PAR Launches Innovative Online Assessment Platform

LUTZ, Fla., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PARiConnect™, an online testing platform that gives qualified users Web-based access to a library of psychological assessment instruments, is now available.

PARiConnect provides a new delivery method for psychological assessments, but also enables users to save time and money. A client-centric design allows clinicians to manage their clients' demographic information, session and general notes, as well as their assessment history.

Psychologists and other qualified individuals can administer some of PAR's most popular assessments through PARiConnect, allowing testing to occur anywhere an Internet connection exists. The system also can be used to score paper-and-pencil assessments, create score reports, and interpret testing results. This system can be individualized to suit the specific needs of many types of users, including school psychologists, researchers, and clinicians.

PARiConnect's intuitive interface allows users to track test inventory, score forms, get results, purchase new assessments, and read score and interpretive reports through one easy-to-use and HIPAA-compliant system. Currently, 13 measures are available on the platform, including the NEO™ Personality Inventory 3 (NEO™-PI-3), the Personality Assessment Inventory™ (PAI®) family of products, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®) family of products, the Trauma Symptom Inventory™-2 (TSI™-2), and more.

To introduce users to this innovative assessment method, PAR is offering qualified individuals three free assessments and reports using the PARiConnect system. To begin using PARiConnect, users must register by visiting www.pariconnect.com or by calling 1.855.856.4266. There are no annual fees, and no subscription is required. An overview video of PARiConnect is available at: http://vimeo.com/56909647.

Founded in 1978, PAR is a leading publisher of assessment instruments, software, and other related materials. Over the past three decades, PAR has earned a reputation for providing customers with innovative assessment solutions and unparalleled customer service.

SOURCE PAR, Inc.