Report writing can be time consuming and tedious, and it can keep psychologists and other mental health providers from being able to spend time on what they really value – assessment and treatment of patients and clients. 

Hiring a report writer is the cost-effective solution: it allows testing psychologists to devote more time to their clients and less time to administrative work. A report writer compiles draft reports according to the evaluator’s style preferences and client needs. 

Types of evaluations include:

• Psychological Evaluations (i.e., emotional, behavioral)
• Comprehensive Psychoeducational Evaluations (including IEEs)
• Cognitive Testing (IQ only)
• Vocational Assessments
• Parental Fitness Evaluations
• Bariatric Surgery Fitness Assessments
• Forensic Testing (i.e., assessment of dangerous, psychosexual evaluation)
• Neuropsychological Evaluations

Possible tasks of a psychological report writer include the following: 

• Drafting detailed client histories
• Reviewing client records
• Listening to meeting recordings (i.e., IEP, 504)
• Formatting scoring tables
• Entering test scores
• Adhering to test manual language
• Following APA style (or the evaluator’s style guide)
• Maintaining familiarity with DSM-5-TR criteria and ICD-10-CM coding
• Maintaining familiarity with assessment measures
• Writing interpretive summaries of test data (using knowledge of basic statistics)
• Drafting clinical impressions and recommendations based on the evaluator’s findings
• Ensuring that data is made readable for lay audiences and professional audiences alike
• Identifying validity and reliability concerns

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