First assignment must be completed by Monday March 25, 2019 by 9am Central Standard US Time for full credit. The rest will be due the following Monday.W1 EssayComplete the Topic 1 Short Answer Questions Worksheet.W2 EssayWrite a 1,250-word paper discussing codes of practice and ethical issues that must be considered when using psychological assessments. Address the following in your paper:A description of at least three ethical issues including multicultural and diversity issuesWays to avoid the ethical issues in psychological assessmentsA discussion of how a clinician assesses behaviors that stem from cultures or subculturesA discussion of how a client’s academic/education, career, personal, and social development impacts assessment choiceInclude a discussion of how these ethical issues are addressed in “Section E: Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation” from the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics located at: http://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf.Include at least three scholarly references in addition to the textbook in your paper.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style GuideW3 EssayComplete the Topic 3 short answer questions worksheet.W4 EssayWrite a paper (1,250 words) about the selection of the appropriate psychological test and/or assessment. Answer each of the following three questions:What resources are available to assist counselors in the selection of the appropriate psychological tests and/or assessments for a client?What are four to five important diagnostic factors a counselor should consider when selecting a psychological test for a client?How can a counselor determine that a specific test is the appropriate test for a client’s demographics?Include at least four scholarly references in addition to the textbook in your paper.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style GuideW5 EssaySelect a diagnosis from the following:PTSDAnorexia NervosaSchizophreniaBipolar DisorderInsomniaOther type of diagnosis with instructor approvalWrite a 1,000-word paper about your selected diagnosis. Use headings and include the following in your paper:A brief summary of the chosen disorder that includes symptoms, prevalence, development, and course according to the most recent version of the DSM.An explanation of the types of tools that would be used in order to make a diagnosis of the disorder. One tool described should be the DSM’s cross-cutting symptom measure.A minimum of two recommended psychological tests that could be used for the selected diagnosis.For each of the tests listed, include an explanation if the test is considered reliable and valid (use the Mental Measurements Yearbook in the GCU Online Library for this information). The Mental Measurements Yearbook can be found by navigating to the following link, then scrolling to the Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print: http://library.gcu.edu/Database/Subject?subject=Counseling_And_Psychology. Would a personality assessment be an appropriate tool for diagnosis? Why or why not?Additional information about each test to include the price, length of time to administer, and any other relevant information.Include at least three scholarly references in addition to the textbook in your paper.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style GuideW6 EssayComplete the Topic 6 Short Answer Questions Worksheet.W7 EssayAssessment plays a significant role in the educational setting. Educators may want to assess what students have learned in class, or they may want to find out the extent to which students are able to learn more advance material. A variety of testing instruments are used in all levels of education.Write a 1,000-word paper about the significance of intelligence testing. Include the following in your paper: An explanation of the significance of intelligence testsAttributes of intelligence tests to include normative culture, language, and so forthAn example of when it would be appropriate to administer an intelligence test and whyA minimum of three scholarly resourcesPrepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style GuideW8 EssaySelect a special population of interest from the following list:Domestic violence victimsClients with questions about their sexual orientationHuman trafficking victimsClients with suicidal ideationClients who self-harm Hypothesize the future of psychological testing for your selected population.Create a 20-slide presentation about your population that includes the following:A description of the tests and assessments currently in useChanges to the tests and assessments you would like to seeExplain any procedures related to reporting abuse, duty to warn, or victims’ rightsDetailed speaker notes as if you are giving the presentation in person
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PCN-523 Topic 6: Short Answer Questions
Part 1: Career Counseling Assessments
Directions: Provide short answers of 75-150 words each for the following questions/statements.
Do not exceed 250 words for your response. Use the textbook and any other scholarly resources
to support your responses. Include two to three scholarly journal articles beyond the textbook
and course readings.
1. What is a performance appraisal?
2. What are behavioral observation scales?
3. What is meta-analysis?
Part 2: Career Counseling Intelligence Tests
Directions: Define the following tests and include the attributes (length, versions, languages,
price, etc.). Use the textbook and any other scholarly resources to support your responses.
Include two to three scholarly journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings.
1. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales:
2. Wechsler Tests of Intelligence:
References:
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PCN-523 Topic 1: Short Answer Questions
Directions: Provide short answers of 150-200 words each for the following
questions/statements. Do not exceed 250 words for your response. Use the textbook and any
other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include at least three to four scholarly
journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings.
1. Explain the difference between psychological tests and psychological assessments.
2. Explain the significance of utilizing both psychological tests and assessments within the
counseling field.
3. How have tests had a historically positive impact? How have tests had a historically
negative impact?
4. Briefly describe a historical overview of significant events which occurred during the
development of appraisals within the counseling field.
References:
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PCN-523 Topic 3: Short Answer Questions
Directions: Provide short answers of 75- 150 words each for the following questions/statements.
Do not exceed 250 words for your response. Use the textbook and any other scholarly resources
to support your responses.
1. What does the term reliability mean in testing and assessment?
2. What does the term validity mean in testing and assessment?
3. Why is it important to have both validity and reliability?
4. In testing and assessment, what is norming?
5. Utilize your textbook to briefly explain each of the following concepts as they relate to
psychological assessments/tests:
a. Standardized testing:
b. Non-standardized testing:
c. Norm-referenced assessments:
d. Criterion-referenced assessments:
e. Group assessments:
f. Individual assessments:
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g. Scales of measurement:
1. Nominal Scale
2. Ordinal Scale
3. Interval Scale
4. Ratio Scale
h. Measures of central tendency:
1. Mean
2. Meadian
3. Mode
i. Indices of variability:
j. Shapes and types of distribution:
1. Normal Distribution
2. Skewed Distribution
k. Correlations:
References:
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