naming the adult informant report
John Williams
Hi group,
As I have begun pre-writing the technical chapters of the manual, it has occurred to me that we have not yet settled on a naming convention for the forms in the adult level. There are a few standard options that often go with self-report, such as “informant report,” “rated by others,” or simply “other report.” These assume that the self-report is called “Self-Report” and not simply “Self.” Although “self-report” would be the most standard, as you know the SPM forms are named according to their environment rather than by the rater. That is, whereas most tests have “Parent” and “Teacher” forms, the SPM has “Home” and “School” forms. As such, “Self” may seem to fit better with an environmental approach than “Self-Report,” which is rater driven This will help us also develop the exact title for the Adult form, rated by others. Note that there is no single environment that would always fit: that is, a “Home” form would be a misnomer when the person is living in an institutional setting. That said, Home would certainly make sense with all of the other levels: we would just have to make it clear that it can be used in other settings.
Would you all mind replying to this email with either general considerations on the naming model, or with specific names you think would fit?
Thank you !
John
John C. Williams, PhD
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Diane Parham
Hi John,
This sounds like an SPM author discussion topic -- so author buddies, let's plan a conference call.
I am following your reasoning, and I think it is a good idea to call the adult self-report form the "Self Form." I reflected a bit on the issue of the institutionalized adult or adolescent. I am assuming that some of these individuals may be able to fill
out the Self Form, so it sounds like you are thinking about what to call a form that is filled out by another adult who lives with the person being evaluated. I wonder if maybe we are going to have to name these adult forms in relation to who it is, rather
than environment. I'm thinking that "Self Form" would still work, as it is the person him/herself who is filling it out. The alternative form, if rated by spouse, roommate, or friend, could maybe be called the "Friend or Family Form." These are just my
first immediate thoughts . . . to be discussed further.
Diane
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John Williams
That’s an interesting idea, Diane. Why don’t we make the conference call for time that I can join in (9am Pacific or later) since this is an issue that has some parameters from the WPS that we will want to include in the development process.
John