Testing & Assessment in Community/School

Catalog description

This course is designed to examine individual and group approaches to formal and informal counseling testing and assessment techniques used in the community and schools. The course includes an examination of the various assessments, use of collaborative information, clarification of assessment concepts, tests selection for various populations, test administration, results interpretation, statistically relevant measures, and ethical and legal issues relative to assessment. Throughout the course, interactive exercises, such as observation, immersive studies, and discussion exercises are provided to assist in applying the information and to assist in facilitating the integration of the material into assessment, administration, and interpretation. This course addresses the growing trends of assessment in the counseling profession in various settings within community and school systems.