Exhibit H Psychological Assessment-Testing Instruments.doc.pdf

Exhibit H

State of Arizona

Department of Child Safety

Office of Procurement

3003 N. Central Ave., 20th

Fl.

Phoenix, AZ 85012

PSYCHIATRIC & PSYCHOLOCIGAL SERVICES

ADCS16-00005439

Solicitation No: ADCS16-00005439 Available Online at https://procure.az.gov

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT TESTING INSTRUMENTS

Psychological assessments are used to measure intellectual and cognitive functioning, analyze personality traits, and assess symptoms of mental disorders and conditions. Additional evaluation/assessment procedures can be used at the discretion of the Psychologist and/or Neuropsychologist but shall be consistent with the American Psychological Association guidelines.

The following areas shall be evaluated with the following suggested testing instruments:

1. Intellectual Testing:

Weschler Adult Intelligence Scales, Fourth Edition;

Weschler Intelligence Scales for Children, Fourth Edition;

Stanford-Binet, Fifth Edition;

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children;

Other Individually Administered Cognitive and Memory Tests.

2. Personality Testing:

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2-RF;

MCMI – III;

PAI – Personality Assessment Inventory;

Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory and Clinical Inventory;

High School Personality Questionnaire.

3. Educational Testing:

Wide Range Achievement Test –IV;

Peabody Individual Achievement Test, Fourth Edition;

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement;

Other Individually Administered Tests.

4. Projective Testing:

Testing selected by the evaluator consistent with American Psychological Association Ethics.

5. Specialized Testing:

Other individually administered tests consistent with American Psychological Association Ethics.

Select the appropriate instrumentation for evaluation.

Conduct clinical interviews of all significant clients involved in the evaluation as appropriate, in addition to the primary evaluated client. This may include significant others in the family constellation or other caretakers of minors that could provide significant information for the evaluation.

Following the formal evaluation, scoring, and interpretation, makes a telephone call whenever possible to the referring Department staff to give the evaluator’s initial impressions and recommendations.

6. Neuropsychological Testing:

Use psychological, neurological, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological principles, techniques and tests to evaluate patients’ neurocognitive, behavioral, and emotional strengths and weaknesses and their relationship to normal and abnormal central nervous system functioning. The clinical neuropsychologist uses this information and information provided by other medical/healthcare providers to identify and diagnose neurobehavioral disorders, and plan and implement intervention strategies.

Battery Testing services may be administered by an intern who is approved by the American psychological association and will be supervised by the independent psychologist.