Ch. 15 Communicating Results

Question 1

The first step in communicating test results involves discussing with the client …

Answer 1

how he/she felt on the day the assessment was administered as well as how the client perceived the assessment itself

Question 2

“Do not begin discussing the results of any assessment without …

Answer 2

reminding the client which assessment is being discussed and for what purpose.”

Question 3

“The primary concern is what the results mean to the client, not what they mean to…

Answer 3

the counselor.”

Question 4

Avoid the following four problems when writing an assessment report:

Answer 4

a) poor organization…,
b) use of jargon,
c) use of hard-to-define terms, and
d) failure to clearly integrate assessment data with other types of data (e.g., observations, client’s history.)

Question 5

8 sections of an assessment report:

Answer 5

brief description of client,
reason for counseling or referral,
relevant background information,
evaluation procedures,

behavioral observations, assessment results and their interpretation, recommendations, and brief concluding summary.

Question 6

brief description of client

Answer 6

part 1 of assessment report including basic demographics

Question 7

reason for counseling or referral

Answer 7

part 2 of assessment report states presenting concern

Question 8

relevant background information,

Answer 8

part 3 of assessment report with brief client history relevant to reason for referral

Question 9

evaluation procedures

Answer 9

part 4 of assessment report describing evaluation process

Question 10

behavioral observations

Answer 10

part 5 of assessment report, related to objective observations of client during assessment

Question 11

assessment results and their interpretation

Answer 11

part 6 of assessment report

Question 12

recommendations

Answer 12

part 7 of assessment report

Question 13

brief concluding summary

Answer 13

part 8 of assessment report