Essentials of Psychological Assessment Supervision / Edition 1

by A. Jordan Wright

Overview

The only pocket-size reference on supervising psychological testing and assessment

In 2014, the American Psychological Association (APA) adopted a set of guidelines for clinical supervision for health service psychology. While technically covered by these guidelines, supervising clinical psychological assessment includes additional tasks (such as ensuring accurate administration, scoring, and interpretation of tests) and tensions. Supervisors must often instruct supervisees on the data-integration process—which can involve more direct teaching than standard clinical supervision—while encompassing the same interpersonal, therapeutic, and less structured guiding aspects as psychotherapy supervision. It is increasingly common to view clinical supervision in the assessment process and supervision of psychotherapy as two significantly different tasks. Surprisingly, there is very little training and guidance available on appropriate, effective, and beneficial methods of psychological assessment supervision.

Essentials of Psychological Assessment Supervision seeks to remedy the lack of literature in this area, offering guidance on supervising psychological testing and assessment. This much-needed guide provides supervisors with authoritative, up-to-date information on guidelines relevant to assessment supervision. Additionally, detailed coverage of supervision of cognitive, personality/emotional, psychoeducational, neuropsychological, forensic, and therapeutic assessments, among others, provide supervisors with guidance and structure in the supervision process. Focusing on practical application, this book offers guidance on topics such as assessment models appropriate in different areas of assessment; diversity issues; evaluation and feedback of supervisee performance; and ethical, legal, and regulatory considerations relevant in each assessment context. An invaluable resource for practitioners, this book:

• Offers practical advice on supervising a wide range of clinical psychological assessments
• Includes contributions from experts in their respective subfields
• Provides guidance on incorporating new American Psychological Association (APA) and Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) guidelines into the supervision process
• Fills an urgent need for an up-to-date reference on assessment supervision

Essentials of Psychological Assessment Supervision is a must-have reference for both psychology practitioners who supervise the assessment process and instructors of psychological testing and assessment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119433040
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/22/2019
Series:	Essentials of Psychological Assessment
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	893,542
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

A. Jordan Wright, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Counseling and Community Wellbeing at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, where he also coordinates the psychological assessment curriculum in the Counseling Psychology program. He is board certified by the American Board of Assessment Psychology and a fellow of the American Academy of Assessment Psychology and the Society for Personality Assessment.

Table of Contents

Series Preface

Introduction
A. Jordan Wright

Chapter 1: The Use of Guidelines in Assessment Supervision
A. Jordan Wright, Virginia M. Brabender, and Hadas Pade

Chapter 2: Supervising Cognitive Assessment
Robert Walrath, John O. Willis, and Ron Dumont

Chapter 3: Supervising Personality Assessment
Robert F. Bornstein

Chapter 4: Supervising Integration in Assessment
Steven R. Smith and Ana Romero-Morales

Chapter 5: Supervising the Development of Treatment Recommendations in Psychological Assessment
A. Jordan Wright

Chapter 6: Supervising Psychoeducational Assessment
Michael R. Hass and Annmary S. Abdou

Chapter 7: Supervising Forensic Assessment
Richart L. DeMier and Carol E. Holden

Chapter 8: Supervising Neuropsychological Assessment
Catherine L. Leveroni

Chapter 9: Supervising Therapeutic Assessment
Stephen E. Finn

Chapter 10: Supervising Psychological Assessment Report Writing
A. Jordan Wright and Hadas Pade 

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gary B Kaniuk, PsyD (Cermak Health Services)
Description: This book describes the supervision process on psychological testing and assessment. It discusses how to supervise cognitive and personality assessment, along with psychoeducational, forensic, neuropsychological, and therapeutic assessment. Report writing is also included. This volume is part of the Wiley "Essentials of Psychological Assessment" series.
Purpose: According to the book, the purpose is to present "practical, evidence-based approaches to supervising the process of psychological assessment." The book meets this objective.
Audience: According to the book, it is "a must-have reference for both psychology practitioners who supervise the assessment process and instructors of psychological testing and assessment." The author appears to be a credible authority in the subject matter of the book, though credentials are not presented. Additionally, no information is given regarding the contributors.
Features: The book begins with an introduction to the topic. Academic training of psychological assessment in universities is often incomplete, requiring additional skills that the supervision process can provide. Supervision helps to integrate all elements of assessment. Supervisors must be careful not to make assumptions about the competencies of their students. Regarding cognitive assessment, administration methods, scoring, and interpretation must be accurate. Personality assessment involves a measure of self-reflection. Collecting historical data is an important part of psychological assessment. Supervisees should be encouraged to make recommendations specific and reasonable. Supervisors can utilize a problem-solving approach such as DEP (Developmental/Ecological/Problem-Solving) when a trainee conducts psychoeducational assessments. When supervising forensic assessments, the trainee must write a report that can stand the scrutiny of court testimony. In neuropsychological assessment, there is a major emphasis on case formulation and appropriate interventions. Supervisees must be able to work in a collaborative manner with clients when conducting therapeutic assessment. The supervisory relationship can be difficult when providing feedback on report writing. The book is very readable and has unique features that help clarify the text, such as shaded boxes ("recommended," "don't forget," "remember," "rapid reference," and "test yourself").
Assessment: This book is excellent because it helps supervisors in the different phases of psychological assessment. Also, the contributors discuss various types of psychological assessment and how to nurture the supervisory relationship. The book should be in the libraries of psychologists with supervisory duties.

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