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Fair Access Advocacy: Protecting Public Access to Psychological Testing Competence

Explore key issues in testing advocacy, including proposed test restrictions and the role of professional competency over credentials. Join the Fair Access Coalition on Testing to support unbiased assessment practices. Visit www.fairaccess.org for more information.

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Fair Access Advocacy: Protecting Public Access to Psychological Testing Competence

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  1. Professional Advocacy: Access Issues in Testing David Kaplan ACA Chief Professional Officer dkaplan@counseling.org ACA Institute For Leadership Training July 2009

  2. Fair Access Coalition on Testing www.fairaccess.org

  3. MissionFACT is an independent organization of professionals dedicated to the protection and support of public access to professionals and organizations who have demonstrated competence in the administration and interpretation of assessment instruments, including psychological tests.

  4. Indiana Proposal to restrict 237 tests to Psychologists: • DAT • GATB • EDI • MMPI • Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire • All Millon Inventories • State-Trait Anxiety Inventory • TAT

  5. Kentucky • Montana • Wisconsin • Maryland • Ohio • North Carolina

  6. “mental health testing” vs.“psychological testing” What do you think?

  7. Summary • The counseling profession’s approach to testing is to focus on competency rather than credentials. • FACT (www.fairaccess.org) is here to help fight attempts to unfairly restrict counselors’ assessment practices. • Maybe it is time to give up “psychological testing” and use “mental health testing”.

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