Principles and Applications of Assessment in Counseling 5th Edition by Susan C. Whiston, ISBN-13: 978-1305271487
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- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 5th edition (February 22, 2016)
- Language: English
- 480 pages
- ISBN-10: 1305271483
- ISBN-13: 978-1305271487
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This comprehensive introduction to assessment, created specifically for counseling students, presents mathematical and statistical concepts in a simple and useful manner. The book stresses the importance of counselors being good consumers of assessment tools, and helps them avoid misusing tools in manners that may be harmful to clients. Updated throughout, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF ASSESSMENT IN COUNSELING, 5th Edition includes material on the DSM-5 and corresponds to the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing as well as to the 2016 CACREP Standards.
Table of Contents:
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Assessment in Counseling 1
Chapter 2 Basic Assessment Principles 18
Chapter 3 Reliability 37
Chapter 4 Validity and Item Analysis 56
Chapter 5 Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment 78
Chapter 6 Issues Related to Assessment with Diverse Populations 96
Chapter 7 Selecting, Administering, Scoring, and Communicating
Assessment Results 119
Chapter 8 Initial Assessment in Counseling 140
Chapter 9 Intelligence and General Ability Testing 168
Chapter 10 Assessing Achievement and Aptitude: Applications for
Counseling 193
Chapter 11 Assessment in Career Counseling 214
Chapter 12 Appraisal of Personality 237
Chapter 13 Behavioral Assessment 267
Chapter 14 Assessment in Marriage and Family Counseling 281
Chapter 15 Diagnosis 300
Chapter 16 Monitoring and Evaluating Counseling 328
Appendix A 2014 ACA Code of Ethics Section E 342
Appendix B Table of Areas Under the Normal Curve 347
Appendix C Standards for Multicultural Assessment (4th Edition) 349
Glossary 355
References 362
Index 379
Susan C. Whiston is a professor at Indiana University in the Counseling Department. She is an active member of both ACA and APA and has published numerous journal articles.
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