our neighbor tells you that his eleven-year-old daughter has been having behavior and academic problems in school. "Her teacher recommended taking her to the pediatrician to get a prescription for Ritalin," he said. In a well-thought-out paper integrating information from the learning resources and module readings, make an argument for why your neighbor should first have his daughter evaluated by a clinical psychologist.

Discuss the types of assessment tools the psychologist might use in his or her evaluation and how these tools would help in guiding diagnosis and treatment. Make sure to use appropriate sources of information that ground your argument in well-established, empirically sound science and practice.

This paper should be written as a coherent essay that is around seven hundred words, and formatted in AAPPAA Style. You are encouraged to include insights in your recommendations as you address the key issues outlined above.

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