COUN 6360 Week 7 Discussion

COUN 6360 Week 7 Discussion

HERE FOR YOU: COUN 6360 Week 7 Competency Quiz: Norm Groups and Standard Scores (Collection)

---

Week 7 Discussion: Case Study and Assessments from MMY

How do clinicians find and select an appropriate assessment to administer to a client? One source of information is the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY). As you review the descriptions of the cases in “Practice Making a Diagnosis,” from Neukrug and Fawcett, consider issues that may … relevant and that you would like to assess. Review the list of possible issues in the handout and select two that you would like to explore further through the MMY.

To Prepare:

Review the descriptions of cases in Exercise 3.3: “Practice Making a Diagnosis” and select one of the cases. You will search the Walden Library for the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) to find two assessment instruments that measures the client’s diagnosis.

Search the Walden Library for the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) as follows:

In the Walden Library, select Databases A-Z on the home page.

Select “M” from the alphabetic menu.

Select Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print from the options.

Find two assessments that you think is a good to … to your ‘client’.

Review the learning resources for Week 7 and note the indenting information for the assessment instrument you select. including:

1. Author and test publisher
2. Date of publication
3. The age range for the groups that the tool is … to assess
4. Length of time needed to administer
5. Description of the test items
6. How items are answered
7. How items are … and what raw scores mean,
8. Reliability and validity information, norming methods, and
9. Limitations of using this assessment instrument.

ESSAY GUIDELINES -:

Write a 1000-1500-word essay addressing each of the following points. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be two main sections, one for each bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper.

Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources using citations in your essay. Make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page in correct APA do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Length: 1000-1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the prompts in a clear, concise manner.

Evaluation Criteria for Paper

(10%) Resources used as rationale for approaches and as sources of content

_____ 5. (20%) write paper in a scholarly manner
(4%) Format includes title page, body of paper, & reference page, with pages numbered

_____ 5. (20%) Write the Paper in a scholarly manner
(4%) Format includes title page, body of paper, & reference page, with pages numbered