WPS strongly discourages dissemination of psychological assessments to those not qualified to use and interpret them. Although WPS deeply appreciates and values the role of parents and guardians in the assessment process, our policy position is that only qualified professionals should have direct access to raw data, assessment questions, answer sheets, scoring keys and interpretive materials, and that psychological assessment materials should be withheld from the public record.

If a parent believes they require access to these materials, and the parent is not a qualified professional, our recommendation is that the parent review the materials solely under counsel of someone who is qualified, in which event reproductions should not be necessary.

Our concern goes beyond copyright, itself an important consideration: By limiting the access of psychological material to qualified professionals, we protect the security and integrity of assessment questions, prevent possible compromise to the objectivity and fairness of the assessment process, and safeguard a child's responses from unqualified interpretation.