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Principles of Psychological Assessment (PSYC90030)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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This subject introduces professional coursework students who are studying a clinical or clinical neuropsychology to the principles and practice of psychological and neuropsychological assessment, covering childhood and adulthood. Current trends in the theoretical understanding of personality, psychopathology and cognitive ability will provide the conceptual basis assessment practice. It will be shown that psychological and neuropsychological assessment is best understood to include all aspects of the clinical encounter which lead to diagnostic case formulation. In particular, the subject content will address the application of techniques derived from psychological science to enhance correct classification of psychological conditions.
Intended learning outcomes
- To provide an overview of the principal criteria practicing psychologists use to evaluate the quality of psychological data, as they relate to the clinical assessment of individuals
- To provide familiarity with a variety of assessment techiniques useful for the evaluation of psychological conditions in child and adulthood with an emphasis on cognitive ability assessment
- Illustrate the theoretical context in which these assessment techniques are located
- Illustrate how criteria for evaluation of psychological test reliability and validity can be used to enhance the accuracy of psychological classification decisions
- Illustrate the techniques for life-long learning related to evaluation of the validity of psychological opinions
Generic skills
Written,oral and interpersonal communication skills
Analytic, information integration and synthesizing skills
Ability to evaluate the quality of data against formal criteria
Last updated: 3 November 2022