Introduction: Assessment Complexities

Abstract

In this chapter we will begin by putting our interest in assessment into context and discussing briefly our research for the book. Then the influence of the process of assessment is discussed along with the interplay between this and counsellors’ theoretical homes and common techniques. The chapter will end with an explanation of what we see as ‘waves’ of theory, of what we call the theoretical ‘maps’ that appear in Chapters 4 to 9, and of our social-constructionist philosophy.