| dc.description.abstract | Psychologists offer an increasing variety
of services
to the public. Among these
services, psychological assessment of personality
and behavior continues to be a
central activity. One main reason
is that
other mental health professionals often
do not possess a high level of competence
in this area. When one views psychologists
who serve children and adolescents,
psychological, assessment seems to take on
an even greater role. It follows, then, that
comprehensive and enlightened graduatelevel
instruction in assessment
should be a
high priority for educators of psychologists
who are destined to work with youth.
This book is an outgrowth of our efforts
to improve our own instruction of child
and adolescent
assessment skills. We found
that existing textbooks were not serving
us well. Most of them were encyclopedic,
edited volumes that were (1) uneven in
the quality across chapters and/or (2) not
geared either in format or level of presentation
for beginning graduate instruction.
The few single- or co-authored volumes
available tended to lack the breadth of coverage
we deemed necessary. Some focused
largely on theoretical
issues related to psychological
testing, with minimal discussion
of practical applications and use of specific
tests. Others focused solely on summaries
of individual tests, without reviewing
the theoretical or empirical context
within which to use the tests appropriately | en_US |
