LibGuides: COUN-6114: Lesson 1 Resources

Lesson 1 Resources

Textbook

Your course textbook can be accessed via the Bookshelf link in the course navigation bar or from the Getting Started module in your course.

Chapter 2: Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment

This chapter reviews concepts related to the constructions of assessments, such as reliability and validity.

Chapter 3: Multicultural Issues in Clinical Psychological Assessment

This chapter addresses issues related to applying assessments to diverse populations and some of the considerations of historically marginalized populations with regard to testing and diagnosis.

Chapter 4: Ethical and Professional Issues in Assessment

This chapter addresses the ethical use of assessments in practice.

Sellbom, M., & Suhr, J. (Eds.). (2019). The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

American Counseling Association (2014) Code of Ethics.
American Counseling Association (2014) Code of ethics.
This resource outlines the ethical use of assessments and testing procedures.
Reliability and Validity
ShortCutsTV (Producer). (2018). Reliability and validity. [Video/DVD] ShortCutsTV.
This video explains reliability and validity in easy to understand ways.
Latino Adults and Depression: Assessment Challenges
Latino adults and depression: Assessment challenges. (2018). Video/DVD] Buros Center for Testing.
This video addresses some of the issues in assessing populations where mental health challenges may be described and experienced differently than the populations' assessments were originally designed for.