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Assessments - Coggle Diagram
Assessments
Terms
sensitivity
classify a person's uniqueness and conditions accurately
specificity
identify those who do not belong to the group
normative deviation
SDs from the mean
meaningful deviation
does the difference have impact
reliable
same after test and retest.
Validity
accuracy with what is being
measured
face
construct
criterion (prediction and context)
incremental
ecological
referral
kinds of referalls
categorical
determine disorder
etiology
where it's coming from
prognosis/course
meaning for the future
dimensional
establish diagnosis
degree of impairment
leverageable strengths and capacities
referral questions by context
psychiatric/inpatient
prognosis
diagnosis
risk
usually shorter
medical setting
shorter
medical knowledge
systematic challenges
short
legal setting
Be thorough, ambiguity will be questioned (competency assessments)
avoid words that have their own legal meaning (insanity)
Word things carefully (child custody)
Longer is okay.
My job is to make transmit findings in a way that makes sense to the professional reading the assessment.
clarify referral questions to shed light on client's abilities.
elaborate on problem areas
inquire why assessment might be helpful
specify what referent hopes to learn
clarify how it will be used
pending decision based on results
interpretation
do
make sense of discrepancies and findings
writing that is rich and detailed
include nuance
avoid
Contradictions
removing context