scales - ANSWER Scales developed to assess any of a number of attributes of the
examinee. Can be rated by the examinee or someone who knows the examinee well
Classification Methods - ANSWER A tool whereby an individual identifies whether he or she
has, or does not have, specific attributes or characteristics
Environmental Assessment - ANSWER A naturalistic and systemic approach to assessment
in which information about clients is collected from their home, work, school, or other
places through observation, self-reports, and checklists.
records and personal documents - ANSWER items such as diaries, personal journals,
genograms, and school records that are examined to gain a broader understanding of
an individual
,Performance-based assessment - ANSWER the evaluation of an individual using informal
assessment procedures based on real-world activities that are not highly loaded for
cognitive skills. These procedures are seen as an alternative to standardized testing
Ethical Codes - ANSWER professional guidelines for appropriate behavior
Competence in using tests - ANSWER requires adequate knowledge and training
in administering an instrument
Confidentiality - ANSWER ethical guideline to protect client information
cross-cultural sensitivity - ANSWER ethical guideline to protect clients from discrimination
and bias in testing
informed consent - ANSWER permission given by client after assessment process is explained
invasion of privacy - ANSWER testing is an invasion of a person's privacy
proper diagnosis - ANSWER choose appropriate assessment techniques for accurate diagnosis
Release of Test Data - ANSWER test data are protected - client release required
Test Administration - ANSWER use established and standardized methods
test security - ANSWER ensure integrity of test content and test itself
test scoring and interpretation - ANSWER take into consideration problems with tests
, Standards in Assessment - ANSWER used to further ethical application of
assessment techniques
Moral Model - ANSWER consider moral principles involved in ethical decision-making
Corey, Corey, Corey, and Callanan - ANSWER recommend an eight-step decision-making model
Eight Step decision making model - ANSWER 1. Identify the problem or dilemma
2. Identify the potential issues involved
3. Review the relevant ethical guidelines
4. Know the applicable laws and regulations
5. Obtain consultation
6. Consider possible and probable courses of action
7. Enumerate the consequences of various decisions
8. Decide on what appears to be the best course of action
Laws about testing - ANSWER created to protect the client or examinee
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) - ANSWER affirms right to access test records
in the school
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - ANSWER ensures privacy
of medical and counseling records
privileged communication - ANSWER legal right to maintain privacy of conversation
Jaffee v. Redmond - ANSWER affirms privileged communication laws
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