going for my psych evaluation right now

[taweedeegirl 68]

wish me luck ????????????

[dhrguru 1,238]

Luck!

[taweedeegirl 68]

Luck!

it was over in 15 mins.. ????????????

he said he approves me..????????

still need my first nutrition appt..Uuugh!!!

[CandyCrushVSG 27]

That was fast!! I had two and both lasted an hour I won't know for a whole week if im approved by them eek!

[dhrguru 1,238]

Thare exactly how mine went.. 15 minutes, approved and done!

Your one step closer!

[smiranda 55]

Had 2 psych evals which were about 45 minutes each. Those were the longest 45 minutes of my life.

[MsAlaineus 63]

Mine was on a computer. 10 minutes, tops.

I had to wait a week for results though.

[taweedeegirl 68]

45 mins??

for what.

and 2 eval??

pleeez idk y they even bother making ppl jump through hoops.. smh

[SkyDreams 5]

Mine was about half an hour and was basically a series of true or false questions. It was on a computer.

[smiranda 55]

It's all about the $$$$ I even had homework to do. As if I didn't have enough to do with school homework and work on top of homework.

Edited April 18, 2015 by smiranda

[MSWMike 22]

As a mental health professional myself, I am skeptical of any psych eval that is under an hour. The clinician needs adequate time to get to know you, collect information, and assess you. In my experience, evaluations take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending upon the clinician, practice, and insurance.

[SkyDreams 5]

As a mental health professional myself, I am skeptical of any psych eval that is under an hour. The clinician needs adequate time to get to know you, collect information, and assess you. In my experience, evaluations take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending upon the clinician, practice, and insurance.

What are your thoughts on the mmpi-2?

[MSWMike 22]

I have not used this tool personally. I know that it is widely used and has good reliability and validity. Since it's a battery of questions that the person needs to answer, how "good" it is really depends on the person who takes the test. If they are truly honest, then good results will follow. If they lie, then the results won't mean much.

As a clinician, I take into account all of the evaluations that a client has had and incorporate my own questions, etc. to help me understand where a client is. Is it time consuming? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely.

As a mental health professional myself, I am skeptical of any psych eval that is under an hour. The clinician needs adequate time to get to know you, collect information, and assess you. In my experience, evaluations take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending upon the clinician, practice, and insurance.

What are your thoughts on the mmpi-2?

[SkyDreams 5]

I have not used this tool personally. I know that it is widely used and has good reliability and validity. Since it's a battery of questions that the person needs to answer, how "good" it is really depends on the person who takes the test. If they are truly honest, then good results will follow. If they lie, then the results won't mean much.

As a clinician, I take into account all of the evaluations that a client has had and incorporate my own questions, etc. to help me understand where a client is. Is it time consuming? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely.

As a mental health professional myself, I am skeptical of any psych eval that is under an hour. The clinician needs adequate time to get to know you, collect information, and assess you. In my experience, evaluations take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending upon the clinician, practice, and insurance.

What are your thoughts on the mmpi-2?

I would have much preferred that. When I was done I remember feeling like I wanted to explain some of my answers but they were just true or false with no space to put an explanation.

[MSWMike 22]

I agree. Surveys don't allow for a "well it depends" type of response. That's one limitation of surveys. To help provide a clearer picture, I always gather additional data from a client.

You may see the terms "quantitative" and "qualitative" data being used. The former refers to numbers; the latter refers to words. Neither type of data is perfect, but when you use the two together, you get a better picture. Kind if like watching 480p with just one of the types of data and 1080p with both.

I would have much preferred that. When I was done I remember feeling like I wanted to explain some of my answers but they were just true or false with no space to put an explanation.