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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 263278" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Lisa, I've had even the wacko psychologists do decent reports, so there needn't be a problem there. Where I've had problems with their reports, is when they insist on sticking to the rules at all costs and not be even a little bit flexible. For example, difficult child 1's first assessment was done by the school counsellor (without my knowledge or consent). I got told about it in a meeting a few hours later, the school counsellor told me how anxious and increasingly fidgetty difficult child 1 had been (he was 6 years old) and that he eventually was fo fidgetty that she couldn't continue with the test. However, she still scored the test as if he had completed it.</p><p></p><p>Now, the way the scoring is supposed to work, is the subject has a time limit (in some of the sub-tests) and the subject works fairly solidly during this time, thinking and answering, until the time is up. In my opinion a tester should make a note of it and take it into account, if the subject simply chooses to not comply, or ceases to participate. The time at which participation stops should be noted and scored accordingly. At the very least, that particular sub-test should be considered invalid, rather than scored as if the subject was working solidly and diligently the whole time.</p><p></p><p>In difficult child 1's case, the school counsellor's testing process and her entire approach was so off-putting and intimidating for difficult child 3, that he was unable to properly be tested. But her report failed to mention this at all - I only knew that he had failed to comply because she told me verbally. Any attempt I made to suggest this however, was met with extreme hostility.</p><p></p><p>Also something we've had in our system until VERY recently - psychologists would send reports, but never send or include the individual sub-test results. They could justify this on the grounds that the specific sub-test results were NOT the property of the subject, but of the tester. Like medical records, you may be entitled to a summary of your health records but the doctor owns the detailed notes and can keep them from you if he chooses.</p><p></p><p>We got around the problem of the sub-test scores not being released to "lay people" (again, pure paranoia in my opinion, translated into industry standards across the profession which allowed the paranoia to proliferate and perpetuate) by cultivating a tame professional (in our case, difficult child 1's current psychiatrist/psychiatrist/pediatrician) who requested a copy of the detailed results for his own use, then photocopied them for us. Those particular results were a difficult child 1 test result from high school, when he was 15.</p><p></p><p>So don't immediately dismiss the anticipated report from this person, she may actually do a good job. She may simply be being thorough and concerned that your knowledge indicates possible over-testing with subsequent invalidation of certain tests; or the possibility that in the future, too much knowledge gained through her, could invalidate future tests. She may just be being a tad over-zealous in trying to protect her profession and others who practice it. Again - paranoia fodder.</p><p></p><p>Don't sweat it too much - the trouble with letting it all get to you, is you risk becomeing as paranoid and introspective about it as she is, and therein lies the danger of going round in ever-diminishing circles until you disappear up your own fundamental orifice. As she and so many others of her profession seem in danger of doing!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 263278, member: 1991"] Lisa, I've had even the wacko psychologists do decent reports, so there needn't be a problem there. Where I've had problems with their reports, is when they insist on sticking to the rules at all costs and not be even a little bit flexible. For example, difficult child 1's first assessment was done by the school counsellor (without my knowledge or consent). I got told about it in a meeting a few hours later, the school counsellor told me how anxious and increasingly fidgetty difficult child 1 had been (he was 6 years old) and that he eventually was fo fidgetty that she couldn't continue with the test. However, she still scored the test as if he had completed it. Now, the way the scoring is supposed to work, is the subject has a time limit (in some of the sub-tests) and the subject works fairly solidly during this time, thinking and answering, until the time is up. In my opinion a tester should make a note of it and take it into account, if the subject simply chooses to not comply, or ceases to participate. The time at which participation stops should be noted and scored accordingly. At the very least, that particular sub-test should be considered invalid, rather than scored as if the subject was working solidly and diligently the whole time. In difficult child 1's case, the school counsellor's testing process and her entire approach was so off-putting and intimidating for difficult child 3, that he was unable to properly be tested. But her report failed to mention this at all - I only knew that he had failed to comply because she told me verbally. Any attempt I made to suggest this however, was met with extreme hostility. Also something we've had in our system until VERY recently - psychologists would send reports, but never send or include the individual sub-test results. They could justify this on the grounds that the specific sub-test results were NOT the property of the subject, but of the tester. Like medical records, you may be entitled to a summary of your health records but the doctor owns the detailed notes and can keep them from you if he chooses. We got around the problem of the sub-test scores not being released to "lay people" (again, pure paranoia in my opinion, translated into industry standards across the profession which allowed the paranoia to proliferate and perpetuate) by cultivating a tame professional (in our case, difficult child 1's current psychiatrist/psychiatrist/pediatrician) who requested a copy of the detailed results for his own use, then photocopied them for us. Those particular results were a difficult child 1 test result from high school, when he was 15. So don't immediately dismiss the anticipated report from this person, she may actually do a good job. She may simply be being thorough and concerned that your knowledge indicates possible over-testing with subsequent invalidation of certain tests; or the possibility that in the future, too much knowledge gained through her, could invalidate future tests. She may just be being a tad over-zealous in trying to protect her profession and others who practice it. Again - paranoia fodder. Don't sweat it too much - the trouble with letting it all get to you, is you risk becomeing as paranoid and introspective about it as she is, and therein lies the danger of going round in ever-diminishing circles until you disappear up your own fundamental orifice. As she and so many others of her profession seem in danger of doing! Marg [/QUOTE]
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