Psychological Assessment in Counseling. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): Admission to Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. program Explores the history and significance of assessment in counseling, including ethical and legal issues in selection, administration, and interpretation. Emphasizes reliability, validity, developmental, and culturally relevant considerations in assessment. Explores environmental, behavioral, structured interviews, symptoms checklists, personality and psychological testing. Emphasizes the practice of clinical report writing as well as delivering assessment results verbally to clients. Applies testing to diagnosis, intervention planning, and counseling outcomes.