Professional Advocacy: Access Issues in Testing David Kaplan ACA Chief Professional Officer ACA Institute For Leadership Training July 2009

Fair Access Coalition on Testing

Mission FACT is an independent organization of professionals dedicated to the protection and support of public access to professionals and organizations who have demonstrated competence in the administration and interpretation of assessment instruments, including psychological tests.

Indiana Proposal to restrict 237 tests to Psychologists : –DAT –GATB –EDI –MMPI –Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire –All Millon Inventories –State-Trait Anxiety Inventory –TAT

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“mental health testing” vs. “psychological testing” What do you think?

Summary The counseling profession’s approach to testing is to focus on competency rather than credentials. The counseling profession’s approach to testing is to focus on competency rather than credentials. FACT ( is here to help fight attempts to unfairly restrict counselors’ assessment practices. FACT ( is here to help fight attempts to unfairly restrict counselors’ assessment practices. Maybe it is time to give up “psychological testing” and use “mental health testing”. Maybe it is time to give up “psychological testing” and use “mental health testing”.