The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) by Leslie Morey, PhD, is a useful tool for psychopathology screening, clinical diagnosis, and treatment planning. This workshop dives into learning more about the foundations of PAI, its scales and areas it measures, and its utility in the Philippine setting. Test administration and scoring will be taught as well.
Participatants will also be involved in a critical discussion of analyzing and interpreting PAI results using case samples, and are given the opportunity to incorporate these into a brief written psychological report.
At the end of this 4-hour workshop, participants can expect to:
- Explain the theoretical framework of the PAI and its clinical utility in screening, diagnosis, and treatment planning
- Identify the 22 non-overlapping scales (Validity, Clinical, Treatment, and Interpersonal) and their relevance to the local clinical population
- Interpret PAI profiles using a systematic approach to identify psychopathology symptoms
- Write and critique psychological report vignettes that integrate PAI findings to create a holistic picture of a client
- Evaluate psychological report writing through a respectful peer-critique process, identifying best practices for professional communicatio