Participants will:

· be invited to submit topic requests and questions to the presenter prior to the workshop, so that the content may be tailored as much as possible to participants’ needs;

· be able to distinguish between psychological testing and other methods of psychological assessment (e.g., the mental status exam, structured clinical interviews, etc.)

· learn the common referral questions/situations that may lead to psychological tests being administered to deaf adults;

· learn a five-step method for judging the appropriateness of a given psychological test for use with deaf adults whose primary communication modality is a signed language;

· learn when “deaf norms” are and are not useful in psychological testing with deaf adults;

· become familiar with selected psychological tests commonly used by examiners who are well-versed in deaf and signed language issues to assess IQ, certain cognitive functions (e.g., attention, memory), English language proficiency, activities of daily living, personality, and psychopathology, including the tests’ structure, instructions, and how examinees are expected to respond (where practicable, certain tests will be shown visually);

· have the opportunity to discuss test instruction translation strategies with the presenter and other workshop participants, including when the sometimes-iconic nature of signs may impede an examiner’s objective when conveying test questions or instructions;

· learn about popular psychological tests that may be problematic when employed with deaf persons and how to advise examiners in this regard;

· learn how language deprivation manifested by some deaf examinees should impact the selection and administration of psychological tests, including which tests that may be useful in such situations;

· receive resource information regarding research, other relevant testing literature, and national experts/programs in the field of psychological assessment with deaf adults.