Goldilocks Assessment Scenarios

In the Goldilocks and the Three Assessment Scenarios, in the scenario when Dr. Nelsen was “too cold”, the counselor seemed to only give the client the information that they would need. Dr. Nelsen did not explain the assessment. Dr. Nelson seemed harsh and she also seemed that she really did not care about the client or the assessment. This may make a client nervous about taking the assessment. The client had questions that the counselor did not answer. Dr. Nelson rushed the client through the assessment, and made the client to believe that he his answers were wrong. The counselor seemed to discourage the client from taking the assessment in general, because the counselor assumed that the client wouldn’t do well on the assessment. The counselor

Dr Nelsen explained how much time that that the client had to do the assessment, and asked if the client any other questions that they would have while taking the assessment. The counselor and the client also talked about when they can get the results of the assessment and assured the client when was a good time to retake the assessment. In the “just right” assessment, the counselor explained all the details of the assessment and the reason for why the client needed to take the assessment. Dr. Nelsen was sure that the client would understand the assessment, so that the client was not confused about the assessment. She properly explained to the client that the client would need to take this assessment so that the client can go back to work. She also explained to the client that he has an option to retake the assessment if he needs to retake the assessment. She also explained to the client that the results would be explained to him the results of the assessment, but the results would not be available until later in the week, and the therapist made sure that the they would explain in terms that the client would understand about the context of the assessment (Whiston,