3. PLO 6 Key Assessment:Final Exam Project (100 points) [2.F.7.b.; 2.F.7.e.; 2.F.7.f.; 2.F.7.g.; 2.F.7.h.; 2.F.7.i.; 2.F.7.j.; 2.F.7.k.; 2.F.7.l.; 2.F.7.m.] This paper is to be completed and submitted to professor on assigned due date (in the D2L Assignment Folder), APA style (cover, abstract, references, double-spaced, minimum of 10 pages total). a. The Client: Select an imaginary client from poetry, fiction, cartoons, comic books, television, etc. b. Psychosocial History Report: Create a psychosocial history report of a client that thoroughly describes his or her medical/psychological, family/social, educational, vocational, and religious functioning, behavioral observations during the (fictitious) intake process, as well as any other information that is relevant to the case. c. Clinical Hypothesis: Identify two client features/issues that warrant assessment (i.e., these are the clients presenting concerns/reason for assessment). Describe how they are influencing the client’s functioning and why it is important to administer a test for this area of functioning. (Be sure that there is evidence in the client’s psychosocial history to support the need for assessment.) d. Test Selection: Choose two tests from two different domains (., intelligence, achievement, clinical, career, etc.) that would be appropriate for this client based on the tests features, subscales, and psychometric data. Be sure you can find enough information about the tests you choose to enable you to respond to each of the bullet points below. e. Test Review: Consult the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) and at least one professional journal article (not a website) and describe each test in the format shown below (address all bullet points). * Test title and acronym: * Author and date: * Purpose of the test: * Professional qualifications for administration/interpretation: * Test administration formats: * Scoring formats: * Where to purchase, components of the testing process, and cost: * Normative data: (Discuss whether this is appropriate for your client – why or why not?) * Validity and reliability: (types of studies; include your evaluation of the strength of the Co-efficient values) * Comparison: compare each of your tests with one other measure that assesses the same construct. Discuss the differences between the tests in two of the following areas. (., clearly justify why you chose your test over the comparative test.) a) validity/reliability b) norms c) cultural appropriateness d) administration or scoring protocols e) subscales f) other relevant areas that you might want to address * Your opinion of the strengths and limitations of the test
