“…For instance, a large percentage of school counselors analyze standardized test scores to find gaps and respond with appropriate interventions (American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2012), are involved in child study teams in which the need to understand and interpret educational and psychological tests is critical, and tend to use assessment instruments at least three times a week (Blacher, Murray‐Ward, & Uellendahl, 2005; Ekstrom et al, 2004). Meanwhile, 73% of clinical mental health counselors report use of assessment in their work (Peterson et al, in press), and mental health counselors are increasingly using sound psychometrically based instruments to demonstrate evidence of positive client outcomes for funding agencies, insurance companies, and others (Marotta & Watts, 2007; Studer, Oberman, & Womack, 2006). Of course, counselors in all specialty areas use assessment instruments to increase student and client self‐awareness and for case conceptualization (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2010; Rudy & Levinson, 2008).…”