Therapeutic Assessment with Brief Therapy:

A Single Case Study of an Elementary Student's School Refusal

Abstract

　Psychological assessments, such as intelligence testing, have two aspects: gathering information for treatment and therapeutic assessment, which directly link psychological assessment to patient assistance. This study examined a therapeutic assessment session using brief therapy questioning techniques, focusing on interaction and circular causality. In one particular case, this method was applied in the pediatrics department to a girl who was not attending school and her parents. The results indicated that the child's problem system changed significantly after one assessment session and one feedback session, followed by two follow-up sessions in which the chief complaint was resolved. This study examined a particular case, and although there are limitations to this study due to the absence of a control group and its focus on a single case, it remains important and worthwhile to examine the implementation of therapeutic intelligence testing for children using brief therapy perspectives.