Therapeutic Assessment With the MMPI-2(from the publicity materials) Therapeutic Assessment (TA) is a paradigm in which psychological testing is used as the centerpiece of a brief psychotherapeutic intervention. Although TA typically relies upon a variety of tests and methods to address clients' problems in living, it has been practiced and studied extensively using just the MMPI-2 as a focus for in-depth exploration. In this chapter, after a general discussion of TA, we focus on TA with the MMPI-2. Therapeutic Assessment is a relatively new brief psychotherapy that uses psychological tests to help clients explore and reach new understandings about their problems in living. The MMPI-2 has been shown in several controlled studies to be an effective centerpiece for Therapeutic Assessment, and detailed instructions and case examples now exist to help clinicians learn the procedures of TA with the MMPI-2. Further research is needed on the mechanisms underlying TA and on the types of clients for whom it is most suited. At this point, TA shows the most promise with clients who voluntarily participate in an assessment in hopes of understanding themselves better and improving their lives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)https://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/bibliography/2000-2009/2006/finn_therapeutic_2006https://www.upress.umn.edu/logo.png