Respond to both (1 & 2) post below of 2 learners. What reactions do you have to the ideas presented? Include examples from the course readings, scholarly literature, and practical experiences to support your perspective, and raise questions to continue the discussion.

1. The BDI-II has been used for depression and mood disorders. Administeringthe assessment is a 5-10 minute process and the test addresses the past two weeks. This gives a better range to evaluate depression.The BDI-II represents a highly successful revision of an acknowledged standard in the measurement of depressed mood. The revision has improved upon the original by updating the items to reflect contemporary diagnostic criteria for depression and utilizing state-of-the-art psychometric techniques to improve the discriminative properties of the instrument.Farmer argues that test developers were not rigorous enough in evaluating the effectiveness of the assessment, that the test manual is too concise, and that the sample used to generate cut scores did not include adequate racial, geographic, and socioeconomic level diversity (Arbisi & Farmer, 2001).When diagnosing mental disorders clients' socioeconomic and cultural experiences should be considered everytime. According to the ACA Code of Ethics, Counselors need to recognize that culture affects how clients' challenges are experienced and presented. Counselors are professionally obligated to carefully consider the validity, reliability, psychometric limitations, of instruments when selecting assessments that are appropriate for their client.

Arbisi, P. A., & Farmer, R., F. (2001). Beck Depression InventoryII.The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook.

2. Level A requires no qualifications or competency. Level B requires a master's degree in psychology or education and some appropriatetraining in the assessment or membership in a professional association that requires their members to have assessment training.Level C requires the person to have a doctoratedegree in either psychology or education, the appropriate training and experience in counseling assessment. Level Q requires a background that is relative to the assessment along with training in the ethical use, administration and interpretation of said tests (Naugle, 2009). In Maryland, Level B through level Q are required to administer assessments in the counseling setting. When I become a licensedcounselor I will be level B which includes300 hours of supervision and completing training.