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| Semester: | Spring 2024 |
| Number: | 0502-630-001 |
| Instructor: | Robinann Mcgonigle-Pope |
| Days: | Monday 4:00 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Blodgett Hall 201 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
For majors only |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
This class will familiarize the student with the basic tools that clinicians utilize to assess and diagnose psychopathology. Projective tests such as the Rorschach, TAT, and figure drawings will be discussed. Objective tests of personality such as the MMPI and the Millon Multi-Axial Inventory will also be covered. Tests of cognitive functioning such as the WAIS that have relevance for personality assessment will be discussed. The role of the structured clinical interview in personality assessment will be examined. The Mental Status Examination and the Social History will be reviewed as part of a thorough assessment process. The relationship between personality assessment and formal psychiatric diagnosis according to the DSM-IV will be examined. The general forms of psychopathology (i.e. depression, anxiety, personality disorders, psychoses, etc.) to be detected through clinical assessment will be covered. |
| Learning Goals: |
Throughout the course and upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to demonstrate working knowledge and ability in the various domains of clinical assessment as they relate to the field of mental health counseling. Consequently, The primary learning objectives of the course are for the student to: demonstrate working knowledge of the ethical standards of professional organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling. be able to identify, utilize, and critique the assessment instruments and techniques relevant to career planning and decision making. understand the historical perspectives concerning the nature and meaning of assessment understand and demonstrate working knowledge of the basic concepts of standardized and nonstandardized testing and other assessment techniques, including norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessment, environmental assessment, performance assessment,2individual and group tests and inventory methods, psychological testing, mental status exams, and behavioral observations. demonstrate working knowledge of the statistical concepts utilized in the field of clinical assessment, including scales of measurement, measures of central tendency, indices of variability, shapes and types of distributions, and correlations. understand and be able to explain concepts such as reliability (i.e., theory of measurement error, models of reliability, and the use of reliability information) and validity (i.e., evidence of validity, types of validity, and the relationship between reliability, and validity) when discussing issues relating to clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals, groups and specific populations. demonstrate working knowledge of the social and cultural factors related to the assessment and evaluation of individuals, groups, and specific populations understand and be able to employ ethical strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment and evaluation instruments and techniques in counseling. apply and adhere to ethical and legal standards in clinical mental health counseling. know the principles and models of assessment, case conceptualization, theories of human development, and concepts of “normalcy” and psychopathology leading to diagnoses and appropriate counseling treatment plans. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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