PY5001 - Psychological Assessment in Professional Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

This subject will provide training and experience in the practical details of test administration, interpretation and report writing. The main areas of psychological assessment with adults will be addressed. Forms of assessment covered will include behavioural assessment, cognitive, personality, and neuropsychological evaluation. Child and adolescent assessment will also be introduced. The variety of tools available for psychological assessment will be critically reviewed. Understanding of the basic principles of psychometric assessment will be assumed.

Learning Outcomes

• ability to integrate test results into a useful, problem oriented, report;
• knowledge of relevant issues in the use of assessment tools, including psychometric properties, use with minority groups, ethical concerns and the limitations and strengths of psychometric versus clinical evaluations;
• the acquisition of skills in test administration, scoring and the interpretation of test results;
• the development of skill in test evaluation and selection.

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Face to face teaching 15-Mar-2010 to 19-May-2010 (Two workshops per Study Period, 15-17 March & 17-19 May)
Coordinator:	Professor Edward Helmes
Lecturer:	jc224101.
Contact hours:	39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	other exams (10%); practical skills (30%); essays (25%); weekly exercises (25%); participation (10%).
JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 58
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Coordinator:	Professor Nigel Marsh
Contact hours:	39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	other exams (10%); practical skills (30%); essays (25%); weekly exercises (25%); participation (10%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.