Psychological Assessment and Report Writing

Fundamentals of Psychological Assessment and Report Writing outlines a step-by-step model of assessment, created for instructing students in psychological assessment. It comprises five components: understanding the context of a referral, determining what data is needed to answer referral questions, gathering the data, integrating the data and communicating findings.

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Andrew M. Pomerantz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Clinical Adult Psychology Graduate Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses related to clinical psychology. He also maintains a part-time private practice of clinical psychology in St. Louis, MO. He earned his B. A. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, and his M. A. and Ph. D. in clinical psychology from Saint Louis University. He completed his predoctoral internship at Indiana University School of Medicine Psychology Training Consortium. He is the author of Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture (Sage, 2008) and Psychological Assessment and Report Writing (with Karen Goldfinger; Sage, 2010). He has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Psychology, and has published articles in numerous professional journals including Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Teaching of Psychology, Ethics & Behavior, and Training and Education in Professional Psychology. His primary research interests include psychotherapy and ethical/professional issues in clinical psychology. He served two terms as president of Psychotherapy Saint Louis and is a member of the American Psychological Association.

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Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Context: The Framework for the Report Chapter 3. Gathering Information Chapter 4. Gathering Information: Measures of Intellectual, Academic, and Neuropsychological Functioning Chapter 5. Gathering Information: Measures of Personality Chapter 6. Gathering Information: Clinical Interviews, Review of Records, and Measures of Behavioral and Emotional Functioning Chapter 7. Drawing Conclusions Chapter 8. Form and Content of the Assessment Report Chapter 9. Writing Style Chapter 10. Ethics of Assessment and Report Writing

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