Brad M Merker's research while affiliated with University of Nebraska at Lincoln and other places

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Research on breaking bad news has involved undergraduates, medical students, and physicians. However, to date, no studies have examined how, or whether, psychologists are trained to break bad news, as well as their current practice of breaking bad news. This mixed methods study explored the training and practice of 329 licensed psychologists/APA me...

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... While not all evaluations that include assessment (e.g., forensic evaluations) are followed with a formal feedback session, this should be explained to a client in advance (APA, 2013). It is unacceptable not to provide feedback because of anxiety about presenting "bad news" to clients (Merker et al., 2010) or not wanting to provide feedback about invalid test performance (Carone et al., 2010). ...