Psychoed Assess II

Catalog description

This the second in the two course sequence covering the basics of psychological assessment of children and youth. This course builds on competencies from 7610 and covers assessment of a range of domains of functioning, including socio-emotional functioning. The focus in this course is on building skills needed to conduct comprehensive school-based evaluations, but content is applicable to assessment of children and youth in clinical settings. Assessment is one of many roles in which psychologists practice as data-based decision makers. Assessment responsibilities demand accountability at a high level of accuracy and competencies need to be highly developed. This course explores the basis of the evaluation process grounded in the ecological developmental perspective, and assumes the evaluation of children and youth yields a snapshot of a developing human being. The resulting profile of skills is useful for planning interventions or treatment to promote improved functioning and enhance development. The course includes a practicum component to allow application and supervised practice as students apply the content of the course. Students work with school-aged students to complete two full case evaluations during the semester, write integrated reports and meet with parents and school personnel to report findings. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 7610 .