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Collaborative, individualized assessment.

C T Fischer1

  • 1Psychology Department, Duquesne University, USA. fischer@duq.edu

Journal of Personality Assessment
|April 26, 2000
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Collaborative, individualized assessment involves assessors and clients working together. This approach uses life events as primary data, integrating test scores to explore individual lives effectively.

Area of Science:

  • Psychological Assessment
  • Personality Assessment

Background:

  • Traditional psychological assessment often lacks individualization.
  • There is a historical tension between standardized testing and individualized approaches.
  • The Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) has shown increasing openness to individualized practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present collaborative, individualized assessment as a distinct approach.
  • To illustrate methods for individualizing psychological assessment.
  • To discuss the integration of life events and test data in assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Describing collaborative, individualized assessment as a process.
  • Using life events as primary data.
  • Employing test scores, categories, and research as tools for exploration.

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  • Applying a hermeneutic approach to impression formation.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrating contextualizing, intervening, and describing in life-world terms.
    • Illustrating the creation of individualized reports with suggestions.
    • Highlighting the value of a collaborative process in psychological assessment.

    Conclusions:

    • Collaborative, individualized assessment offers a productive way to understand clients.
    • This approach enhances the relevance and utility of psychological assessment.
    • Integrating personal narratives with formal data leads to richer insights.