Students will each write an assessment summary: One on an individual, AND one on a couple/family. Each assessment will consist of several self-report measures as well as structured and unstructured interviews. If at all possible, it is recommended that you utilize practicum clients for these assessments. Make sure to obtain consent from the individual(s) (Students should use consent forms available at their practicum site with supervisors consent), as well as permission from your supervisor. The assessment includes several self-report measures anastructured and unstructured interviews (Assessment Procedures and Summary Format will be provided by the instructor). Pretend that another therapist will work with the client, and you have been asked to provide the assessment summary.
Submit two hard copies of the complete assessment summary and appendices at the beginning of the class on the due date. To ensure confidentiality, change the identifying information (especially name) of the individual you are assessing. Do not write you name, use your student number instead.
Summaries will be evaluated based on the students ability to address the content of the assignment, completeness, organization, readability, accuracy of the test results interpretation, integration of the assessment into recommendations, grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. Not following the above submission instruction will result in a loss of points.
THE ASSESSMENT TOOL YOU WILL BE USING IS THE Marital Satisfaction Inventory, Revised (MSI-R)
– adequately and accurately describes all elements of the assessment process used.
– reports results for all self-report instruments used
– includes substantive background on the individual, couple, or family being assessed.
– includes all major components necessary for a thorough assessment of this individual, couple, or
family.
– correctly interprets results for each self-report instrument used.
– Identifies areas of agreement and disagreement between multiple assessment instruments or
methods.
– correctly identifies weaknesses in the methodologies used to assess the individual, couple, or family. ntegrates information from multiple assessment instruments to arrive at thoughtful conclusions about the individual, couple, or family being assessed.
– identifies cultural and ethical issues present in the administration, scoring and interpretation of the instruments given to the individual, couple, or family
– demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how the information gleaned from this assessment could be properly and successfully used in a therapeutic context.

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