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Social / Emotional Assessment Exam 1

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What are the 2 major theories (and the developers) discussed in the chapter that can be used to approach assessment?
-Social cognitive theory (Bandura)
-Ecological Systems Theory (Bronfenbrenner)
What is the difference between nomothetic and idiographic? Give an example of each type of assessment.
-Nomothetic: Compares to the Norm (ex. DSM Categories)
-Idiographic: Focuses on the individual (ex. Interviews)
What are the 3 types of perspectives that can influence invalid referrals for assessment
-Sociocultural Perspective
-Community Subgroup Perspective
-Setting Specific Perspective
What are the 3 requirements for evidence based assessment?
-Use research findings and scientifically supported theories
-Use psychometrically strong measures sensitive to individual characteristics.
-A decision-making model; You have to go through this problem solving model
Name 3 purposes of assessment.
-Diagnosis
-Treatment Plan
-Case Conceptualization
What are the 4 major stages of the problem solving process?
-Identification and clarification phase
-Data collection phase
-Data Analysis phase
-Solution and evaluation phase
Define 1 type of Reliability.
-Interrater Reliability: Comparing 2 raters' responses
-Test-Retest Reliability: Measures stability of a test over time
Define 1 type of Validity.
-Content Validity: The extent to which a measure represents all facets of a given construct
-Construct Validity: the appropriateness of inferences made on the basis of observations or measurements (often test scores), specifically whether a test can reasonably be considered to reflect the intended construct.
Assessments are often multimethod, multisource, multi-setting. Name 2 methods, 2 sources, and 2 settings that may be included.
-Methods: Observations, Interviews
-Sources: Teacher; Parent
-Settings: School; Home
Assessment often happens in the context of tiered interventions. Name a type of assessment for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
Tier 1: Universal Screening
Tier 2: Behavior Rating Scales; School Record Review
Tier 3: Comprehensive Assessment
In order for consent to be considered "informed consent" what 3 areas need to be covered?
-Knowledge
-Voluntariness
-Competence
What is the difference between a Type 1 and Type 2 error?
-Type 1: False Positive (ex. Diagnosing someone with ADHD, when they do not have ADHD)
-Type 2: False Negative (ex. Not diagnosing someone with ADHD, when they actually do have ADHD)
There are several rule-outs for Emotional Behavioral Disorders in the state of Georgia, including that a child cannot have social maladjustment. What is social maladjustment and how does it differ from EBD?
-Social maladjustment is patterns of behaviors thought to be willful, goal-oriented, and possibly reinforced as part of one's immediate social reference group.
-EBD is characterized by the inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships.
There has been a lot of debate around culture and assessment. Which case determined that California could not use IQ tests in the assessments of African American youth?
Larry P V. Riles
Name 1 APA and 1 NASP ethical principle related to the assessment of culturally diverse youth.
-APA: Principle D (Justice); Principle E (Respect for people's rights and dignity); Standard 2.01 (Boundaries for competence); Standard 9.06 (Interpreting assessment results)

-NASP: Principle 1.3 (Fairness and justice); Standard 11.1.2 (Competence); Standard 11.3.5 (Responsible assessment and intervention practices)
What are the 3 major deficiencies in standard psychological assessment practice?
-Test construction - European constructs
-Test administration - Impersonal
-Interpretation - rigid, pathologize others
Define acculturation and name 2 factors that may influence acculturation.
-Acculturation: the process of cultural change that occurs in individuals when their own culture and another culture meet; leads individuals to adopt elements of another culture, such as values and social behaviors

-Factors that influence acculturation
1. Migration experience
2. Distance from country of origin
3. Place of residence and SES
4. Type of neighborhood
5. Closeness of ties with family
6. Uniqueness of language and customs
7. *perceived control over life
8. * plans to return home
What does it mean if someone is in the conformity stage of racial identity development?
During the conformity stage, individuals exhibit a preference for the dominant cultural values over their own. Individuals identify with the dominant group and use them as their primary reference group. They tend to downplay and feel negative about their own cultural group with low salience as part of their identity.
Diana V. State BOE
Assessments must be given in native language of student in California
Guadalupe v. Temple Elementary SD
Districts must provide bilingual instruction to bilingual children; California
What are the 5 stages of the racial/cultural identity development model
-Conformity Stage: Only want to be a part of the dominant culture

-Dissonance Stage: Come in contact with something that is in the common culture that you don't like.

-Resistance and Immergence: Anger and guilt and shame that you did not want to be a part of your own culture. Rejection of dominant culture and society.

-Integrative Awareness stage: Devote time to understanding themselves as a minority
Instead of intense rejection towards dominant group, you think about what being a minority means to you (identity)
Racial/Ethnic Identity
The sense of belonging to one's racial/ethnic group and how this sense of belonging influences behavior, thought, and affect.
What are the 6 Psychometric Properties to look for
-Norms
-Reliability
-Validity
-Validity Generalization
-Treatment Sensitivity
-Clinical Utility
Clinical Utility
evidence regarding actual improvements in both decisions made by clinicians and service outcomes experienced by clients
Treatment Sensitivity
measures ability to capture changes in behavior based on treatment
Validity Generalization
Validity generalization refers to the demonstration that the validities of various selection devices generalize across different settings.
Norms
the aggregate responses of a standardized and representative group
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