Therapeutic Assessment: Using Psychological Testing as Brief Therapy

Speaker: Stephen E. Finn, PhD

Psychological assessment is typically viewed as something one does to diagnose psychological disorders or to plan for or evaluate an intervention. In this Grand Rounds, Dr. Finn will discuss Therapeutic Assessment, a brief intervention during which psychological testing is used collaboratively with clients to help them develop new self-narratives that are more coherent, accurate, useful, and compassionate. Dr. Finn will summarize more than 30 years of research on Therapeutic Assessment and its implication for other forms of psychological interventions. He will also discuss the core values underlying Therapeutic Assessment. He will also present a case with a video of an actual client.