Zusammenfassung
Assessments by psychologists, educators, and other human-service professionals too often end with the client being reported in terms of scores, bell-shaped curves, traits, psychodynamic forces, or diagnostic labels. Individualizing Psychological Assessment uses these classification devices in ways that facilitate returning from them to the individual's life, both during the assessment session and in written reports.

Inhalt

Part I: The Practices of Individualized Assessment. The Practices of Individualized Assessment. Overview of the Individualized Practices and Report Writing. Beginning the Individualized Assessment. Assessing Process. Part II: Report-Writing and Sample Reports. Writing Individualized Reports. Reports to and about Youngsters. Reports to and about Adults. Reports by Duquesne University Graduate Students in Courses and in the Psychology Clinic. Part III: More on Foundations. Teaching and Learning Individualized Assessment. Description as Re-presentation: A herneneutic reading of Andrew Wyeth's art. Philosophical and theoretical foundations: Questions and Responses. Appendix: Assessor's general check list.