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Psychological Assessment - PSY978
This unit covers the principles and methods of psychological assessment in the clinical context. The unit covers general topics related to psychological assessment including: clinical interviewing skills; selection of appropriate assessment techniques including selecting tests for treatment planning and outcome evaluation; administration, scoring, and interpretation of assessment devices; communication of information about assessments (report-writing and feedback to clients); and ethical principles relating to assessment. The assessment tools covered in the unit include tests of intelligence, personality, and psychopathology.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Lorna Peters |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MClinPsych or DClinPsych |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | PSY962 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Psychology Faculty of Human Sciences |
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