PY 601 - Cognitive Assessment with Lab

(3.00 cr.)

Restricted to Psy.D. students in clinical psychology. Students are instructed on the rationale, theory, and standardization of individual cognitive tests. Emphasis is placed on intellectual assessment (WISC, WAIS), and includes other measures. Issues related to assessing intellecutual disability and learning disabilities area addresssed. Students also learn basic interviewing skills, administration and scoring of cognitive tests, and rudimentary interpretation and report writing skills. Ethical and diversity issues, in accordance with the current version of the APA Ethics Code, are also addressed. Students are trained to assist in performing psychological evaluations under the supervision of licensed psychologists. A lab fee is charged. (Fall/Summer)