3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): CMHC 6010, CMHC 6020, and Admission to Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. program or Master of Education in School Counseling, M.S. program.. Provides an introductory overview of assessment methods, instrumentation, and basic principles of measurement. Reviews techniques for assessing intellectual ability, aptitude/ achievement, psychopathology, emotion, and personality. Includes clinical assessment, communicating results, multicultural considerations, and ethical/ legal issues. Orients students to common instruments used in educational and clinical settings, common selection procedures, measurement methods, administration, scoring, and interpretation.