clinical psychology

1. Dr. Urvashi Sharma
Assistant Professor
NIMS University, Jaipur

2.  For clinical psychologist, Psychological
assessment is as essential as psychotherapy.
 Clinical assessment is the process by which
clinicians gains understanding of the patient
necessary for making informed decisions.
 Clinical assessment may be defined as the
integration of the multiple pieces of
information into an overall evaluation of the
present state of the individual being
assessed.

3.  To describe the present status of the person:
which means current functioning, including
cognitive abilities, severity of disturbance, and
capacity for independent living.
 To confirm the impression: confirm, refute, or
modify the impressions formed by clinicians
through their less structured interactions with
patients.
 To identify therapeutic need: in which
professionals highlights issues like to emerge in
treatment, recommend forms of intervention,
and offer guidance about likely outcomes.

4.  To help in differential diagnosis: through the
assessment psychologist gets the information
regarding differential diagnosis of emotional,
behavioral, and cognitive disorders.
 To define normal or subnormal and abnormal
behaviour.
 To monitor treatment plans: through
assessment psychologist evaluates the
success of interventions or to identify new
issues that may require attention as original
concerns are resolved

5.  For managing the risk: including
minimization of potential legal liabilities and
identification of untoward treatment reactions
 For feedback: through assessment
psychologist gets time to time feedback
regarding patient.

6. Thanks you to all