Online Learning Module - Week 1 _ Moodle.pdf

Online Learning Module - Week 1 Site: Federation University Moodle Printed by: Lara Henry PSYCP 6013 SEM2 2024: Psychological Assessment Date: Sunday, 25 August 2024, 7:33 PM Course: Combined 001 Book: Online Lea...

Online Learning Module - Week 1 Site: Federation University Moodle Printed by: Lara Henry PSYCP 6013 SEM2 2024: Psychological Assessment Date: Sunday, 25 August 2024, 7:33 PM Course: Combined 001 Book: Online Learning Module - Week 1  Description  Introduction This week, you will review the unit learning outcomes, assessment requirements, and discuss how to do well in the unit. Following this, you will be introduced the purpose and goals of psychological assessment and will explore how it differs from psychological testing. Next, you will consider different approaches to psychological assessment that have been taken historically to understand the modern applications of assessment. Finally, you will review interviewing and two informal methods of assessment. In accordance with this, your online learning module this week is arranged into 6 chapters: Unit Overview What is Psychological Assessment? Approaches to Assessment Overview of Interviewing Informal Methods of Assessment As you work through each chapter, please read any text and watch any videos associated with the chapter, review any supplementary materials provided, and attempt some of the 'test yourself' quiz questions provided with each chapter. Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Unit Overview 3. What is Psychological Assessment? 4. Approaches to Assessment 5. Overview of Interviewing 6. Informal Approaches to Assessment  1. Introduction  Welcome Welcome to the online learning module for Week 1! Each week you will be given an online learning module to complete before participating in the tutorial activities. We strongly encourage you to keep on top of these online learning modules, readings, and tutorials, as they will form the basis for your assessment tasks. This module is an introduction to PSYCP 6013 including the background information that you need for studying psychological assessment. Throughout the unit, you will be given learning materials relating to key areas of assessment, along with material that will provide you with a foundation for understanding current approaches to psychological assessment. By the end of this week, you should be able to: Explore and differentiate observational and questioning techniques used in affective assessment. Examine the applicability and limitations of observational and questioning techniques in behavioural assessment. Outline: The range and purposes of interviews in psychological assessment The history of interviewing in psychology The phases, structure, and specific content of a comprehensive or clinical assessment interview  Time Estimated time to complete this module: 4 hours  2. Unit Overview So that you can study effectively for this unit and plan ahead for your assessment tasks, the first part of this week's learning material is an overview of the unit. Please watch the mini-lecture and check your understanding with the test yourself questions in the next tab. Mini-Lecture  Watch Please watch the following mini lecture that will introduce you to the unit structure, assessment tasks, and finally provide some helpful hints on how to do well in the unit this semester. You can download a copy of the lecture slides here. PSYCP6013 Course Overview    0:00 / 4:37   Test Yourself  Check Your Understanding Once you have watched this chapter's mini lecture, check your understanding of the material with the following questions. Who should you contact regarding an extension if you require one?  The Honours Program Coordinator  Your Tutor  Your Honours Supervisor  The Course Coordinator  Check  3. What is Psychological Assessment? In this chapter, we will be discussing the whys, whats, and hows of psychological assessment. As part of this, we will be reviewing the purpose and contexts of psychological assessment, the difference between psychological testing and assessment, and formal versus informal assessment. Mini-Lecture Why do we need psychological assessment? Broadly, the aim of psychological assessment is to answer questions about human behaviour and to help make decisions. While this is a simple definition it is what is at the core of psychological assessment – and why psychological assessment is at the core of any psychological practice. This broad definition suggests that we don’t carry out assessment just for the sake of curiosity or to use a fancy test – we do so in order to help make decisions. In this chapter, we will provide you with an overview of assessment. Before we begin, keep in mind that: Psychological testing is a field characterised by the use of samples of behaviour in order to assess psychological constructs (e.g., cognitive and emotional functioning) about a given individual (e.g., the Client). A psychological test is one of the sources of data used within the process of assessment; usually more than one test is used. Many psychologists do some level of testing when providing services to clients, and may use simple checklists to assess some traits or symptoms. But, psychological assessment is a more complex, detailed, and in-depth process.  Watch Please watch the narrated lecture below which introduces the diagnostic approach, the main systems of classification, and the benefits and criticisms of diagnosis.  What is Assessment?     0:00 / 12:29  1x     Please click here to access a copy of the slides. Sources  References  Goldfinger, K., & Pomerantz, A. M. (2014). Psychological Assessment and Report Writing (2nd ed.). Sage Publications. Young, M. E. (2020). Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques (7th ed.). Pearson. Test Yourself  Check Your Understanding Once you have watched this chapter's mini-lecture, check your understanding of the material with the following questions. It is important that formal assessment begins from a clinician's first consultation with a client.  True  False  Check  4. Approaches to Assessment In this chapter, we will briefly review how psychological assessment has progressed over the past century to better understand how it has led to modern approaches to assessment. Mini-Lecture  Watch The following mini-lecture will provide you with an overview of four key perspectives on psychological assessment, beginning with intelligence and achievement testing before going into the use of structured interviews and objective tests in personality assessment, test batteries in neuropsychological assessment, and recent developments in behavioural assessment. Please watch the following video before testing your knowledge of this material in the next tab. You can download a copy of the lecture slides here.  Approaches to Assessment     0:00 / 8:58  1x     Test Yourself  Check Your Understanding Once you have watched this chapter's mini-lecture, check your understanding of the material with the following questions. The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) is an example of a(n):  Projective personality test  Structured interview  Unstructured interview  Objective personality test  Check  5. Overview of Interviewing In this chapter, we will provide you with an overview of assessment interviewing. Mini-Lecture  Watch Introduction to assessment interviewing Please CLICK HERE to download slides from video History of assessment interviewing Please CLICK HERE to download files from this video Phases of assessment interviews Please CLICK HERE to download slides from this video Considerations Please CLICK HERE to download slides from this video Sources  References Goldfinger, K., & Pomerantz, A. M. (2014). Psychological Assessment and Report Writing (2nd ed.). Sage Publications. Shea, S. C. (1988). Psychiatric Interviewing: The Art of Understanding. W. B. Saunders. Test Yourself  Check Your Understanding Review & Reflect Take a moment to think about some of the difficult experiences you have had in your own life. Consider for a moment: What would you need from another person to even consider sharing one of these experiences with them (particularly if they were a stranger)? 1. What have you learnt through your counselling skills training that could contribute to gathering useful information during the middle phase of an interview? 2. What do you think some of the key skills or strategies may be?  6. Informal Approaches to Assessment In this chapter, we will briefly review observation and questioning, and specific types of informal assessment. Mini-Lecture  Watch The following mini-lecture will provide you with an overview of informal methods of assessment. Please watch the following video before testing your knowledge of this material in the next tab. You can download a copy of the lecture slides here.  Clip of Informal Methods Assessment     0:00 / 3:29  1x     Test Yourself  Check Your Understanding Review & Reflect Once you have watched this chapter's mini-lecture, check your understanding of the material with the following questions. 1. What is observation? Why is it important that we observe in helping professions? 2. How do we know if a question is necessary? 3. Given the examples of challenging questions in the Textbook - Young, Ch 9, pg.199, reflect on how you might communicate these when trying to help a client dig deeper. Would you change your tone, rate of speech, something else?