Essentials of Assessment Report Writing

by Nadeen L. Kaufman, Nancy Mather, Alan S. Kaufman

Instructive guide to preparing informative and accurate assessment reports for a variety of individuals and settings

Assessment reports are central to the diagnostic process and are used to inform parents, clients, and clinicians, among others, about academic problems, personality functioning, neuropsychological strengths and weaknesses, behavioral problems, and the like. Essentials of Assessment Report Writing provides handy, quick-reference information, using the popular Essentials format, for preparing effective assessment reports.

This book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to write effective psychological assessment reports. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

This practical guide focuses on efficiently and effectively communicating referral and background information, appearance and behavioral observations, test results and interpretation, summary and diagnostic impressions, and treatment recommendations. The authors provide examples of both good and bad case report writing and highlight ethical issues and topics relevant to presenting feedback. Essentials of Assessment Report Writing is the only pocket reference illustrating how to prepare an effective assessment report.

Genres: Psychology

287 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Morgan Blackledge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid.

Useful.

My life is boring 😐.

That’s it.

[Briana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Offers very basic level report writing tips and examples. While I have more experience than this level, I would wonder if an update could include sections for experienced practitioners to offer additional suggestions.

[Quetzally H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and helpful for student clinicians. It’s simple? But I suppose that can be part of the appeal.

[Krystal Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't really give this a fair review. I have to read this for grad school. Incredibly informative, but does this count towards my number of books read this year?

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this book helpful with practice writing evaluation reports for my school psychologist course.