The Assessment Practice Research Network (APRN) is an organized collaborative network of researchers and practitioners dedicated to collaboratively studying and advancing the impact and clinical utility of psychological assessment. An extended description of the APRN and its past, ongoing, and future projects can be found below.
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Mission
The mission of the APRN is to initiate and sustain a program of high-quality and clinically meaningful research on the utility and impact of all contemporary approaches to psychological assessment. Our main aim is to continuously accumulate evidence through a sustained and scientifically robust program of research with constituent studies being true integrations of science and practice.
Long-Term Goal
The long-term goal of the APRN is to generate and distribute a comprehensive, diverse, and continuously growing body of work that can inform clinicians, educators, supervisors, students and trainees, researchers, consumers of psychological assessment, and the public about the applied value of evidence-based assessment and areas where improvement may be needed.
APRN Infrastructure
The APRN will function as a dynamic international consortium with four leadership committees and an open and diverse membership composed of collaborating researchers and practitioners.
Executive Committee
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- Ensure the APRN upholds its mission
- Network management and facilitation of inter-committee communication
- Management of membership and external collaborations
Ethics Committee
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- Ethical oversight of the APRN and reporting its conduct of research
Research Committee
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- Project management
- Oversight of data collection, data analysis, and dissemination of findings
- Proposal and design of APRN studies
Financial Committee
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- Financial management
- Identification of external funding opportunities
- Coordination of funding applications
General APRN Membership
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- Collaboration and participation in APRN studies
- Recommendations for future APRN projects and initiatives
