Assessment in Counseling by Danica G Hays
This best-selling text explains the basic principles of psychological assessment and measurement and guides students and practitioners in the appropriate selection, interpretation, and communication of test results. Danica Hays introduces more than 150 assessment instruments used to evaluate mental health, intelligence, career development, wellness, personality, and interpersonal relationships. This latest edition covers new or expanded content on assessment use in schools, colleges/universities, and telehealth platforms; interprofessional collaboration to support assessment practices and procedures; qualitative assessment approaches and how they can be infused throughout counseling and assessment; cultural and social justice considerations and practices; and crisis and trauma assessment. Numerous in-text features facilitate teaching and learning, including chapter pretests, trainee-centered reflective and field activities, practitioner perspectives, tip sheets on major concepts and practices, sample assessment items and tools, and case examples. A supplemental Instructor's Guide is available by request that consists of a test bank, PowerPoint slides, and a sample syllabus.
Danica G. Hays, PhD, is a professor and dean in the College of Education at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas. She earned a PhD in counselor education and supervision, with an emphasis in multicultural research, from Georgia State University. She has published more than 130 journal articles and book chapters in her areas of research expertise, which include assessment and diagnosis, research methodology and program evaluation, leadership development, domestic violence prevention, and multicultural and social justice issues in community mental health and counselor preparation. In addition to authoring the last three editions of this book, Dr. Hays coauthored Qualitative Research in Education and Social Sciences (2nd ed.; Cognella), Counseling Theory and Practice (3rd ed.; Cognella), and Mastering the NCE and CPCE (3rd ed.; Pearson). In addition, she is coeditor of Developing Multicultural Counseling Competency: A Systems Approach (4th ed.; Pearson) and is associate and content editor of the ACA Encyclopedia of Counseling (1st ed.; American Counseling Association [ACA]), A Counselor’s Guide to Career Assessment Instruments (6th ed.; National Career Development Association), and Corona Chronicles (two volumes; Dio Press). Dr. Hays has extensive leadership history in the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), including serving as AARC president, AARC founding journal editor for Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, ACES journal editor for Counselor Education and Supervision, and president of an ACES region. She is an ACA Fellow, and she is a recipient of the Outstanding Research Award, Outstanding Counselor Educator Advocacy Award, Extended Research Award, and Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award from ACA, as well as the recipient of the Patricia B. Elmore Excellence in Measurement and Evaluation Award and President’s Special Merit Award from AARC and the Legacy Award from ACES.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781556204159 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556204159 |
| Title | Assessment in Counseling |
| Author | Danica G Hays |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amer Counseling Assn |
| Year published | 2023-08-01 |
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