Psychotherapists and Counsellors often reach a point in the course of their work with clients, where they feel the need for some form of assessment that is beyond intuitive analysis. At this stage it is useful to refer the client for Psychological Testing . But they tend to hold back due to lack of adequate awareness about the kind of tests that are available.
InfinumGrowth invites Sevi Wellness, a Psychological Testing & Assessment services organisation and facilitating partner on the InfinumGrowth platform, to conduct this online program for Mental Health professionals, to explain the range of tests available, their specific objectives and the processes involved.
Program Objectives
- To socialize and familiarize the community of Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychologists with Psychometric Assessments.
- To understand the what, when, why and how of these assessments.
- Specifics of test and assessments and how they can be utilized by us.
- To understand how we could bring in a person-centered approach to testing and use the tool of testing and assessment in working with and touching lives of our clients.
The program will be conducted by
Suyash Karangutkar, MA Psychology(Clinical Specialization), a Practicing Psychologist at Sevi Wellness Services, with over 2000 hours of Therapy work. Suyash has frequently used the range of testing techniques in the course of his Therapy work, where he effectively applies a person centred approach to both the Therapy work and the Psychometric Assessments.
and
Jenny Dedhia, MA Psychology (Clinical Specialization). She focusses on testing and psychometric assessments. Jenny has been trained and Supervised in REBT and CBT level 1 and 2; and uses an eclectic approach in her Therapy and Assessment work at Sevi Wellness Services.
What are Psychometric Assessments?
Have you heard about tests like MCMI-IV, Rorschach Inkblot, Thematic Apperception? These are a part of a range of Psychometric Assessments. These tests are scientific tools that are clinically accepted. These are verified methods to diagnose and plan out treatment programs.
Psychometric Testing is concerned with the quantification and measurement of attributes like Behaviour, Personality, Social and Cognitive functioning. The assessments help determine what the individual may be suffering from and highlight critical elements of a person, specific disorders and their severity; in order to chart out customised intervention plans.
Psychometric assessments are clinically accepted as verified methods to diagnose and plan out treatment programs.
Key applications of Psychometric Tests
Psychological assessment is the process of evaluating an individual’s mental health and behavioural functioning through the use of standardized tests, observations and other methods.
- Psychometric testing is concerned with understanding psychological and psychosocial attributes of a client/ person. These could be behavioural, personality, social or cognitive attributes.
- Tests also quantify and measure these attributes to help us better understand where a person stands and how severe or not severe their concerns are.
- They help diagnose what an individual may be struggling with.
- Highlight crucial aspects of a person, specific disorders (that may merit psychiatric intervention) and its severity.
- They help in charting out customised intervention plans.
- They are useful in the evaluation of the effectiveness or the progress of therapy.
Some important situations where Psychological Testing can be useful
A Mental Health professional can find these tests useful in many ways, such as –
- Identifying mental health conditions and other issues that may be impacting an individual’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
- Get a complete understanding of an individual’s strengths and weaknesses, which can be useful in making decisions about treatment and support.
- Diagnose conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), among others.
- Assess an individual’s cognitive abilities, such as memory, problem-solving skills, and intellectual functioning.
- Identify the underlying causes of an individual’s symptoms and provide a basis for developing a treatment plan that is tailored to their needs.
- Monitor an individual’s progress in treatment and make any necessary adjustments.
This program will help Counsellors and Therapists understand the different types of tests available and when they can be suggested to the client.
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