On 16 Mar 2004 13:44:38 GMT, (Fern5827) wrote:

Greg sent in and this bears repeating:

Subject: Parent Stress Index another idiotic indicator list
From: (Greg Hanson)
Date: 3/15/2004 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

Who at a Child Protection agency is qualified and
bonded (malpractice) to interpret such a test?

It's Voo Doo.

Keep in mind that most CPS caseworkers are NOT
even licensed or qualified Social Workers.

If they WERE, they would quickly be aware that
even they are NOT qualified to interpret such
a survey, for doing so violates ethical code.

It's unethical for an unqualified person to
interpret such stuff, but they can "play dumb".

I would challenge you to prove any reliable
means for an unskilled, unqualified person
to predict human behavior.

With the education that CPS caseworkers have,
they might as well be reading tea leaves,
chicken entrails or astrological signs.

All of the pro-CPS defenses come up because
you people know that such instruments are
unethical garbage.




As a matter of fact, the most vaunted psychological test the MMPI, is
really
only meant for a very small subset of folks.

Oh? Which "subset" is that, Sage?

It has been extended, contrary to the group it is normed for to all
sorts of
really unusual uses. Custody evaluators, for example.

A citation please? And who or what are "custody evaluators?"

the MMPI is not administered by CPS caseworkers. Why would you bring
it up in this discussion?

It may be administered to a client, but only by qualified
practitioners.

Possibly you are mistaken, Melon?

http://www.healthpsych.com/testing.html

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......so, Plant, has you anything to say, other than "I'm" "stalking"
"you?" R R R R R

Kane