Exam 15: Issues Related to Assessment With Diverse Populations

Historically, clients with hearing impairment were often assessed using instruments that involved reading; however, this assessment strategy is flawed because:

If a counselor is asked to assess a client from a minority background, but he/she does not have training or experience with individuals from this background, the counselor should:

Bilingual individuals are likely to be specialized by domain (e.g., use one language for school and work and a second language for home and social events); therefore, some researchers suggest that bilingual individuals be:

A method for analyzing the relative difficulty of individual items for different racial or ethnic groups is __________.

In the past, the field of assessment attempted to develop __________ instruments, but found this impossible and has focused on developing culture-fair instruments.

Neuropsychological assessment concerns appraisal of the:

A potential complication in identifying mental health issues in older individuals is that:

A counselor who is assessing a client not represented in the instrument's norming group should:

If a counselor is using an instrument that has subscales with an African-American client, the counselor should examine whether the __________ of the instrument has been examined with an African-American sample.

With regard to fairness in assessment, Helms (2006) suggest that when interpreting test scores, counselors should consider the client's:

A counselor who takes into consideration the role of culture in the manifestation of a possible disorder is operating from a(n) _______________ approach to assessment.

What are the conclusions of research examining the effects of an examiner's race on examinee's performance?

The Standards for Multicultural Assessment is a resource that:

Substantial research suggests that minority students tend to be __________________ in special education.

If the intercept for an instrument that predicted college performance was higher for the majority group than the minority group, then the instrument would:

What area of counseling and psychotherapy have some called the fourth force?

According to Altman, Thurlow, and Vang (2010), only about ______ of individuals with disabilities perform at a proficient level on achievement tests.

In general, __________________ subtests are considered to be the best estimate of cognitive ability in children with hearing impairment.

In examining an instrument for possible bias, the counselor should examine the internal structure of the instrument and determine if:

_________________ refers to a dynamic process of change and adaptation, wherein a person retains parts of his/her culture of origin while simultaneously adapting to the new or host culture.