Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Theraputic Assessment: Considerations for an Integrated Model

Date of Award

Spring 6-12-2009

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Hale Martin

Second Advisor

Marcia Middel

Third Advisor

Robert Pelc

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
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Keywords

Therapeutic assessment, Integrated approach

Abstract

Psychological assessment can be one of the most rewarding and insightful ways to build a strong therapeutic alliance and gain a genuine understanding of a client. Assessment continues to evolve, moving from a reductionistic, objective approach ("Information Gathering") to a client-centered, collaborative approach ("Therapeutic Assessment"). Techniques from both methods can be highly effective, but there is a void in the literature concerning the utilization of an integrated approach that employs aspects of each method. This paper introduces an integrated model to assessment through the use of a composite case study. The outcome of the case is discussed, outlining the benefits and challenges of this novel, integrated approach to assessment. Based on the results of this case study, important considerations have been developed by this writer that should carefully be contemplated when utilizing this unique approach.

Copyright Date

6-17-2009

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Kimberly Pfaff

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

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