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An important goal of psychological assessment is to increase the validity of clinical judgments. Judgments about a client’s behavior problems, factors that contribute to those problems, and the best strategies of intervention with a client should be more valid when based on accurate information from psychological assessment.
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Haynes, S.N., O’Brien, W.H. (2000). Functional Psychological Assessment and Clinical Judgment. In: Principles and Practice of Behavioral Assessment. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-47469-9_3
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