3 hours. Students learn appraisal and assessment techniques for measuring skills and traits associated with performance in clinical, educational, vocational, and social settings. Training provided in conducting diagnostic interviews, mental status examinations, symptom inventories, psychoeducational, and personality assessment. Standard screening for substance use disorders is taught. Students gain understanding in validity and reliability of procedures, statistical concepts, and strategies for using and interpreting a variety of assessment and evaluation instruments. Covers pertinent ethical, legal, and diversity issues.
Note: Please reference the syllabus for your specific section to ensure you're completing the correct readings. The readings listed here represent a comprehensive list from all current sections of this course, and may not match each section exactly.
Principles and Applications of Assessment in Counseling by Note: Please reference the syllabus for your specific section to ensure you're completing the correct readings. The readings listed here represent a comprehensive list from all current sections of this course, and may not match each section exactly.
Statistics for the Terrified by 
The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference by (Online) The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference by 
The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Exam by 
A Framework for Understanding Poverty by