Richardson Wk 1 Assignment CNDV 5334

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WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT 1 Week 1 Assignment: Legal and Ethical Issues in Assessment Jade Richardson CNDV 5334 Measurement and Assessment Lamar University

WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT 2 Week 1 Assignment: Legal and Ethical Issues in Assessment Part of being a counselor is performing assessments and tests to determine specific problems a client may have as well as to help determine potential solutions. However, there are many legal and ethical issues a counselor must take into consideration prior to testing. This paper will seek to analyze the laws in Texas as they pertain to testing performed by counselors in the state as well as certain ethical issues that should be considered. Assessment Laws as they Relate to My State According to the Naugle article, Texas is one of a handful of states that places restrictions on specific types of testing by school counselors. School counselors in Texas are prohibited from conducting testing where the purpose of the assessment is to analyze a student’s personality. Naugle also asserts in this article that Texas currently has legislation in place to regulate which kinds of tests may or may not be administered by school counselors and that assessment is specifically designated as a part of a school counselor’s role and responsibilities in Texas schools (2009). There do not seem to be any substantial changes to these policies since this article was published. Comparing the International Test Commission Statement to My State Law The International Test Commission’s Statement On the Use of Tests and Other Assessment Instruments for Research Purposes (2014) is made up of seven sections and describes the ITC’s standards for ethical tests and assessments. The statement includes sections on obtaining consent from clients to perform tests, respecting the copyright of various tests, maintaining proper documentation, and adhering to ethical standards such as client

WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT 3 confidentiality and the security of test material. All of these standards seem to line up with the Texas Administrative Code regulations for Licensed Professional Counselors. Multicultural Assessment Standards In 2016, the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) released its revised Multicultural Assessment Standards. These standards offer guidance to counselors for implementing culturally responsive testing practices. The three areas that stood out to me the most were the influence of oppressive systems on mental health, the limitations of assessment instruments portraying clients from diverse backgrounds inaccurately, and presenting assessment results in a clear, unambiguous way while remaining respectful and compassionate. Influence of Historical Oppression on Mental Health Prior to pursuing a career in counseling, I completed my undergraduate degree in history. History is a field that has always interested me, and one aspect of the discipline I have focused a lot of research on is oppressed and marginalized populations throughout time. In the Multicultural Assessment Standards, under the Advocacy section, one of the points states that a professional counselor should “Understand the influence of systemic and historical oppression on mental health and well-being and the way the experience of oppression impacts the assessment process for multicultural populations”. I feel that my background in history places me in a unique position to understand the way these systems have influenced people and communities in the past, and is an area that I have a lot of interest in learning more about as I complete my counseling degree.

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