Forensic Psychology (MA) Program

Course Descriptions

PA 530—Techniques of Psychology Appraisal and Assessment

The course covers basic principles and methods of individual assessment in counseling psychology, including mental status exam, interviewing techniques, and appraisal, administration, scoring, and interpretation of standardized assessment measures. Special issues include ethics, adaptations and considerations when working with ethnically and linguistically diverse populations, and social-cultural implications of the use of testing and assessment.

Updated 10/18/07