Assessment in Family Practice

Catalog description

This course on assessment in family practice is designed to familiarize students with ways to recognize, describe, and assess clinical problems using a systemic framework that is integrated with psychological assessment skills. Through readings, class exercises, assignments and class participation, students will learn about integrating diagnostic skills based on the DSM-5 and conducting diagnostic interviews with conducting systemic assessments using reliable and valid systemic assessment tools when working with couples and families. Students will learn how to apply systemic assessment data to developing treatment plans. This course will use testing to help prepare students for the national licensing examination.