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Criterion I. Distinctiveness A proficiency differs from other proficiencies or similar psychological procedures in its body of knowledge and professional application relevant to one or more parameters of practice and provides evidence of these distinctions with respect to the parameters of practice specified in Criterion III and with regard to training and education specified in Criterion II to follow. 1. Proposed title of new proficiency: Personality Assessment 2. Provide a brief description of the proficiency (e.g., one or two sentences that would adequately describe the proficiency for the public.) Personality Assessment involves the administration, scoring, and interpretation of empirically supported measures of personality traits and styles in order to: a) refine clinical diagnoses; b) structure and inform psychological interventions; and c) increase the accuracy of behavioral prediction in a variety of contexts and settings (e.g., clinical, forensic, organizational, educational). 3. Provide a detailed description of how this proposed proficiency differs from and is similar to existing proficiency practices. The comparison and differentiation must cover the parameters of practice that are identified as defining the proficiency in Criterion III below: a) specific population(s), b) psychological, biological, or social problem, c) procedure and techniques. Distinctiveness of Personality Assessment Personality Assessment is distinct from the proficiencies currently recognized by the American Psychological Association in that it requires expertise in the use of empirically supported measures of personality traits and styles in several applied settings. Proper administration, scoring, and interpretation of personality tests and measures require specialized training and experience. Because Personality Assessment involves appraisal, clarification, and integration of often conflicting and ambiguous evidence and evaluation of multiple hypotheses, it requires consid