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Perosa, Linda M.; Perosa, Sandra L. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2010
Psychometrically sound measures of family therapy competencies are necessary to assess the effectiveness of training on student performance. This article critiques the self-report and observer rating measures developed to date to assess the clinical skills of trainees in the individual and in the family therapy fields. Suggestions are made to…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Clinical Experience, Therapy, Psychometrics
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Smith, Gregory T.; McCarthy, Denis M.; Zapolski, Tamika C. B. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
The authors argue for a significant shift in how clinical psychology researchers conduct construct validation and theory validation tests. They argue that sound theory and validation tests can best be conducted on measures of unidimensional or homogeneous constructs. Hierarchical organizations of such constructs are useful descriptively and…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Mental Disorders, Construct Validity, Psychopathology