TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balkin,Richard S.
TI  - Assessment in counseling: practice and applications 
SN  - 9780190672751 (alk. paper)
AV  - BF176 .B345 2018
U1  - 158.3028/7 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press, 
KW  - Psychological tests
KW  - Counseling
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-265) and index; The role of assessment in counseling -- Case studies progress notes: classification systems -- Fundamentals of assessment -- Current standards for validity -- Current standards for reliability -- How to choose an assessment instrument -- Conducting an initial interview -- Multicultural and special population assessment issues -- In counseling -- Fundamentals of ability assessment -- Fundamentals of career assessment -- Marriage, substance abuse, and suicide assessment -- Fundamentals of interpretation assessment -- Assessment of accountability in counseling
N2  - "We focus on the application of the theoretical and measurement concepts of assessment in counseling. We use a conversational style of writing and emphasize the skills used in assessment. In this book we present theoretical basis of assessment and emphasize the practical components to enhance practice in counseling"--
ER  -