Session Abstract: This case discussion will present a collaborative, multi-method assessment of John, a 19-year-old male who presented with significant disturbances in attention and executive functioning. Prior to this assessment, John had been diagnosed through clinical interview with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. His response to stimulant medications was marginal, and both his academic performance in college and … Continue reading “Going down rabbit holes in the basement”: Using collaborative, multimethod assessment to clarify a case of ADHD in an adolescent
Reigniting the Flame of Hope: CTA Approaches to Attachment, Shame, Mistrust, and Suicide
Session Abstract: SPA’s 2022 Call for Programs requests offerings that 1) give fresh perspectives on personality assessment and 2) connections to overall psychological assessment. Hope is not a new idea; its use and perspective in psychology goes back decades. Its “freshness” stems from the perspective it continues to give in confronting and surmounting life’s challenges. This … Continue reading Reigniting the Flame of Hope: CTA Approaches to Attachment, Shame, Mistrust, and Suicide
Clinical Assessment of Interpersonal Dynamics (1.5 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Christopher J. Hopwood Session Abstract: The focus of this symposium is the clinical assessment of interpersonal dynamics. Asan and Pincus will examine the associations of several common clinical measures of schizotypy across interpersonal circumplex surfaces. Kehl and colleagues will examine how the convergence of interpersonal values and efficacies is related to interpersonal problems. Meisel and colleagues … Continue reading Clinical Assessment of Interpersonal Dynamics (1.5 CE Credits)
Providers have Preferences Too: An Initial Examination of the Role of Personality in Mental Healthcare Providers’ Preferences for Clients
Corresponding Author Information: Taylor Rodriguez Session Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The incorporation of personality assessment (e.g., Harkness & Lilienfield, 1997) and treatment preferences (e.g., Swift et al., 2011) in psychotherapy has implications for therapeutic processes and outcomes. While this research has focused on clients (e.g., Swift et al., 2013), providers demonstrate differing perspectives of clients … Continue reading Providers have Preferences Too: An Initial Examination of the Role of Personality in Mental Healthcare Providers’ Preferences for Clients
Psychological Assessment for Treatment: The Values Dimension (1.75 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Steven Anthony Sola Session Abstract: In keeping with the theme of the conference: "Advancing Standards in Personality Assessment," this symposium will bring together leading clinicians and researchers to explore the expanding scope of values assessment which links newer methods of assessment more closely with treatment. Dr. Steven Anthony Sola selectively and critically … Continue reading Psychological Assessment for Treatment: The Values Dimension (1.75 CE Credits)
The Nature of Collaborative, Therapeutic Assessment Results: A Phenomenological Framework
Corresponding Author Information: Jessie Goicoechea Session Abstract: This individual paper presentation will make use of phenomenological psychology to understand the nature of collaborative, therapeutic assessment results within a human science framework. A phenomenological approach to psychological assessment has implications for how we view findings and results. Epistemological assumptions about the nature of truth claims in … Continue reading The Nature of Collaborative, Therapeutic Assessment Results: A Phenomenological Framework