Current Assessment Practice, Personality Measurement, and Rorschach Usage by Psychologists

Abstract

In this study, we investigated current personality assessment practice and attitudes toward Rorschach (Exner, 2003) usage by 215 psychologists. We administered an Internet survey to members of the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) and the American Psychological Association. Results were similar to those of past surveys, but the importance of using tests with strong psychometric properties was greater in this study. The majority of respondents reported using the Rorschach and supporting efforts to standardize and psychometrically validate the test. However, SPA members agreed more strongly than non-SPA members that the Rorschach is an effective test. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Training in psychological assessment: Current practices of clinical psychology programs.

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A National Survey of Assessment Instruments Taught by Counselor Educators

“…Although researchers have thoroughly examined the kinds of instruments used by a wide range of psychologists (e.g., Archer, Buffington‐Vollum, Stredny, & Handel, 2006; Demaray, Schaefer, & Delong, 2003; Hogan, 2005; Musewicz, Marczyk, Knauss, & York, 2009; Rabin, Barr, & Burton, 2005; Shapiro & Heick, 2004), only recently has a large‐scale study been conducted that examined the kinds of assessment instruments used by counselors in different specialty areas (Peterson et al, in press). Similarly, although surveys have examined the kinds of assessment instruments taught in doctoral‐level psychology programs (e.g., Belter & Piotrowski, 2001; Childs & Eyde, 2002), no such survey has been conducted to examine the kinds of instruments taught by counselor educators and the extent to which they are covered.…”

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