Psychological Assessment Report

Psychological Assessment Report

A psychological assessment report is created by psychology  professionals to inform groups or individuals of the assessments  appropriate for their current needs. This type of report also includes a  summary of the services provided to these groups or individuals. This  evaluation is used by the various entities to assess basic needs,  competencies, preferences, skills, traits, dispositions, and abilities  for different individuals in a variety of settings.

Psychological reports vary widely depending on the psychology  professional creating it and the needs being assessed. Some of the  psychology professionals who create this type of report include  counselors, school psychologists, consultants, psychometricians, or  psychological examiners. This type of report may be as short as three  pages or as long as 20 or more pages depending on the needs of the  stakeholders. Many reports include tables of scores that are attached  either in an appendix or integrated into the report. Despite the many  variations in assessment reports, most include the same essential  information and headings.

Students will choose one of the personality assessment scenarios from  the discussions in Weeks Two, Three, or Four to use as the basis of  this psychological assessment report. Once the scenario has been chosen,  students will research a minimum of four peer-reviewed articles that  relate to and support the content of the scenario and the report as  outlined below. The following headings and content must be included in  the report:

The Reason for Referral and Background Information
In  this section, students will describe the reasons for the referral and  relevant background information for all stakeholders from the chosen  personality assessment scenario.

Assessment Procedures
In this section, students  will include a bulleted list of the test(s) and other assessment  measures recommended for the evaluation of the given scenario. In  addition to the assessment(s) initially provided in the personality  assessment scenario from the weekly discussion, students must include at  least three other measures appropriate for the scenario.

Immediately following the bulleted list, students will include a  narrative description of the assessments. In the narrative, students  will examine and comment on the major theoretical approaches, research  methods, and assessment instruments appropriate for the situation and  stakeholder needs. In order to defend the choice of recommended  assessments, students will evaluate current research in the field of  personality theories and provide examples of how these assessments are  valid for use in the chosen scenario.

For additional support of these  recommended assessment measures, students will evaluate the  standardization, reliability and validity, and cultural considerations  present in these personality assessments that make them the most  appropriate tools for the given scenario. Students will conclude the  narrative by assessing types of personality measurements and research  designs often used in scenarios like the one chosen and providing a  rationale for why some of those assessments were not included.