Essentials of Psychological Assessment Supervision - by A Jordan Wright (Paperback)

About the Book

"Many professionals who conduct psychological assessments supervise graduate students and other professionals as well. However, there is very little training and/or guidance on appropriate, effective, or even likely beneficial methods of supervision. This guide provides guidance on supervising assessment and testing. Currently, it is the only book that focuses on psychological assessment and testing supervision. Every chapter after the first will conform to this structure, with sections on: Models of Assessment Supervision/ Considerations Specific to X/ Supervision Competence / Diversity Issues/ Supervisory Relationship/ Professionalism/ Assessment/Evaluation/Feedback/ Professional Competence Problems/ Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations/"--

Book Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

• A practical guide for supervising all stages of psychological assessment
• Provides models for ensuring quality supervision that focuses both on supervisees and the clients they evaluate
• Expert guidance for different types of assessment supervision, including forensic, neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and therapeutic assessment

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, provides 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.

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.