Psychodiagnostics II: Applied Assessment, Consultation, and Supervision

Provide experiential and didactic opportunity to integrate and practice selected core competencies for doctoral level professional psychologists. The class includes supervised practice in psychodiagnostic assessment, clinical interviewing, intake evaluation, differential diagnosis and case formulation with clinical populations. Didactic and experiential exposure to supervisory and consultative models is provided. Emphasis will be on application and integration of core principles and best practices as related to evidenced based assessment, applications to diverse population and ethical practice. Students complete a term paper on comparisons of either supervisory or consultative models and a comprehensive case presentation of an assessment.Learning Goals/Outcomes: By the end of the course, students will: (1) Demonstrate the ability to form a working alliance with a patient that is respectful, supportive, professional and ethical. The student will understand and maintain professional boundaries. (2) Demonstrate an organized, disciplined approach to writing and maintaining notes and records. (3) Demonstrate the ability to utilize systemic approaches to gathering data to inform clinical decision making. Will demonstrate the ability to organize and present case material in various formats and prepare professional reports (4) Demonstrate knowledge of scientific, empirically supported practice methods and contextual bases of psychological assessment. Will demonstrate ability to apply this knowledge to a clinical sample. The student will demonstrate the ability to formulate and apply diagnoses and to understand strengths and limitations of current diagnostic approaches. (5) Demonstrate the ability to use supervision, consultation and other resources to improve and extend skills. (6) Supervision: Demonstrate knowledge of literature on supervision (e.g. models, theories and research) and the ability to work collaboratively ( understanding, sharing and working by a common set of goals for supervision) with a supervisor. Will demonstrate appropriate preparation for supervision, ability to follow through on recommendations and negotiate needs for autonomy. As well as knowledge of methods and issues related to evaluating professional work, limits of one's supervisory skills and how supervision responds appropriately to individual and cultural difference (7) Consultation: Demonstrate knowledge of literature (e.g. models, theories and research) and ability to relate to other professionals in accordance with their unique patient care roles. As well understand the consultant's role as a provider of adjunctive information to another professional who will ultimately make decisions on a patient's care.Assessment: Students' success will be assessed by aggregate summary of ratings of specific competencies as described above. Ratings will be documented for each student on a scale that includes the following anchors: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Proficient, and Expert. It is expected that all students (pre-professional) will be at the 'Intermediate level' at the end of the course. It is importance to recognize that competencies are acquired at different rates. Some students may achieve greater levels of competency than 'Intermediate level', but all students ratings should evolve from the novice level to the intermediate level.

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