Federal Guidelines and Assessment Reports

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* Identify the federal guidelines - statutory, case law, and APA - for psychological tests.

Psychological testing as outlined in the "Standards for educational and psychological testing guidelines" (AERA, 1999) provide guidelines that are focused on two specific objectives: (a) imparting the core knowledge and skills essential to those who use tests to make decisions, or formulate policies that affect the lives of test takers, and (b) noting the expertise that test users in specific contexts must have when administering, and interpreting tests and test results.

Relative to federal guidelines that underpin statues, and case law, the legality associated with the guidelines relates to the matter of individual rights such as in the cases: employment, disability, intelligence, etc. For instance, an individual's reputation and job prospects are at stake. without federal guidelines to protect his, or her rights. If a person is inappropriately diagnosed due to biased assessments, his or her emotional stability, competence, or personal acceptability can be compromised (e.g., loyalty, trustworthiness] (Creech,1966).

As an example, a person's medical records containing information based on a psychiatric evaluation and/or psychological reports from his or her juvenile past could jeopardize his or her choices for employment due to biased, or unassessed information.

By way of definition, statutory Law is the term that is noted to describe laws that are written and regulated by a legislative body (branch of government that make laws). Statutory laws vary from regulatory or administrative laws (governing and/or executive agencies) and common law, or the law created by prior court decisions. common law, which is subject to interpretation in its application by the court, statutory laws are generally strictly construed by courts. "Strict construction means that courts are .... bound by its expressed terms.

As legislative enactments, a bill becomes a statuary law after it is proposed in the legislature, and voted upon in the executive branch to be signed into law as a ...