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Introduction to Assessment and Diagnosis (PSYC90011)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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This subject covers a range of fundamental issues in psychological interviewing and testing in professional settings, and may include: the principles of diagnostic decision making and the logic of clinical inference-making; widely used clinical tests of symptoms and personality; test administration and interpretation; the integration of material derived from the patient history with the mental state examination and other sources to arrive at a case formulation.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject aims to:
- To equip students with a knowledge of psychological assessment for the proficient use of psychological tests;
- To provide an understanding of primary techniques in the assessment of adult psychopathology and personality and their application to a broad range of clinical psychological problems;
- To develop skills in integrating patient history with mental state examination and material derived from other sources (eg informants and standardized assessment);
- To provide students with a basic understanding of the role of psychological assessment in the development of a case formulation and for guiding and refining treatment plans.
Generic skills
- Advanced information interpretation skills
- Advanced analytic, integration and problem solving skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in one of the following Psychology professional training programs, 527CL, 527CN, 080CL, or 080CN.
Corequisites
PSYC90031
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of APAC approved psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Practical class exercise (role-play)
| Mid semester | 30% |
Attendance at one 6-hour clinical training workshop on personality assessment.
| Throughout the semester | 0% |
Exam
| Week 4 | 70% |
Additional details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Isabel Krug Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 total - 3 x 6 hours of lectures/seminars and a 6 hour Clinical Workshop Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 24 January 2018 to 7 February 2018 Last self-enrol date 26 January 2018 Census date 2 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2018 Assessment period ends 16 February 2018
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health disorders (5th ed). Washington DC: Author.
Lewis, A.J., Gould, E., Habib, C., & King, R. (2010). Integrative assessment in Clinical Psychology. Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)/Doctor of Philosophy Course Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
Last updated: 3 November 2022