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General donations to the TAI support costs of trainings, scholarships for students and new professionals to be trained in TA, and the development of training materials. All donations are tax deductible, as the TAI is recognized as a 501c3 organization by the US Internal Revenue Service. To make targeted donations for a specific project or purpose, please contact Dale Rudin.

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Upcoming Events

May

An Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment

This two-day, 9-hour workshop is designed for professionals and graduate students interested in learning about the Therapeutic Assessment model developed by Stephen Finn and his colleagues. Therapeutic Assessment (TA) is a highly individualized and collaborative approach to psychological assessment that often leads to growth for clients. Participants...

May

Inaugural Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) Multimethod Assessment Conference

6 W o r k s h o p s , O p e n i n g a n d C l o s i n g P l e n a r i e s , 6 2 p r e s e n t a t i o n s f r o m 1 1 c o u n t r i e s ( A r g e n t i n a , B e l g i u m , B r a z i l , H u n g a r y , I s r a e l , I t a l y , J a p a n , M e x i c o , S l o v e n i a , S w i t z e r l a n d , U . S . ) , F r i d a y R e c e p t i o n .

治疗性评估概述

治疗评估如何产生治疗变化？

Finn and Tonsager（1997）从理论上认为，治疗性评估可以帮助当事人：1)确认他们对自己的某些看法，2)提供他们关于自我的新信息和更大的自我效能感，3)帮助当事人感受被理解和接受。Finn（2008）强调，最近的证据表明，所有人类都有被看到、理解和接受的基本需要，并假设治疗性评估是治愈性的，因为它满足了这些需求。Finn（2007）认为，治疗性评估有助于当事人探索更连贯、准确、富有同情心和有用的“故事”，这些新的“观察”方式帮助当事人探索“行动”的新方法。同样地，Tharinger, Finn, Hersh, Wilkinson, Christopher, and Tran（2008）指出，许多父母来接受评估时，对他们的孩子的理解不完整或不准确。临床医生可以使用治疗性评估，特别是来自心理测试的洞察，来帮助父母培养更多的同理心和对他们孩子的理解。正在进行的研究正在检验这些以及其他关于治疗性评估如何以及为什么会在当事人中产生积极变化的机制。