Clinical Assessment

Catalog description

This course addresses the theory, development, and application of assessment in a multicultural society. Utilizing a relational/systemic philosophy, students will explore fundamentals of psychological assessment for individuals, couples, and families. Topics include test construction as well as selection, interviewing, and interpretation of instruments commonly used in the assessment of therapy. Students will become familiar with a wide variety of assessment instruments and procedures including those used to assess personality, behavior, relationships, psychopathology, and risk as an evaluative component of clinical practice in marriage and family therapy. This course also examines ethical and cultural considerations in assessment.