Use of Projective Techniques in Emotional Disturbance Evaluations

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Ryan A.; Hanchon, Timothy; Bornancin, Bradley
Titel	Use of Projective Techniques in Emotional Disturbance Evaluations
Quelle	In: Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, (2019), S.6-14 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2325-7466
Schlagwörter	Projective Measures; Emotional Disturbances; School Psychologists; Diagnostic Tests; Counseling Techniques; Psychological Evaluation; Freehand Drawing; Psychological Testing; Counselor Attitudes; Thematic Apperception Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projective test; Projektiver Test; Gefühlsstörung; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Psychosoziale Beurteilung; Drawing; Zeichnen; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test
Abstract	Determining eligibility for the special education category Emotional Disturbance (ED) is a challenging task. The difficulty in identifying students with ED is due, in part, to problematic federal criteria (Olympia et al., 2004; Skiba, Grizzle, & Minke, 1994). Unchanges since 1975, these criteria have created an environment in which inconsistent assessment practices and diagnostic decisions are inevitable. The current study examines school psychologists' ED assessment practices, and in particular, the use of projective assessment techniques in eligibility determinations. The results suggest that school psychologists regularly use these controversial diagnostic techniques despite questions regarding their psychometric soundness (i.e., reliability and validity) and utility. Among the projective measures reported, those with the most limited empirical support (e.g., H-T-P, KFDS) were most widely used. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01