The purpose of any psychological assessment process is to provide information that will assist a clinician in making decisions related to a client’s needs or treatment. Such decisions might include diagnosis, most effective treatment approach, employability, and custody or visitation to name a few. Prior to any psychological assessment process, a clinician needs to formulate a clear assessment “question” or hypothesis in order to ensure that the information he or she receives from the assessment is useful. For example, if a child is referred for an assessment because of concerns about his or her behavior or for academic problems in school, one of the hypotheses or questions a clinician might pose are, “Does this child’s cognitive abilities meet the current academic demands?” This question may help determine the type of psychological test used in the assessment process, if any, a clinician might request and what additional recommendations might be needed. For this Assignment, select a virtual client from the interactive media titled, Virtual Client. Review his or her presenting problems, formulate two potential hypotheses/questions that might explain the presenting problems, and determine what assessment referrals you might recommend. Note: The virtual client that you select for this Assignment will be the virtual client that you use throughout the course to complete your assignments. The Assignment (2–3 pages): Formulate two potential causes for the presenting problems of the virtual client that you selected, and support your reasons for these possible explanations. Explain one type of assessment referral that you might make for the client and justify your selection. Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.
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