Identify one historical event or development and discuss ways it has impacted th

Identify one historical event or development and discuss ways it has impacted the development of assessment in counseling. Distinguish between formal and informal assessment and explain how the historical event you selected might influence your use of formal and informal assessments in your future counseling practice. Then, describe one way you might use informal assessments and one way you might use formal assessments in your future counseling practice.
Finally, identify two skills you currently possess and two skills you need to further develop related to assessment that would help you fully integrate formal and informal assessment into your future counseling practice. Explain how you might further develop the skills you identified. Be specific and use examples to support your post.
Be sure to support your main discussion post with at least two references from the Learning Resources and current relevant literature. Ñ
To Prepare:
Review the Learning Resources for this week, including the videos.
Start thinking about the foundations of assessment and how the process of counseling and assessment come together in a counseling session.
Recall counseling skills from your techniques course.
Think about skills you may already possess and those you need to further develop related to assessment in order to fully integrate formal and informal assessments into your future counseling practice.
Neukrug, E. S., & Fawcett, R. C. (2015). Chapter 1: History of Testing and Assessment. In The essentials of testing and assessment: A practical guide for counselors, social workers, and psychologists (pp. 3-20). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
Juhnke, G. A. (1995). Mental health counseling assessment: Broadening one’s understanding of the client and the client’s presenting concerns. ERIC Digest, 1–6.
Hiebert, B. (1996). Using informal methods to assess client change. Guidance and Counseling, 11(4), 3–12.
Schafer, W. D., & ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, W. D. (1995). Assessment Skills for School Counselors. ERIC Digest. Retrieved from https://www.counseling.org/resources/library/eric%20digests/95-02.pdf
Wall, J. E. (2004). Why counselors shouldn’t let testing leave them behind. In G. R. Walz & J. C. Bleuer (Eds.) Vistas: Perspectives in counseling. (pp. 69–77). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC). About us. Retrieved from http://aarc-counseling.org/