The use of the psychological test report in setting the focus of psychotherapy.
One of the values of psychological testing is the help it can provide in setting the focus of psychotherapy. Especially in long-term treatments, psychotherapists can fail to address certain characteristics of the patient and a poor outcome results. Using three case examples with post-termination follow-up reports, this paper illustrates the potential usefulness of test reports which identify key treatment issues for the psychotherapist.
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