Selection & Assessment Tools
"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?"
Luke 14 : 28
Selection & Assessment Tools
Listed below are a collection of resources regarding Selection and Assessment Tools. Some are articles and some are manuals – but all of them will be useful to a Vocation Promoter. Content will be added to this page so refer back for more later.
Articles on Psychological Assessment in Selection & Formation
- Psychological Assessment in Religious and Priestly Formation: This article – written in 2 parts – gives a comprehensive overview of using psychological assessment tools in religious and priestly life. It gives practical steps and guidelines for vocation promoters/formators to follow when applying these kinds of assessment options. Find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. The article has the added advantage of being written in an Indian context.
- Psychological Assessment of Applicants: This issue of Horizon magazine tackles this topic from various angles and will give a comprehensive understanding of the whole process.
NRVC Vocation Directors Manual
Church Documents
The documents below are primarily focused on the use of psychological assessment for priests & seminarians. However, the underlying principles will be applicable to all vocations.
- Pastores Dabo Vobis (On the Formation of Priests in the Circumstances of the Present Day) – Pope John Paul II, March 1992
- Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in the Admission and Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood – Congregation for Catholic Education, June 2008
- Guidelines for the use of Psychology in Seminary Admissions – USCCB, April 2015
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