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Learning Outcomes
1. | Evaluate and critically reflect upon the purpose of psychological assessment and how it is used in a variety of settings and for different purposes, including the role of culture in the administration, scoring, interpretation and feedback of psychometric testing; | ||
2. | Exhibit competence in clinical assessment skills including interviewing, observation and mental status examination, commensurate with level of training; | ||
3. | Administer and score intelligence, achievement, memory and personality tests; | ||
4. | Interpret, integrate and analyse the findings of a clinical assessment including interview, observations and the results of intelligence, achievement, memory and personality tests, commensurate with level of training; | ||
5. | Formulate and articulate clinical assessment results both verbally and in a written report for a variety of audiences and purposes, including diagnosis. |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
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Exercise | Portfolio of learning activities (Indicative word length 1,000 words) | Pass/Fail |
Report | Formal assessment report (Indicative word length 2,000 words) | Pass/Fail |
Other | Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) of the administration of an intellectual assessment tool and roleplay of verbal feedback of results. | Pass/Fail |
Required reading
Handbook of Psychological Assessment 6th ed.
Groth-Marnat, G. & Wright, J.A., (2016)
Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
Feedback that Sticks: The Art of Effectively Communicating Neuropsychological Assessment Results
Postal, K. & Armstrong, K.S., (2013)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA
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