Question

What responsibility do professional psychological organizations have in managing or guiding online assessment instruments? How could guidance be provided?

Answer 1

Key responsibilities professional psychological organizations have to maintain conduction assessment instruments.

• The psychologist who is giving out instruction and doing all the scoring should be trained and competent.
• There should be Maintainance of confidentiality
• Informed consent should be taken.
• Ensuring Integrity of all psychometric properties of the test.
• Maintainance of reliability and validity by following standardized procedures
• Controlling external confounding variables by using a noise-free environment, good internet connection, and asking the client to be away from any distractions.
• Cultural considerations should be kept in mind.
• Recognizing various modifications, changes, and limitations.

Guidance can be provided by various means of the internet and telecommunication. This is done in a controlled environment, where both client and the therapist are situated in distraction-free context. Further, there are some guidelines and rules which are followed in the face to face session/interaction.