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Introduction to Assessment and Diagnosis (PSYC90011)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Dr Isabel Krug
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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
Knowledge
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Understand the primary techniques in the assessment of adult psychopathology and personality and their application to a broad range of clinical psychological problems.
Skills
On completion of this subject students should demonstrate skills in:
- Conducting professional interviews and assessments (including formal diagnostic assessments), including assessment of risk, to formulate a conceptualisation of the presenting issues.
- Interpretation and communication of assessment findings in oral and written formats, including formal psychological reports, using culturally appropriate language.
Application of Knowledge and Skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Integrate, interpret and synthesise clinical psychological assessment data with the knowledge of psychopathology and personality to inform case formulation, diagnosis and prognosis to a broad range of different psychological problems varying in complexity.
- Critically integrate patient history with mental state examination and information derived from multiple sources (e.g. informants and standardized assessment
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Practical class exercise (role-play)
| Mid semester | 30% |
Exam
| Week 4 | 70% |
Attendance at one 6-hour clinical training workshop on personality assessment.
| Throughout the semester | 0% |
Additional details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 x 6 hours of lectures/seminars and a 6 hour Clinical Workshop Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 22 January 2020 to 6 February 2020 Last self-enrol date 24 January 2020 Census date 31 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 February 2020 Assessment period ends 13 February 2020 Summer Term contact information
Dr Isabel Krug
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) Course Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)/Doctor of Philosophy
Last updated: 3 November 2022