D/PY 1020 Assessment and Diagnosis - Child and?Adolescent
This seminar focuses on the assessment and diagnosis of child and adolescent psychopathology. Skill development will focus on developing a psychometrically sound assessment battery for clinical practice. Students will become familiar with currently available instrumentation, increase their ability to make differential diagnoses using DSM-IV, and learn to identify links between accurate assessment and effective intervention. Drawing upon current theories and the empirical literature, students will develop skills in integrative and accurate assessment.