An academic text exploring providing an integrated and easily implemented framework for improving psychoeducational reports based on the evidence and broad recommendations currently available in the literature. Practical strategies and examples are provided to illustrate the use of the model in a school-based setting.

Advice for psychologists who want to turn their findings into clearer, more helpful insights for patients, providers and others. he tests have been conducted and the observations compiled. For some psychologist practitioners, the most daunting step still awaits: how best to convey the complexities of what’s been learned about an individual in a single report.
Developing and honing psychological assessment report writing skills is not easy, says Hadas Pade, PsyD, an assistant professor at Alliant International University’s California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, who co-leads workshops on writing meaningful reports. Report writing is sometimes given short shrift in psychology training programs, she says, which focus more on teaching test administration, scoring and interpretations.

Making time for writing reports should be a top priority as you build or grow your testing practice. Otherwise you’re at risk for getting overwhelmed, burning out, delivering a late product, and wrecking your reputation in the process. Here are some things that have worked for me and others I know