Psychological Assessment II

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Concentration on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the Stanford Binet-Revised and Weschsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised and an introduction to the theory and application of specialized tests, such as the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, Vineland Social Maturity Scales, McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, and Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised. The Wide Range Achievement Test and other psychoeducational assessment procedures will also be discussed. Stress will be placed on developing overall assessment capabilities, developing observational skills, formulating assessment-intervention links, preparing developmental histories, and understanding diagnostic and recommendation aspects of report preparation. This course will include at least six hours of training in multicultural issues and at least three hours of training in ethical issues.