Assessment in Counseling: Practice and Applications

Students often view assessment courses as statistics-heavy and intimidating, but Assessment in Counseling emphasizes the practical skills used in assessment and their application across various instruments and strategies. The text is written in an accessible tone and includes case studies to illustrate the concepts. It focuses on selecting seminal measures that students are likely to encounter in the profession and provides guidance on administering, scoring, interpreting, and communicating assessment results. This textbook is an invaluable resource for students preparing to become professional counselors.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 296 pages
\n Publication date: 22 February 2018
\n Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
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Students frequently encounter assessment courses, along with the textbooks utilized for these courses, as a statistics-heavy subject accompanied by an encyclopedia of diverse assessment types. Conversely, assessment in counseling emphasizes the skills employed in assessment, empowering students to apply these skills across a wide array of assessment instruments and strategies. Assessment, akin to most fundamental aspects of counseling, possesses a theoretical foundation and a practical component. However, this practical aspect often gets overshadowed by the emphasis on skills and the utilization of instruments that heavily rely on psychometric properties. Written in a user-friendly, conversational style, this text primarily focuses on the practical application of assessment theory and measurement concepts in counseling. It introduces three case studies that are followed throughout the text. Moreover, rather than overwhelming readers with a plethora of instruments, the authors choose seminal measures that students are likely to encounter and utilize in their professional careers. Through the use of this text and the course content, one will acquire the skills to search, select, and administer the type of assessment instruments that they deem helpful for their practice as a professional counselor, regardless of specialization. Ultimately, this textbook serves as an invaluable guide for administering, scoring, interpreting, and communicating assessment results.

\n Weight: 520g\n
Dimension: 177 x 253 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780190672751\n \n