Abstract

The Therapeutic Assessment (TA) model of psychological assessment has grown in use due to the demonstrated benefits to clients. However, to date, there have been no published articles on how conducting TA virtually may impact the process and experience. The COVID-19 global pandemic led to a rapid increase in virtual delivery of psychological services, including assessments. Assessors adapted procedures to ensure that clients were served ethically, the assessor-client relationship was considered, and the results were deemed valid. This empirical case study was conducted to evaluate test validity, therapeutic alliance, and the clinician’s and client’s experience of a TA conducted virtually. The validity of test administration was evaluated by experts, who reviewed video of the administration and test results; no concerns regarding integrity and interpretability of the results were identified. Therapeutic alliance, session process, and virtual presence were measured after each session. Both clinician and client reported positive experiences. The overall impact of the TA was evaluated through quantitative assessment of the client’s experience and qualitative analysis of interviews. Collectively, this research demonstrates the feasibility of conducting a TA virtually, in an efficacious manner, that leads to positive client outcomes.

摘要

心理评估的治疗评估 (TA) 模型已被广泛使用，因为它已证明对客户有益。然而，迄今为止，还没有发表关于虚拟进行 TA 如何影响流程和体验的文章。COVID-19 全球大流行导致心理服务（包括评估）的虚拟交付迅速增加。评估员调整程序以确保为客户提供合乎道德的服务，考虑评估员与客户的关系，并认为结果有效。本实证案例研究旨在评估测试有效性、治疗联盟以及临床医生和客户对虚拟进行的 TA 的体验。测试管理的有效性由专家评估，他们审查了管理视频和测试结果；没有发现对结果的完整性和可解释性的担忧。治疗联盟、会话过程和虚拟存在在每次会话后进行测量。临床医生和客户都报告了积极的经验。通过对客户体验的定量评估和对访谈的定性分析，评估了 TA 的整体影响。总的来说，这项研究证明了以有效的方式进行虚拟 TA 的可行性，从而带来积极的客户成果。通过对客户体验的定量评估和对访谈的定性分析，评估了 TA 的整体影响。总的来说，这项研究证明了以有效的方式进行虚拟 TA 的可行性，从而带来积极的客户成果。通过对客户体验的定量评估和对访谈的定性分析，评估了 TA 的整体影响。总的来说，这项研究证明了以有效的方式进行虚拟 TA 的可行性，从而带来积极的客户成果。