Question: Dr. Munn received a referral from Texas Workforce Solutions for Kathya, an immigrant fifteen-year-old from South America. TWS wanted to know Kathya's intellectual standing
Dr. Munn received a referral from Texas Workforce Solutions for Kathya, an immigrant fifteen-year-old from South America. TWS wanted to know Kathya's intellectual standing for schooling purposes since she speaks some English, but her primarily language is a different and rare language/dialect. Dr. Munn decided to conduct a psychological evaluation using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. After assessing Kathya with he WAIS he diagnosed her with a Learning Disability and encouraged that she be retained a grade level so she may have additional opportunity to learn English. What APA ethical violations did Dr. Munn commit? Explain and be sure to provide the codes violated. Think! Keep in mind measurement standardization, language barrier, measurement applicability, measurement fairness, but also best practice and service to all. When answering keep the following in mind: a. Assess whether Dr. Munn should have anticipated any issues when selecting assessments. b. What should have Dr. Munn have done before moving forward with the evaluation? c. What should Dr. Munn have taken into account when "making a decision/diagnosis" based on the assessment? (Keep into account the difference between an assessment and an evaluation!) Guidelines
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