APSY 8645 Advanced Psychological Assessment
Restricted to Ph. D. students in Counseling Psychology. Others by instructors permission. Provides an introduction to a variety of assessment tools commonly used to diagnose psychological disorders and inform treatment planning for children, adolescents, and adults. Assessment tools covered in this course include projective and personality tests, intelligence tests, tests of achievement, neuropsychological tests, and symptom checklists. Focus will be upon the theory, administration, scoring, and interpretation of these tools. Critical issues in the use of these measures, including ethical, psychometric, social, and legal concerns will be addressed. Students will complete and present integrated test batteries.
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Biannually in the Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.43 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.71 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 1
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Carmela Decandia | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 10 |