Test-Retest Considerations with the Rorschach Test (1.5 CEs)
SPA E-Learning Center
These four presentations cover the various ways in which Rorschach re-test findings are utilized in different settings. The first presentation discusses change over time using two case examples. One case involves test-retest formally, and the second case involves initial test and then inferences about what Rorschach change might look like based on an intensive treatment but without a second Rorschach test. The second paper reviews test-retest complexities in a child analysis. The third paper discusses test-retest considerations in a transgender client. The fourth paper raises questions about the meaning of retest with a case illustration. This latter paper, originally prepared by Dr. Bruce Smith, will be presented in his honor by Dr. James Kleiger.
Chair
Jed Yalof | Immaculata University and Austen Riggs Center
Discussant
Jed Yalof | Immaculata University and Austen Riggs Center
Goals & Objectives
- List at least two Rorschach structural variables relevant to assessing changes in affect regulation over the course treatment.
- Learn how Rorschach re-test results can reveal important aspects of psychotherapeutic relationships.
- Learn how Rorschach re-test results can be studied using Schafer's method for assessing change/time.
- Learn to identify two Rorschach variables that might be used to assess therapeutic change.
Context Considerations in Rorschach Testing
Jed Yalof | Immaculata University Immaculata PA and Austen Riggs Clinic Stockbridge MA
Rorschach Assessment Before and After A Four-Year Child Analysis
Anthony D. Bram | Private Practice Lexington MA and Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
In Transition: Change in a Transgender Patient
Christina Biedermann | Private Practce and Adler School of Professional Psychology
To the Last Presentation - Retest Findings: What Do They Really Mean?
The Late Bruce Smith (Read By James Kleiger | Private Practice, Bethesda, MD)