dean w. owen, jr., ph.d., lpcc professor of counseling middle east technical university ankara,...
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Dean W. Owen, Jr., Ph.D., LPCC
Professor of Counseling
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
Inventories, Assessments, Surveys, and Forms:
Tools for the Counselor II
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The Usual Disclaimer
After viewing this presentation do not attempt to operate motorized equipment.
Not to be taken internally
Avoid prolonged contact with the skin
The following material portrays scenes which some viewers may find disturbing…parental discretion is advised.
A great deal of information will be presented, so we’ll move fast and take no prisoners….but if you have a question,
by all means, ask it!!
As the result of wasting a couple of hourswith this material you should be able to:
•Recognize the utility of non-diagnostic self report inventories. •Use inventories and assessment forms to facilitate the entire counseling process from rapport building to assessing the efficacy of treatment.
•Recognize the utility of survey instruments in small group counseling and classroom guidance activities.
•Leave with a handful of instruments with which to facilitate the counseling process and enhance client insight and self-understanding.
Be able to identify an extinct bird from New Zealand.
Now…before we start…Now…before we start…In order to determine if you are “wrapped”
tightly enough to participate in and benefit
from this mini-workshop, I will ask that you
complete the first of several instruments…..
The NNPI
Now…before we start (2) The required legal statement……..
All of the inventories, forms, and scales presented during this workshop were either developed and used by the presenter or are believed to be public domain documents.
All of the inventories, forms, and scales presented during this workshop were either developed and used by the presenters or are believed to be public domain documents.
Definitions…..Projective Assessment: Eliciting a response
through the presentation of a vague and non-specific stimulus.
Definitions…..
Definitions…..
Self-Report Inventory: A data collection instrument which relies entirely upon a client’s willingness to reveal information.
Definitions…..
MoaA large flightless bird…now believed to be extinct!
Definitions…..Q-Sort Technique: Assessment based upon a client’s sorting of stimulus materials….
A task or series oftasks designed tocollect a sample ofhuman behavior.
Test
1. Validity
A Test Requires
2. Reliability
3. Practicality SEm
Chronbach’sAlpha
National Norms
Reasons for testing
Individual Progress
Placement
Selection
Program Evaluation
Diagnosis
Feedback
Four stages of the Counseling Process
Introduction
Insight
Treatment
Termination
Counseling facilitates change.
Surveys, inventories, and checklists facilitate counseling.
Inventories provide avenues or channels for exchanging and sharing information.
Counselor Client
Inventory
Very few of us just open up to anyone spontaneously We usually have something to talk about first.
Owen’s Axiom #267:Owen’s Axiom #267:
When you can help it, When you can help it, never go to dinner on a never go to dinner on a
blind or first date.blind or first date.
A movie, concert, or game is a better choice…for it A movie, concert, or game is a better choice…for it gives you something about which to talk…..so do gives you something about which to talk…..so do
problem checklists & inventories…..problem checklists & inventories…..
Owen’s Axiom #4:Owen’s Axiom #4:A practicing therapist or counselor A practicing therapist or counselor need not necessarily be an expert in need not necessarily be an expert in psychological assessment to use (or psychological assessment to use (or even design) instruments to facilitate even design) instruments to facilitate the therapy or counseling process!the therapy or counseling process!
Perhaps what is far more important is a genuine Perhaps what is far more important is a genuine desire to help a client learn about him/herself.desire to help a client learn about him/herself.
Sometimes a simple tool wielded with care and compassion can do more for you and your client….Why use doppler microscopy when a yardstick will work!
For this presentation we have selected a small sample inventories and surveys from among literally thousands that may be useful in counseling settings.
These are not….(and I repeat, NOT) for diagnostic decisions !!!
Some Examples
Stress MeasuresStress Measures….….
Anxiety and DepressionAnxiety and Depression
Self Esteem and Self-EfficacySelf Esteem and Self-Efficacy
Social InteractionSocial Interaction
Personal Graphing TechniquesPersonal Graphing Techniques
Can a picture really be worth 1000 words?Can a picture really be worth 1000 words?
Like many psychometric techniques….
this provides structure and organization for the client and you!!
