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Counseling Software Evaluations:
Psychological Problems
reviewed by: M. Denise Menchaca (GWCC); Fred Wieck (PVCC)

evaluation summary
1. Overall, how would you rate this program?

| | Excellent       | | Good       |X| Fair       | | Poor

Textual information is accurate and current. The program is quite easy to operate. Program could use a purpose statement and better directions separating how to answer questions and ... I got bored with the software.
2. Please describe specific strengths, weaknesses, and/or limitations of the program.
Too much text to read; words are high level; glare on the screen makes it hard to read - better if white words on black background; questions are not clearly marked.
3. Would you recommend this program?

| | Yes       |X| No

4. If you indicated "yes" to Question 3 above, in what settings would you use this program?

| | Courses:
| | The Learning Lab:
| | Client Counseling situations:

Quality of Program Components
Defintely
Yes		 Somewhat Defintely
No
5 4 3 2 1 N/A
1. The program directions are clear.
Some potential confusion as to how one enters a response to the questions.		 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
2. Students can easily use the software independently.
My belief is that some students would be confused about operating the software.		 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
3. The purposes of the program are clearly communicated.
No purpose statement what so ever.		 | | | | | | | | |X| | |
4. The program content is accurate.
Generate desciptions of the cause(s), then symptoms and treatment of various psychological disorders.		 |X| | | | | | | | | | |
5. The content is appropriately sequenced.
Text descripbes the theoretical causes, then symptoms, then treatment of psychological disorders.		 |X| | | | | | | | | | |
6. The program content is up-to-date.
Satisfactory.		 | | |X| | | | | | | | |
7. The information provided in the feedback is helpful.
Satisfactory.		 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
8. The tone and style of the program are appropriate for community college students.
Satisfactory.		 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
9. The program's visual presentation is appropriate for community college students.
Satisfactory.		 | | | | |X| | | | | | |
10. The program represents the diversity of our student population.
Satisfactory.		 | | | | | | | | | | |X|
Ideas For Uses of the Software
Uses in the classroom:
How would you use this program or a particular part of this program in a classroom lesson? (List and explain the specific steps you would do so that another faculty member could clearly understand how to use this program in the classroom)

Uses in the Client Counseling:
How would you use this program in a client counseling situation? (List and explain the specific steps you would do so that another counselor could clearly understand how to use this program in a client setting)