PSY6102 Psychological assessment
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY6102 Psychological assessment is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Students will be introduced to general principles of adult psychological assessment. They will learn how to apply a range of cognitive, behavioural and personality assessment techniques. Students will be exposed to a range of different tests and scales and will learn how to administer, score and interpret them. They will learn how to formulate psychological assessment findings and communicate this information to a range of stakeholders. Furthermore, students will cover important aspects of assessment including psychometric, ethical and cultural issues.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Psychological Measure Evaluation15%
- Behavioural AssessmentCompetency hurdle15%
- Administration and Scoring of PAI, WAIS-IV and WMS-IVCompetency hurdle30%
- Case Report40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically evaluate and manage psychological assessment referrals.
- 2
Design and appraise findings from behavioural observation for initial psychological assessment.
- 3
Select cognitive and personality assessment tools appropriate for individual referrals and administer assessments in a standardised fashion.
- 4
Appropriately score and interpret data from cognitive and personality assessments and integrate these within client case formulations
- 5
Communicate assessment findings to a range of stakeholders across different mediums.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Workshops16 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Rene Stolwyk
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Rene Stolwyk
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY6102?
PSY6102 has no prerequisites.
When is PSY6102 offered?
In 2023, PSY6102 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Does PSY6102 have an exam?
No. PSY6102 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.