Writing Multimethod Assessment Reports

Abstract

This chapter highlights the main issues most relevant to effective report writing. It also introduces a few new ideas, such as alternative report formats to consider and a focus on social justice often lacking in the field. The chapter is based on the underlying assumption that psychologists are utilizing a multimethod and collaborative assessment process. The chapter is organized into three sections: (1) social justice factors that relate to language, hazards of assessment, and integrating person-in-context; (2) contextual factors that impact assessment writing; and (3) process and organizational factors related to data integration, report format, writing style, and general organization. The chapter concludes with a few suggestions for writing strong reports.