GPSA101 Clinical Assessment and Appraisal (3 credits)

Monday, 7:10 – 9:30pm GPSA 101 Clinical Assessment and Appraisal/Grant

This course provides an overview of the appraisal process including observation, interviewing, measures, resources, and tools to formulate a clinical understanding of clients within a broad range of settings and within a survey of populations. Behavior, observations, etiology, symptomology, assessment, countertransference, and treatment will be examined in working with clients representing the lifespan. The course examines issues of reliability, diversity, limitations, and ethical practice in relation to the validity of the assessments. Students explore the relationship between assessment, findings, diagnosis, intervention and treatment planning.