Psychology 3301F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Content Validity, Concurrent Validity, Score Test
12 Mar 2017
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Chapter 5- assessment: overview: psych ass iterative decision-making process data systematically collected person (persons), personal hist and physical, social and cultural envs. Assessment-focused services vs intervention-focused services: ass initiated answer basic qs person"s current funct/ suitability for services and provide recommendations remediation probs psych/ other health care/ edu specialist, may also ask. Cp current funct subst dif prior: ass-focused services- services conducted primarily provide info person"s psychosocial funct (current/ anticipated deficits, evidence-based ass tools and must follow ethical standards providing services. Inidivid can request psych ass/ made other person/ org- cog ref factors, inf extent coop and motivation emph psych strengths/ impairment and knowledge legal concept being used. Intervention-focused ass services- ass conducted context intervention services= first step providing eff intervention: pre-treatment ass used det app psych interventions and also useful point comparison interpreting subsequent ass findings obt during/ after treatment.
