Running head: ASSESSING A CLIENT 1 ASSESSING A CLIENT 6 Title Student’s name Instructor Course Date ASSESSING A CLIENT Measurement involves giving scores to individuals representing some characteristics of that person. This is done by researchers where they use a measure in confirmation that the scores are making sense depending on the understanding of a professional about the construct being measured such as depression level, self-esteem among others (Leung, 2015). Two general dimensions are used in evaluating a measurement method. These two dimensions are reliability and validity. These are important concepts within psychometrics. These two are distinct and no relation between them is necessary. Reliability refers to how a measure is consistent. Researchers, therefore, measure the consistency of a construct across time. The scores that are obtained are supposed to be consistent across time. Good intelligence measure, for instance, is supposed to produce roughly the same scores for an individual across time (Walker, et al., 2017). When talking about psychological tests, the test can be either valid or not. Validity is, therefore, the degree to which a certain measure represents the variable they projected to. It is possible for a measure to be reliable but has no validity at all. When opting for one of these, a counselor will, therefore, look at the characteristics they want to be assessed and then choose the preferred method. References Leung, L. (2015). Validity, reliability, and generalizability in qualitative research. Journal of family medicine and primary care, 4(3), 324. Walker, B., Flynn, S., & Johnson, R. (2017). RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF HEALTH IN MOTION© FALLS SCREENING TOOL. Innovation in aging, 1(Suppl 1), 374. Response 1 I agree with H.A's post that reliability tells a researcher how consistent the test is while on the other hand validity gives more details concerning the accuracy of that particular test being measured. Validity helps expound what characteristics the test measures and ho well that particular test measures that characteristics. Assessment instruments are very important in checking the validity of a test. It is much more important ensuring that the tests that are taken are reliable and valid so that one can take the right course of action. This is especially because this is what is used in classifying the patient based on the stated interpretation. Tests that are not valid and reliable could be harmful to the patient treatment plan. It is very critical therefore to ensure that the individuals undertaking the tests undertake one of the two tests. Choosing the right test to administer to the client will entirely depend on the professional. The professional weigh the characteristic ...

1. Running head: ASSESSING A CLIENT
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ASSESSING A CLIENT
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Title
Student’s name
Instructor
Course
Date
ASSESSING A CLIENT
Measurement involves giving scores to individuals representing
some characteristics of that person. This is done by researchers
where they use a measure in confirmation that the scores are
making sense depending on the understanding of a professional

2. about the construct being measured such as depression level,
self-esteem among others (Leung, 2015). Two general
dimensions are used in evaluating a measurement method. These
two dimensions are reliability and validity. These are important
concepts within psychometrics. These two are distinct and no
relation between them is necessary. Reliability refers to how a
measure is consistent. Researchers, therefore, measure the
consistency of a construct across time. The scores that are
obtained are supposed to be consistent across time. Good
intelligence measure, for instance, is supposed to produce
roughly the same scores for an individual across time (Walker,
et al., 2017). When talking about psychological tests, the test
can be either valid or not. Validity is, therefore, the degree to
which a certain measure represents the variable they projected
to. It is possible for a measure to be reliable but has no validity
at all. When opting for one of these, a counselor will, therefore,
look at the characteristics they want to be assessed and then
choose the preferred method.
References
Leung, L. (2015). Validity, reliability, and generalizability in
qualitative research. Journal of family medicine and primary
care, 4(3), 324.
Walker, B., Flynn, S., & Johnson, R. (2017). RELIABILITY
AND VALIDITY OF HEALTH IN MOTION© FALLS
SCREENING TOOL. Innovation in aging, 1(Suppl 1), 374.

3. Response 1
I agree with H.A's post that reliability tells a researcher how
consistent the test is while on the other hand validity gives
more details concerning the accuracy of that particular test
being measured. Validity helps expound what characteristics the
test measures and ho well that particular test measures that
characteristics. Assessment instruments are very important in
checking the validity of a test. It is much more important
ensuring that the tests that are taken are reliable and valid so
that one can take the right course of action. This is especially
because this is what is used in classifying the patient based on
the stated interpretation. Tests that are not valid and reliable
could be harmful to the patient treatment plan. It is very critical
therefore to ensure that the individuals undertaking the tests
undertake one of the two tests. Choosing the right test to
administer to the client will entirely depend on the professional.
The professional weigh the characteristics and decides which of
the two should be administered to the patient depending on the
characteristics that are present (Valentine, et al., 2015).
Response 2
DV post has given very good points in understanding the
difference between validity and reliability. I agree with the post

4. that validity will give information concerning how good a test is
for a particular characteristic that is being tested (Loewenthal,
& Lewis, 2018). On the other hand, reliability will explicitly
tell a researcher how trusted a score on that particular test will
be. It not possible to conclude a test score until you are very
sure about the reliability of the test. However, it is also
important to mention that a test can be reliable but the same test
is not valid. In most cases, one should select a test that is both
reliable and valid. The validity of the test is established about a
certain purpose meaning that the test may not be valid for
different purposes. When this happens, the researcher proceeds
to the next assessment principle. The counselor should first
consider what they wish to measure and then decide the way
forward. For instance, a test that has specific characteristics
best fits reliability.

5. References
Loewenthal, K., & Lewis, C. A. (2018). An introduction to
psychological tests and scales. Psychology press.
Valentine, M. A., Nembhard, I. M., & Edmondson, A. C.
(2015). Measuring teamwork in health care settings: a review of
survey instruments. Medical care, 53(4), e16-e30.
1) In today’s world, there are a host of decisions which we
make on a daily basis which involve ethical standards and
practices. As part of our School of Engineering ABET Student
Learning Outcomes, Senior Seminar has been selected as a key
course in assessing the quality, extent and impact of your
exposure to ethics, ethical practices, codes, and training on your
ability to maintain high ethical standards throughout your
career. Please reflect on your undergraduate career so far and
provide a descriptive synopsis of the ways in which you have
been exposed to ethics. Please provide an honest assessment of
your opinion regarding if your exposure to ethics has been
sufficient. What is the optimum way to provide exemplary
ethics training for undergraduate engineering students?
2) You are teamed up with two or three classmates (preferably
from your same major) and you have been tasked with providing
an honest assessment of the evidence related to the case for
impeaching Donald Trump. Please prepare a 1.5 -2 page brief
that highlights the evidence to present the strongest case for or
against impeachment based on ethics.
3) You are teamed up with two to three other classmates (not in
your major and different from your team for question 2). Please
prepare a 1-2 page brief that describes the ethical issues
surrounding the United State’s decision to leave the Paris

6. Climate Accord. Provide a recommendation in support of
leaving or remaining in the Accord based on your ethical
criteria and engineering analysis.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words each
question, post must be substantive responses:
1. I appreciate your wise insights. As a follow up, I wanted to
expand a bit on the notion of intelligence. The question of what
constitutes human intelligence is one of the oldest inquiries in
assessment. When we talk about intelligence, we typically mean
intellectual ability. This broadly encompasses the ability to
learn, remember and use new information, to solve problems
and to adapt to novel situations. An early scholar of
intelligence, Charles Spearman, proposed the idea that
intelligence was one thing, a “general factor” sometimes known
as simply “g.” He based this conclusion on the observation that
people who perform well in one intellectual area such as verbal
ability also tend to perform well in other areas such as logic and
reasoning. How would you define intelligence as a counselor?
Please provide a citation to support your response.
2. As a follow up, how would you explain why you are selecting
one test (over another) with your client? Please provide one
example to support your response based on developmental level.