L.MHC 615 - Assessment

1. Historical perspectives concerning the nature and meaning of assessment;
2. Basic concepts of standardized and nonstandardized testing and other assessment techniques including norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessment, environmental assessment, performance assessment, individual and group test and inventory methods, and behavioral observations;
3. Statistical concepts, including scales of measurement, measures of central tendency, indices of variability, shapes and types of distributions, and correlations;
4. Reliability (i. e. , theory of measurement error, models of reliability, and the use of reliability information);
5. Validity (i. e. , evidence of validity, types of validity, and the relationship between reliability and validity);
6. Social and cultural factors related to the assessment and evaluation of individuals, groups, and specific populations;
7. Ethical strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment and evaluation instruments and techniques in counseling; and
8. An understanding of general principles and methods of case conceptualization, assessment, or diagnoses of mental and emotional status.