New Standard in Adolescent Personality Assessment Now Available From Pearson
NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 01, 2016 -- Pearson, in partnership with the University of Minnesota Press, today launched the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent Restructured Form™ (MMPI-A-RF™), the most up-to-date, empirically based personality assessment for use with adolescents. Now available on Q-global, Pearson’s web-based system for assessment administration, scoring and reporting, the MMPI-A-RF aids clinical, school and counseling psychologists in problem identification, diagnosis and treatment planning for adolescents ages 14 to 18.
The MMPI-A-RF mirrors the structure of the well-known Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-RF® (MMPI-2-RF®), the most recent version for use with adults. Clinicians can use the MMPI-A-RF for diagnosis and treatment planning in a variety of settings; early identification of potential problems and possible root causes; information sharing with parents, teachers, and others in the adolescent’s support network; and decision making for appropriate referrals.
“With today’s launch of the MMPI-A-RF, we are setting a new standard in adolescent personality assessment by building on the foundation of the MMPI-2-RF,” said Beverly Kaemmer, manager of the University of Minnesota Press Test Division, publisher of the MMPI suite of tests.
Hope Goldberg, Ph.D., who uses the MMPI-A-RF with clients in her private practice in adult and adolescent clinical neuropsychology in Pasadena, California, said, “With outstanding psychometric properties, theoretically driven hierarchical organization, and clinically relevant scales, the MMPI-A-RF is now the most comprehensive measure available for assessing and understanding adolescent emotional, interpersonal, and behavioral functioning and personality characteristics.”
The MMPI-A-RF joins more than 65 other assessments on Q-global, the only scoring and reporting system that features today's leading assessments on a simple-to-use, web-based interface that is accessible anytime, anywhere. Q-global offers clinicians 24/7 secure, web-based access and portability. In addition, clinicians can order tests online when they need them to support their practice. Q-global allows for on-demand, reliable scoring and expansive and comprehensive reporting solutions not available through hand scoring. The test will also be available on Q Local™, Pearson’s software-based scoring and reporting system.
“As the exclusive distributor of the MMPI tests, Pearson is proud to provide this new assessment to clinicians via Q-global. Now clinicians who work with adolescents can leverage the power of the MMPI-A-RF combined with the latest digital technology to gain the insights that they need, anytime, anywhere,” said Aurelio Prifitera, Ph.D., managing director of Pearson’s clinical assessment group.
About Pearson
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Pearson’s Clinical Assessment group provides a comprehensive portfolio of research-based instruments to help clinicians develop insights that support evaluations and shape treatment plans. For more information about Pearson Clinical Assessment visit http://www.pearsonclinical.com.
About The University of Minnesota Press
The publication program of the University of Minnesota Press Test Division focuses on well-researched tests of personality, including the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). The division's long-established research and development program actively supports the tests published by the Press. The division is also committed to facilitating translations of its tests. For more information visit http://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division.
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