Description
This course presents an integrated view of assessment procedures and appraisal methods related to mental health. Students learn how multiple variables, such as socio-cultural factors, continuously affect the course of therapy and the helping processes of individuals and groups related to assessment. Additional areas of coverage include behavioral science statistics, the selection of assessments with clients/patients as the basis for treatment planning, establishing treatment effects, evaluating assessment validity and reliability, documentation of assessment results, and ethical, cultural, and legal considerations in their use.