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5 steps of the assessment process |
1. Receive and clarify the referral question 2. Plan data collection procedures 3. Collect (perform) assessment data 4. Process data and form conclusions 5. Communicate assessment results |
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referral question |
the question that needs to be addressed in assessment; most important factor affecting data collection |
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referral source |
the person requesting the assessment |
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4 main sources for collecting assessment data |
interviews, behavioral observation, psychological tests, and historical records (case history data) |
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interview types for collecting information |
parent, child, collateral (3rd source, ex: teacher) |
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how an assessment report should be written |
clearly and professionally written, clearly addressing the referral question, and taking the intended audience into question. |
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goals of clinical assessment |
diagnostic classification, description of the client (further than the specific diagnoses), treatment planning and assessment, and predictions about future behavior |
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what a prognosis can predict |
likelihood of future behavior and response to treatment, risk of relapse, expected course of disorder. |
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predicting dangerousness |
type of prediction dealing with the rate of recidivism or risk of self-harm |
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future performance |
type of prediction dealing with the likelihood of doing well in a specific role |
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overpredict dangerousness (false positive) |
how do clinicians generally predict dangerousness? |