Course Details
| Course Title | APA 2018 - CEW 147: Psychological Assessment Report Writing—Producing Meaningful Reports |
| Date |
8/11/2018
|
| Provider | American Psychological Association |
| Phone | 202-336-6020 |
| Email | convention@apa.org |
| Website |
http://www.apa.org/convention/ce/147.aspx
|
| Location | San Francisco |
| Credit Hours | 7 |
| Instructor(s) | Jordan A. Wright, PhD and Hadas Pade, PhD |
| Method of Instruction | Workshop/Seminar |
| Approving Agency | APA |
| Course Syllabus |
|
Course Description
This intermediate workshop presents the challenges in writing psychological reports and strategies to improve writing. Writing effective reports is especially important given the new proficiency in personality assessment, which uses integrated, well-written reports as an indicator of proficiency. Participants are introduced to critical components for writing effective and integrated reports, including making assessment findings clear, individualized, specific, and meaningful for the client and other audiences. Participants learn specific steps to better organize and integrate reports, balancing professional language with accessibility.
Course Objectives
1. List the reasons psychological assessment report writing is so critical to the field.
2. Describe the common challenges involved in producing comprehensive and effective assessment reports.
3. Explain core components of effective report writing.
4. Select and use specific strategies provided to strengthen report writing.
5. Revise ineffective/unhelpful written sentences/paragraphs in a more meaningful manner.
6. Effectively integrate assessment data (interview, observations, test data, etc.) to individualize reports and make them more meaningful.
7. Identify strategies for making research-informed treatment recommendations.