| Abstract: | Reports on a count of the psychological reports--and the average number of words per report--completed by the author, a civil service staff psychologist working within a state school for the mentally retarded, over a period of 4 years. The work of the clinical psychologist in this setting involves primarily testing and evaluation. The neatly descending hierarchy of both number of reports and average quantity per report testifies to the insidious effects of institutional rut, at least upon assessment procedures. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
