Section I: PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT. 1. Assessment in Counseling. 2. Basic Assessment Principles. 3. Reliability. 4. Validity and Item Analysis. 5. Instrument Selection, Administration, Scoring, and Communicating Results. Section II: OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT AREAS. 6. Initial Assessment in Counseling. 7. Intelligence and General Ability Testing. 8. Assessing Achievement and Aptitude: Applications for Counseling. 9. Assessment in Career Counseling. 10. Appraisal of Personality. 11. Assessment in Marriage and Family Counseling. Section III: APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES. 12. Assessment and Diagnosis. 13. Using Assessment in Counseling. 14. Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment. 15. Issues Related to Assessment with Special Populations. 16. Technological Applications and Future Trends. Glossary.