interpret and analyze test results draw conclusions based on the information available and make formal recommendations in the form of client reports

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Details:

Interpreting and utilizing test data and making recommendations is an important skill for psychologists and other professionals working in psychology-related fields. This assignment will require you to interpret and analyze test results, draw conclusions based on the information available, and make formal recommendations in the form of client reports.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • Refer to “Interpreting Test Results”
  • Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines
  • You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

Directions:

Using the data in the “Interpreting Test Results” resource, create a set of reports (1,750-2,000 words total) in which you interpret the test results and make recommendations about each of the three fictional clients tested. Your reports should be developed for delivery to the leader in each of the respective settings. Each report should include the following:

  • Private notes that describe your thought process for analyzing and drawing conclusions from the test data and the client’s situation. Note: This section represents your private notes and may be presented as a bulleted list.
  • Recommendations for the leader in which you provide an overview of the client and situation, describe your conclusions, and make your formal recommendations. Note: This is a more formal statement and should exhibit a professional tone and writing style.

Here is a link that might be helpful:

https://www.slideshare.net/DenSarabia/psychological-report-writing

Interpreting Test Results Resource

Case #1: Industrial setting

Client: Jada Andrews – Female, age 32, African-American, single, college graduate

Setting: You are and organizational psychologist. Jada is applying for a sales job with Metro Consumer Telecon, a phone company specializing in low-cost cell phone plans with a range of features that can be customized. The Human Resources department gives the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to all of its sales candidates to help determine whether they will be successful in that role. Requirements of the job include frequent contact with customers, both face to face and by phone; communication with the customer to explain phone and plan features and options; and assistance with choosing a phone and phone plan to suit the customer’s needs and budget.

Your task is to review the test data available for the sales candidate, write a brief overview of Jada and her qualifications for the position, and make a recommendation regarding whether she is a viable candidate for the sales position. If not, suggest an alternative position if appropriate.

Test results: Myers-Briggs Type Inventory

Myers-Briggs Personality Type for Jada Andrews

ESFJ: Extraverted | Sensing | Feeling | Judging

ESFJ: The Caregiver, is one of the 16 personality types identified by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. People with an ESFJ personality type tend to be outgoing, loyal, organized and tender-hearted. ESFJs gain energy from interacting with other people. They are typically described as outgoing and gregarious. They have a way of encouraging other people to be their best and often have a hard time believing anything bad about the people to whom they are close.

Key ESFJ Characteristics

  • In addition to deriving pleasure from helping others, ESFJs also have a need for approval. They expect their kind and giving ways to be noticed and appreciated by others. They are sensitive to the needs and feelings of others and are good at responding and providing the care that people need. They want to be liked by others and are easily hurt by unkindness or indifference.
  • ESFJs derive their value system from external sources including the community at large rather than from intrinsic, ethical, and moral guidelines. People with this personality type who are raised with high values and standards grow up to be generous adults. ESFJs raised in a less enriched environment may have skewed ethics as adults and are more likely to be manipulative and self-centered.
  • ESFJs also have a strong desire to exert control over their environment. Organizing, planning, and scheduling help people with this personality type feel in command of the world around them.
  • ESFJs are naturally geared toward understanding other people. They are careful observers of others and are adept at supporting and bringing out the best in people. Because they are so good at helping others feel good about themselves, people feel drawn to ESFJs.
  • One common myth about ESFJs is that they can sometimes be doormat – allowing others to walk over them out of a fear of disapproval or rejection. While they are people pleasers, this does not mean that they are pushovers.

Strengths

  • Kind and loyal
  • Outgoing
  • Organized
  • Practical and dependable
  • Enjoys helping others

Weaknesses

  • Needy
  • Approval-seeking
  • Sensitive to criticism

Case #2: Educational setting

Client: Amrita Bahtti – Female, age 9:7, Indian, immigrated to US with family at age 4

Setting: You are a school psychologist for a large metropolitan school district. Amrita is a gregarious 4th grader tested near the end of the school year. Amrita’s parents have requested that she be placed in a new accelerated math track in in the upcoming school year to prepare her for a career in the sciences; they hope that Amrita will go to medical school and pursue a surgical specialty like her father. Your task is to use Amrita’s achievement test scores to make a recommendation to the principal and parents.

Test results: Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEAâ„¢-3) accessible at http://downloads.pearsonclinical.com/images/Assets/KTEA-III/KTEA-3-Score-Report.pdf.

Note: This is a sample report. Please disregard the identifying data and reason for referral given on the sample report and focus on the test results to address the scenario presented above.

Case #3: Clinical setting

Client: William Steiger – Male, Caucasian, age 32, married but separated, attorney, currently unemployed

Setting: You are a clinical psychologist in an outpatient mental health clinic associated with a major metropolitan hospital. William is being evaluated for marital counseling. He has reluctantly agreed to participate in marital therapy at his wife’s insistence after she threatened him with divorce. Your task is to review the data available for William and make a recommendation about whether he is likely to benefit from marital counseling.

Test results: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) accessible at http://www.pearsonclinical.co.uk/q-global/mmpi-2/sample-reports/mmpi-2-outpatient.pdf.

References:

Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEAâ„¢-3)

http://downloads.pearsonclinical.com/images/Assets/KTEA-III/KTEA-3-Score-Report.pdf.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

http://www.pearsonclinical.co.uk/q-global/mmpi-2/s…

 
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