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 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 3 units.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 24 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY6102
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PSY6102
3 units list PSY6102 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
You will be introduced to general principles of adult psychological assessment. You will learn how to apply a range of cognitive, behavioural and personality assessment techniques. You will be exposed to a range of different tests and scales and will learn how to administer, score and interpret them. You will learn how to formulate psychological assessment findings and communicate this information to a range of stakeholders. Furthermore, important aspects of assessment including psychometric, ethical and cultural issues will be covered.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Critical review: Psychological Measure Evaluation (Double-sided A4 handout) - Pass/FailWrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Skills Demonstration : Administration and Scoring of Intellectual and Memory Assessment - Pass/FailDemonstrationCompetency hurdle-
- Summary: Interpretation of the Personality Assessment Tool (500 word count limit) - Pass/FailWrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Psychological assessment report (2,000 words) - Pass/FailWrittenCompetency hurdle-
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
- Seminars24 hours
- Workshops14 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
2 hours of seminars per week for a total of 24 hours.
2 workshops of 7 hours.
Preparation / self-directed study: 2 hours per week for seminars and 12 hours preparation for assessment tasks.
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
- Professor Martin Sellbom
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Anne-Marie Ternes
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY6102?
PSY6102 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after PSY6102?
PSY6102 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including PSY6205, PSY6206 and PSY6301.
When is PSY6102 offered?
In 2025, PSY6102 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is PSY6102?
The handbook expects about 24 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does PSY6102 have an exam?
No. PSY6102 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.