Graphing a Life1. Begin by drawing a horizontal line across a piece of paper.
2. The left end of the line represents your birth and the right end your current age.
3. The area above the line represents positive events and the area below represents adverse or negative events in your life.
4. Place dots at the significant moments in your life and label each of these moments.
5. Finally, connect each of the dots to create a simple graph. You may also draw vertical lines at important transitions times for in your life.
6. Please answer the following questions.
a. What made these experiences significant in your life?
b. What challenges did you encounter at these moments?
c. What did you do when you encountered these challenges?
d. What did you learn from these significant events?
e. What trends or patterns did you see from your lifeline?
General Format
Scale:__________________________
General Format
Scale: My self-confidence Insert a dimension
Adjust as needed
Select descriptors
Dimensions
Depression
Happiness
Success
Personal Health
Family Relations
Expectations
Control of feelings
Friendships
Finances
Social life
Psychopathology in Children(Still being validated)
The CAT TestThe task of identifying the forty percent of students who are emotionally disturbed is problematic due to the lack of a valid and reliable personality measure appropriate for this group. There is a need for a practical personality instrument which can be administered by psychiatrist, psychologist, teacher, aide, parent, or similarly trained individual. The CAT test was designed as an efficient, economical and ecological device to fill this void.
Psychopathology in Children
(Still being validated)
The CAT Test
Materialsa. One empty room devoid of all destructive or potentially destructive instruments.b. One cat, in reasonable health, sans collar.
Administration Procedure
a. Place evaluation subject in empty room facing far wall.b. Toss cat into center of the room, close and latch door.c. After ten minutes, open the door.
Psychopathology in Children(Still being validated)
Interpretation of ResultsIf after ten minutes of exposure to the evaluation subject, the cat is terminated and/or severely maimed, then the child is severely disturbed and requires immediate special class placement, institutionalization, or pre-frontal lobotomy.
The sensitive nature of the CAT test allows fine discrimination among subsets of emotional disturbance as categorized by the APA (DSM-IV/R) which can be obtained from any psychiatrist, psychologist, teacher aide, parent, or clinical graduate student. Sub-classifications of emotional disturbance are based on the condition of the feline and testee after the ten minute testing session, as follows:
Psychopathology in Children(Still being validated)
1. Obsessive Compulsive: four neat, meticulous piles of fur to be found in the corners of the room...cat alive, but cold.
2. Socialized Delinquent: fur scattered randomly about room and on testee...cat alive, still cold.
3. Manic/Depressive (manic stage): pieces of cat scattered randomly about room...cat terminated.
4. Manic/Depressive (depressive stage): pieces of testee scattered randomly about room...emotional stability of cat suspect.
5. Paranoid Reaction: testee cowering in far corner of room...cat alive and sleeping in the center of the room.
Psychopathology in Children(Still being validated)
6. Psychopathic Reaction: only evidence of cat is skin wrapped loosely about testee's head...cat assumed to be terminated.
7. Schizophrenic Reaction: testee in center of room carrying on a long existential conversation with cat. Cat alive but confused.
8. Neurotic Reaction: testee asking cat for advice about migraine headache-cat alive and still confused.
9. Catatonic Reaction: testee in corner of room with back arched, hair on end, hissing and refusing to acknowledge presence of cat...cat alive, confused, and sexually aroused.
Psychopathology in Children(Still being validated)
General applicability
The CAT test can be administered by virtually anyone needing to classify disturbed children or eliminate cats. The test is particularly useful in urban communities where the basic test materials are readily accessible. Rural communities may utilize substitute materials (i.e., rabbits, mice, small dogs, etc.) with little or no loss of construct validity.
Conclusion1. The use of any psychometric instrument requires
appropriate training.
2. The widespread availability of pseudo-psychological tests means that care should be utilized in the selection and use of surveys and inventories with your client.
3. Avoid inferring and diagnostic or clinical judgment not justified by the instrument’s psychometric properties.
4. These tools can be easily used and are effective adjuncts in all counseling settings when selected and used with care and compassion.
5. Unlike many psychometric instruments in use today, the
purpose of these tools is not diagnostic but to enhance client self awareness….to provide structure and organization….to focus thought, concentration, judgment.
