Bridging Case Conceptualization, Assessment, and Intervention

Scott T. Meier is Professor and Co-Director of Training of the Program in Counseling/School Psychology, Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo. His major research and teaching areas focus on psychological assessment and testing (particularly outcome assessment), research methods (particularly program evaluation), and counseling skills (particularly the integration of case conceptualization and assessment with intervention). Meier is the author or co-author of 4 books (including the Elements of Counseling) and 40 journal articles. He is a licensed psychologist who received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 1984.

• Preface1. IntroductionBuilding Upon Traditional Nomothetic ApproachesAssumptions and ValuesBasic Tasks2. Case ConceptualizationWhat Information is Needed?Sources of Information for ConceptualizationCreating a Case ConceptualizationA Conceptualization ExampleTreatment FailureSummary and Cautions3. Clinical AssessmentGeneral Measurement PrinciplesTypes of Assessments and TestsRuling Out MethodsUnits of MeasurementCreating a Clinical AssessmentBegin With the Case ConceptualizationExplicate ConstructsMeasure BehaviorsCollect As Much Data As FeasibleSummary and Cautions4. Analyses of Clinical DataAnalyses Related to OutcomeAnalyses Related to ConceptualizationAnalyses Related to AssessmentData PatternsComputer SystemsSummary and Cautions5. Alternative ExplanationsIssues in Case ConceptualizationIssues in Clinical AssessmentIssues in Analytic JudgementsSummary6. Possible FuturesHow Change Might OccurObstacles to ChangeResearch Into Science-Practice IntegrationReferencesIndex

The reason for adopting the text for a seminar with practicum students was the book′s presentation of approaching the integration of conceptualization and intervention.