Ch. 1 Use of Assessment in Counseling Flashcards
4 major categories of assessment:
intelligence, ability, career, and personality
intelligence assessment
evaluation of cognitive abilities, such as communication, reasoning, learning, etc.
ability assessment
evaluation of achievement or aptitude in a specific domain
career assessment
measure of a client’s career development process as well as the content domains of that process. Process variables include career readiness, concerns, planning, and maturity. Content domains involve career values and interests inventories
personality assessment
evaluation of individual attributes, types, and traits related to cognitions, emotions, and attitudes
Tests can be interpreted in reference to three variables, including …
a test taker’s previous performance (self-referenced), some objective or criterion (criterion-referenced), or that of a standardization sample (norm- referenced).
Two variables that tests cannot measure:
unique and innate characteristics
psychometrics
the study of psychological measurement technique and theory
When applied inappropriately, test results are …
not always useful and are often misused in decision making
Frank Parsons is often recognized as …
a founder in the field of counseling and a leader in the use of testing in counseling. .
Frank Parsons helped bring …
vocational counseling and career assessment into
schools in the early 1900s
Frank Parsons established the …
Boston Vocational Bureau in 1908
In the early days of professional counseling, counseling and testing were …
virtually synonymous.
Counseling centers in the 1930s and 40s were often called …
Counseling and Testing Centers.
When using assessments in counseling, remember three caveats:
Include the client as a collaborator, use several methods of assessment, and consider alternative hypotheses
