“Welcome to the seventh edition of Assessment in Counseling: Procedures and Practices! The purpose of this book is to provide information about the various assessment procedures that are specifically relevant for practicing counselors across a variety ofsettings. The book showcases how these assessment procedures can be applied throughout the counseling process; emphasizes the selection, interpretation, and communication of assessment findings; and highlights the basic principles of ability, intelligence, career, and personality assessment. It stresses the importance of integrating assessment findings with other information about the client. One primary assumption undergirds this text: Counselors engage in assessment practices every day, and these practices affect relationships, treatment decisions, and culturally responsive counseling. Furthermore, assessment involves both quantitative and qualitative approaches”–